Optimal Movement for Human Performance
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]
Share – Derek M. Hansen – I am often witness to sporting coaches carrying out their training sessions and preparatory camps for various sports. The coaches have a practice plan and, invariably, an ambitious schedule for what they want to accomplish in a session, day or week. There are always injuries. It is inevitable. Some… [Continue Reading]
Share – Derek M. Hansen – With recent losses suffered by sporting greats such as Tiger Woods and Roger Federer, it seems that there are very few “sure-things” in the world of elite sports. Enter Usain Bolt, who not only is untouchable in competition, but also able to produce world record performances on demand in… [Continue Reading]
Share – Derek M. Hansen – Back in the summer of 2008, I was teaching a sport biomechanics course to a group of coaches. I was presenting a model for teaching running technique and how to use the concept of vision to elicit a desired postural response. When teaching an athlete to accelerate from a… [Continue Reading]
Share – Derek M. Hansen – A few months ago, a friend of mine sent me a link to an article about running shoe technology. The article appeared in the UK’s Daily Mail and is entitled, “The Painful Truth About Trainers: Are Running Shoes a Waste of Money?” Written by Christopher McDougall, the article described… [Continue Reading]
Share – Derek M. Hansen – In a continuing effort to expand my base of knowledge, I find myself looking to other fields of expertise. On the advice of a colleague of mine, I began to view the on-line presentations provided on TED.com. “TED” is short for Technology, Entertainment and Design. It started out as… [Continue Reading]
Share – Derek M. Hansen – Believe it or not, I’m asked this question at least once per week. Being in the business of making people run fast, you would figure that it would be the only question I would hear. Thankfully, some of my clients are already pretty fast. They just want to get… [Continue Reading]
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The Sweet Science: When Fighting Beats Running
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]