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Learning How to Hurdle, Even when You’re already Good
Learning How to Hurdle, Even when You’re already Good by Steve McGill Sometimes even the best hurdlers have to learn how to hurdle, because they’ve been relying on their athleticism, work ethic, and refuse-to-lose mentality to reach the level of success they’ve achieved so far. That’s what it was like the first time I worked...
Being a Part of it All
Being a Part of it All by Steve McGill A lot of times, being a coach means being in control, but that’s not where the best moments come from. The best moments come from playing a role in an athlete’s development. The best moments come from diving deep within in order to find the best...
Why Developing Stride Pattern in the Long Hurdles can be so Difficult
Why Developing Stride Pattern in the Long Hurdles can be so Difficult by Steve McGill One of the most difficult elements in the long hurdles is that of developing a consistent stride pattern. Even at the highest levels, not every hurdler takes the same amount of strides between the hurdles from race to race. There...
Accelerations Workout
Accelerations Workout by Steve McGill This month’s workout is primarily for sprint hurdlers, although it can also be beneficial for long hurdlers. The structure of the workout involves no hurdling, as it emphasizes a concept that I feel to be very important—that hurdlers learn to think like sprinters instead of thinking like hurdlers. My observation...
The Greasy Ceiling: Why Fast Food is the Ultimate Speed Bump for Elite Hurdlers
The Greasy Ceiling: Why Fast Food is the Ultimate Speed Bump for Elite Hurdlers by Melinda Burris In the world of elite track and field, where a hundredth of a second is the difference between a gold medal and a fourth-place finish, the margin for error is razor-thin. For high-explosive athletes like hurdlers, performance is...
Mastering Hip Flexor Dominance Through Resistance Training
Mastering Hip Flexor Dominance Through Resistance Training by Melinda Burris For elite hurdlers, the difference between a podium finish and a mid-pack performance often lies in the "engine" of the sprint: the hip flexors. While quadriceps and glutes provide the horsepower for flat sprinting, hurdling requires an exceptional degree of hip flexor dominance—the ability of...
