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Letter from the Editor, May 2018
Letter from the Editor, May 2018 The May 2018 edition of The Hurdle Magazine is here! This month’s issue features five articles from myself, and one from freelance writer Melinda Burris Willms. So this issue is heavy on technical advice related to my own coaching experiences and observations. Willms’ article, “Bananas vs. Sports Drinks,” discusses...
Bananas vs. Sports Drinks: Bananas May Be Your Best Workout Fuel
Bananas vs. Sports Drinks: Bananas May Be Your Best Workout Fuel by Melinda Burris Willms Earlier this year, the scientific journal PLOS One, published an informative new study comparing the body’s recovery rate following heavy exertion when the participants, a group of twenty male and female cyclists, were given either bananas, sugary sports drinks or...
Stay on the Balls of the Feet
Stay on the Balls of the Feet by Steve McGill One of the things I’ve noticed throughout my years of coaching hurdlers is that hurdlers (and coaches) tend to over-think the hurdling part, and under-think the sprinting part. What I mean is that almost all flaws in hurdling mechanics are rooted in flaws in sprinting...
Staying in the Middle of the Lane
Staying in the Middle of the Lane by Steve McGill Sometimes, for a hurdler, staying in the middle of the lane is the hardest thing to do. Lateral movement in the lane – while approaching the first hurdle, while clearing hurdles, and while sprinting between the hurdles – causes slower times for the simple reason...
More Thoughts on Four-stepping
More Thoughts on Four-stepping by Steve McGill While I’ve talked about this topic in past issues of The Hurdle Magazine, recent developments with two athletes I coach privately have led me to come back to this topic and add some new thoughts based on new insights. I’m aware that some coaches argue that four-stepping is...
Staying Low over the Hurdles
Staying Low over the Hurdles by Steve McGill With the way I coach hurdlers, I compare it to how a sculptor shapes a sculpture. First you have a big slab of rock, and then you gradually, with love and care and by paying attention to every meticulous detail, mold that slab of rock into something...
Race Prep Workout for the 300/400m Hurdler
Race Prep Workout for the 300/400m Hurdler by Steve McGill As high school teams and collegiate teams are entering the peak part of their outdoor season, with regional qualifiers and state championships on the immediate horizon, and national championships not too far off either, this is the time of year to do workouts that are...
