Sprinter
Push-Up Combat Circuit: Tackle Opponents Like a Freight Train
Warning: Building tackling power doesn't necessarily mean lifting heavy weights. (See Increase Tackling Power With Patrick Willis's Homegrown Training Secrets.) To harness the power you need to attack like a freight train [...]
Maximum Speed Track Workouts for Sprinters
As a sprinter, you always have to find ways to get faster. You may have spent the off-season developing this skill, but you can continue increasing your sprinting speed once [...]
Nike Reveals 3D Printed Football Cleat
On Feb. 24, Nike revealed the Vapor Laser Talon, a football cleat with a revolutionary 3D printed plate, created using Selective Laser Sintering technology. Weighing in at only 5.6 ounces, [...]
Sprint Training Program for Relays, Part 1: Team Selection, Baton Handling and Positioning
Sprint relays are a great way for a team to score extra points and earn additional medals. So it's surprising to me how unprepared the athletes participating are before a [...]
Training Tool: SKLZ Recoil 360
The SKLZ Recoil 360 all-position resistance trainer is a great tool to help you get faster and develop power for your sport. It consists of a 46-inch adjustable belt, bungee [...]
Allyson Felix Mentor Teens Through ACUVUE 1-DAY Contest
After earning an Olympic gold medal this summer in London, Allyson Felix is hard at work helping other athletes reach their goals. Recently, thanks to the ACUVUE 1-DAY Contest, one lucky winner [...]
Why the 400m is the Ultimate Race
Many runners, Olympians included, view the 100m as the blue ribbon event in track. Being the fastest man or woman on the planet is arguably the ultimate accolade in athletics. [...]
The Rules For Sprinters
Editor's Note: In June 2009, velominati.com created a code for bikers entitled The Rules, a lighthearted look at biking etiquette. STACK expert Lee Ness figured it was only fair that his [...]
Perform a Track Speed Workout Like Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt, holder of multiple world records, Olympic champion and five-time World champion, is widely regarded as the fastest man ever. What aspiring sprinter wouldn't want to train like Bolt, the [...]
Track Exercises that Build Explosive Muscle
If you are a sprinter, jumper or thrower, you need to be explosive. Without this essential attribute, you will be left standing on the blocks, miss your jump height or [...]