Optimal Movement for Human Performance
Share – Derek M. Hansen – On a daily basis, I am fascinated as I observe my two young kids interact with each other and their environment, negotiating various situations and challenges that arise. I am always particularly interested in how they deal with the situation of an injury (i.e. scrape, cut, abrasion) and getting… [Continue Reading]
Share – Derek M. Hansen – I’m hosting another high performance conference in Greater Vancouver, BC, Canada again with some great presenters. Download the conference promotion information here. ———————————————————————————– 2010 BC Strength, Conditioning and Fitness Conference “SCIENCE MEETS PRACTICE” Saturday, May 8th, 2010 Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada ACADEMICS vs. STRENGTH COACHES Presentations… [Continue Reading]
Share – Derek M. Hansen – With the 2010 Winter Olympics taking place in Vancouver, Canada, we are exposed to a wide array of different sports that rely heavily on unique skill-sets that are not required for conventional summer sports. Events involving flips, twists, jumps and edge-control, all while wearing either skin-tight or baggy style-conscious… [Continue Reading]
Share – Derek M. Hansen – As a ‘gadget geek’ who works with athletes, I’m always looking for new ways to capture performances that will either give me a better look at the way an athlete moves or provide a point-of-view that gets the athlete excited about the performance. The Casio Exilim high speed cameras… [Continue Reading]
Share – Derek M. Hansen – Once in a while, some of the major media outlets actually publish some interesting articles on the topic of exercise. Those of us that tire of reading headlines about the “Top 10 Exercises for Body Sculpting” or “How to Run Off that Spare Tire” are shocked when we see… [Continue Reading]
Share – Derek M. Hansen – One of the great thing about sports – almost any sport – is that when you see a sporting skill performed well, with little effort or extraneous movement, it is a delight to witness. In the current era of mixed martial arts and cage fighting, you get numbed into… [Continue Reading]
Share – Derek M. Hansen – I’m a big fan of books in general. I have a pretty comprehensive collection of books on all aspects of training and conditioning: Textbooks, science books, “how to” books, biographies and others. Call it a thirst for knowledge, obsessive-compulsive disorder or just plain hoarding, I’m always looking for a… [Continue Reading]
Share – Derek M. Hansen – Almost every time I open the most recent issue of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, I will find at least a handful of articles on creatine supplementation, vibration training or stretching and warm-up. In this article, I will focus my attention on the whole issue of pre-event… [Continue Reading]
Share – Derek M. Hansen – As a running coach and conditioning consultant, I get many requests each week to work with different athletes. I do my best to accommodate most of these requests, referring the odd one to other colleagues where appropriate. One of the most recent requests, however, involved a unique problem. It… [Continue Reading]
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Making the Most of Opportunities in 2010
Share – Derek M. Hansen – This past year I had the opportunity to work with Canadian Long Track Speed Skaters based in Richmond, British Columbia – the location of the 2010 Olympic Oval. It was a great experience working with a winter sport in preparation for the 2010 Olympics. One story that many coaches… [Continue Reading]