Sprinter
Coca Cola "Moves to the Beat" for the London Olympics
Coca-Cola has produced a slick new commercial (below) to coincide with the 2012 London Olympics. Featuring five elite athletes from five different countries, the spot has a hip, cosmopolitan feel. [...]
Build Superior Lasting Speed
Whether you're a 100-meter sprinter or competing in the 200, you need more than a short burst of speed to win races. Running character builders (or CBs)—which are longer runs [...]
Use Rest and Workouts to Dominate
STACK's 8-Week Workout, developed with Miami University Strength Coach James Carsey, will recharge your batteries and improve your times. What to do: Maintain a training base, build strength and conditioning, [...]
Build Superior Speed Endurance with CBs
Depending on who you ask, CB stands for confidence-builder or character-builder. In truth, you must possess both to close out the final leg of a race—which is why two world-class [...]
Dominate Opponents With Multi-Directional Lower Body Training
Regardless of your sport, you can never predict exactly when, how and where you’ll land on the field or court during a game. The best thing you can do as [...]
Developing Strength From Home
As a student-athlete, you must balance schoolwork and sport commitments while also training your athletic skills. Dedication to the gym is paramount to increase your strength, but sometimes other commitments [...]
Training for Explosion
Successful athletes are often defined by their explosive power—the ability to generate as much force in as little time as possible. That's what allows athletes like Alex Ovechkin to win [...]
2010 FIFA World Cup Top Scorer: The adidas F50 adiZero
Weighing in at only 5.8 ounces, the new F50 adiZero is the lightest boot ever created by adidas. And after the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, it’s now [...]
Fight Counter-Rotation With Rodney Martin
Did you know that when you run, the surface of the track releases energy that can affect your performance? It’s called counter-rotation, and it happens in the drive phase, when [...]
The Recruiting Appeal of Multiple-Sport Athletes
Dimension and attention rhyme for a reason. One way to receive the latter is to add to the former by displaying your athletic gifts on more than one playing field. [...]