http://www.peakspeed.net Helping you break the speed limit Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:09:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to Amy Shipley writing for the Washington Post, Marion Jones will admit to using the infamous THG steriod in the lead up to the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Jones who won 5 Olympic medals in 2000, is planning to plead guilty to lying to federal agents over the use of ... http://www.peakspeed.net/jones-to-admit-steriod-abuse Many coaches, trainers and scientists assume that athletes know how to run correctly. WRONG! Many athletes don’t. Many coaches, trainers and scientists also assume that athletes know how to change direction at speed (cutting) correctly. WRONG! Many athletes don’t. It is often these assumptions that are the underlying cause of many non-contact ... http://www.peakspeed.net/cutting-it Let’s get straight to the point. Acceleration and top speed running are different for several reasons. One such difference is technique. During acceleration your body position is leaning forward, your stride length is shorter and ground contact time is longer than during top speed running. The differences are visually obvious and ... http://www.peakspeed.net/resistance-training-for-speed As promised earlier in the week here is part 2 of the interview with Barry Ross. Here he discusses the “juicy” bits about his book and shows how he applies “ground breaking” (pardon the pun) research in the search for faster running. What important research was the book based around? Underground Secrets ... http://www.peakspeed.net/peak-speed-interview-with-barry-ross-part-2 Barry Ross is the Author of “Underground Secrets to Running Faster” a book which has gained a lot of attention in coaching circles over the past few years. http://www.bearpowered.com. The book challenges several training theories regarding speed training and applies sound scientific research and principles of human locomotion to explain why ... http://www.peakspeed.net/peak-speed-interview-with-barry-ross-2 If you haven’t heard of or seen carbohydrate gels before, they are small amounts of gel, about 60-ml, that contain complex and simple carbohydrates. They are widely used in endurance sports such as triathlon and cycling because they are small, compact and lightweight so offer an alternative to comparatively heavy, ... http://www.peakspeed.net/carbohydrate-gels-enhance-intermittent-exercise-performance Who drinks red bull or other caffeine beverages before they compete? I certainly do and I advise drinking or consuming in tablet form, caffeine, to those who compete in intermittent or endurance sports.   This is because time and time again caffeine supplementation has been proven to enhance performance, along with only ... http://www.peakspeed.net/red-bull-gives-you-wings-or-maybe-not The autonomic nervous system or ANS is made up of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves. The sympathetic nerves speed up various physiological processes such as heart rate and the parasympathetic nervous system slows down physiological processes. It is possible to measure sympathetic and parasympathetic responses to exercise using heart rate variability. ... http://www.peakspeed.net/the-autonomic-nervous-system-and-repeated-sprints Bryan Habana is the winger for the South African national rugby team. In the current standings, after one game, he’s the top try scorer in the rugby world cup with four tries. So just how fast can this guy run? I’ve been digging around for some official figures but can’t find ... http://www.peakspeed.net/is-this-the-fastest-man-in-rugby-union For those of you who are unaware, the world athletics championships bronze medallist, Asafa Powell, has smashed his own world 100-m record by 0.03-s! You can watch his world record 9.74-s run in the video below as well as the 9.78-s run he recorded at the same meet. If you ... http://www.peakspeed.net/powell-breaks-100-m-world-record-again