Track & Field
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 [...]
Complete Full-Year Workout Program for High School and Collegiate Jumpers
If you want to jump higher, you need to be explosive, possess great speed, and have immense strength. The more power you can produce relative to your body weight, the [...]
3 Reasons Why Every Football Player Should Run Track
Co-authored by Lucas Kurtz. If you strap on a helmet in the fall, you should be lacing up spikes in the spring. This should seem obvious. After all, the quickest [...]
The Best Hamstring Exercises for Track Athletes
From sprinting to jumping, the hamstrings are among the most powerful muscles you have as a track athlete. They are responsible for transferring power between the knees and the hips, [...]
Healthy Hydration for Track & Field Athletes
Hydrating properly is one of the easiest ways to prepare for a track & field event. Yet, too often athletes are not hydrated, and their performance suffers. Athletes do not [...]
Get Faster and Prevent Injury With 3 Hamstring Exercises
As a runner, your two training goals should be to get faster and reduce the risk of injury. To accomplish both, you have to strengthen your hamstrings. (Find out more [...]
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 [...]
How to Approach the Start of a Race
Physically and mentally preparing for a race is critical if you want to beat the competition. All athletes are different and no set-in-stone rules work for everyone. However, there are some [...]
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 [...]
Allyson Felix's Big Olympic Indulgences
What's the first thing Team USA Olympian Allyson Felix did to celebrate after winning a gold medal? She indulged in a pint of Ben & Jerry's Oatmeal Cookie Chunk Ice Cream. “I sat [...]
