I have just released a new e-book called Developing Speed. It aims to introduce more advanced concepts that are appropriate for athletes with some background...
In Australia we have just had Said Aouita appointed as our National Coach. So I have been spending some quality time with him discussing training methods and...
Someone has asked about my thoughts to do with MD Talent Identification. Some of the athletes that I have developed from a basic standard to National standard...
In Australia we are just entering our peak season. Quite often this is a stressful time for a coach as many of you will know. The athletes need to be ready to...
When an athlete says they have speed training on such and such a day , it appears what they may be describing can be very different from coach to coach. The...
I have written the e-book "Maintaining Form" information about it is at www.oztrack.com/order.htm Many people have asked for assistance in implementing the...
Hi Training Kids for Speed v2.01 has just been released. Information is at www.oztrack.com/orderkids.htm It is still priced at US$6.95 All future updates of...
This year so far (we are still 4 months before the start of our main track comp season) my squad have done a variety of Plyometric type activities. Some could...
Hi The Combination Plan for 800m Training Page has been updated at HYPERLINK "http://www.oztrack.com/plan3.htm"www.oztrack.com/plan3.htm regards Steve Bennett ...
This year so far my squad have been doing a variety of hill sessions at a rate of one a week. We are in early prep having only finished our major track meets...
Oztrack has just released another e-book this time by Australian Middle Distance coach Kevin Prendergast. <http://www.oztrack.com/fundamd.htm> Kevin...
Just an update on some ideas I am developing this year that may be of interest. Our season ended in April (Australia) and my squad have been in early ...
<http://www.oztrack.com/faccionispeed.htm> Athletics Enthusiasts I have just released on Oztrack an e-book called "Modern Speed Training". It was written by...
Posted by www.oztrack.com I think this is a great article to do with Modern warm-up methods. regards Steve Bennett Title: Dynamic Warmup Routines for Sports ...
I have recently produced an e-book that has just been released. It is based on a large range of resources and recent articles in Scientific journals. For many...
There has been much debate about how to best train for all endurance challenged events from 400m to the Marathon. Much of it seems to always end up in a...
I have often wondered about the far reaching effects on all runners of how we actually learned to run. Was everyone taught to run up on their toes with a...
Oztrack Training Information. Wilson Kipketer 800m 1:41.11 A 70 A4 page Adobe Acrobat file formatted for printing of all Oztrack Website content is now...
Plyometrics An exciting development for Middle Distance running is that research performed in Sydney at the University of Technology by Robert Spurrs and other...
Many subscribers to this newsletter have asked me about getting the articles from Modern Athlete & Coach . The cheapest way would be to find a library in your...
Recommended articles 1. Strength & Conditioning Training for Distance Athletes By Di Barnes Modern Athletes & Coach 38:4 p31 Oct 2000 2. Specificity of...
I have just tracked down alot of very recent research to do wit MD events. Much of it will not make it into books for a few years. Some of it is very useful as...
There may be people associated with young 400, 800 or 1500 athletes that will find this article interesting. Ideas for Young Talented Athletes There are many...
Here are a just a few notes about Track Session Variety by Steve Bennett Sydney Australia www.oztrack.com (It may interest you to note there is approaching...
Core Stability and Conditioning for 400-800-1500 To reach their potential an athlete may need to develop: 1. A better postural position. This may involve...
Hi Athletes/Coaches/Enthusiasts This is just a short message this time to announce that there is a new page at http://www.oztrack.com/pland.htm to do with...
Hi 400m enthusiasts I have just created a draft of a page on Training for 400m at http://www.oztrack.com/plan400.htm I was hoping you may find a little time to...
To 400-800-1500 Enthusiast I got this great info from http://endureplus.com/irondepletion.cfm Zhu and Haas, Iron depletion without anemia and physical...
This list is sponsored by the Oztrack Athletics Bookshop www.oztrack.com/athletics.htm ... Combination Plan for 800m Training. My latest Ideas (updated August...
Simultaneous explosive-strength training, including sprinting and endurance training, produced a significant improvement in the 5-km running performance by...