Fast>Strong

Here's a link to a great article by Coach Jason Ferruggia, about some simple ways to improve athleticism. I recently heard that on average people above 30 years of age lose 1.7% of their power (speed) for every 1% of strength. This is probably why a 135 pound 14 year old kicks your butt down the first straight. You may want to start incorporating more of these into your training program.

http://jasonferruggia.com/5-ways-to-improve-or-maintain-your-athleticism/

New training plan teaser

My computer took a crap today. The dang thing won't even turn on. Thank god for the iPad. I had an idea for my next blog post talking about my current training program, how it's working and why I like it.

The gym program is quite different from a normal program, and different from anything I've ever done. I've also started working with a heart rate monitor to get a baseline for my general fitness and state of recovery. I want to get more data, but the real reason for teasing the new post is I hate typing on the iPad so I'm going to try and write a post at the end of the week. I'm hoping my program might inspire a few of the people who read my blog to give the program a try and report back with the results. Have a good week, enjoy the early spring and train hard!

Speed and Quickness Drills

Just a couple videos I found on the internets that you may want to consider adding to your programs. This would be a great drill to work on your reaction time, balance, and quickness. If you're having trouble with your random gate starts, this might be a way to help you react when that light comes on.




Below is another good article on improving foot speed. This is a very important quality to develop, to maxamize the power in your sprints. These exercises would fit in well at the gym, after your warm up and before your plyos and lifts. Also a good drill to do when your outdoor sprint sessions get rained or snowed out.

http://blog.stack.com/2011/05/11/improve-foot-speed-even-when-fatigued/

Great blog post from Nate Green

I ran across Nate Green's blog at the beginning of the year. He has tons of great posts on everything from health and exercise to food. This post isn't bmx specific but If you read it with bmx in mind you will probably find some good things to help you in life and racing. Take some time to read this one, and check out some of his older posts.

http://www.thenategreenexperience.com/blog/the-hero-blueprint-11-tenets-of-an-awesomely-rich-life