Derek M. Hansen I often scan the weekly injury stats for all the teams in the NFL to see which of my fantasy players will be out for the week and may be less than 100 percent for their upcoming games. I am always shocked to see how many players are listed as injured, doubtful… [Continue Reading]

Back in May of 2012, we sat down with Jimson Lee of SpeedEndurance.com and got his thoughts on what he thought would happen at the London 2012 Summer Olympics in the Athletics competition, particularly the speed events. Jimson also had a chance to see some potential podium finishers in training at various camps across North… [Continue Reading]

  – Derek M. Hansen – Now that a new season in the National Football League is upon us, we are once again able to enjoy the feats of speed, power, strength and skill displayed by the stars of the game from week to week. Fans will argue back and forth over whose team is… [Continue Reading]

I recently had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Jimson Lee of SpeedEndurance.com. Jimson was just on the tail end of his North American road trip. One of his big stops was in the state of Florida where he had a chance to observe the training of a number of high performance training… [Continue Reading]

- Derek M. Hansen – At first glance, it sounds like an unnecessary question: “Are we running enough?” If we looked at the unprecedented growth in obesity in North America, the obvious answer would be “no”. However, taking that angle would be considered “easy pickins” as societal obesity is a much more complex problem of… [Continue Reading]

- Derek M. Hansen – I had the pleasure of being in Times Square in New York City last weekend for the announcement of the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner, Baylor’s Robert Griffin III. As soon as his name was announced, I thought of fellow strength coach and friend, Chris Ruf of Baylor University, and his… [Continue Reading]

- Derek M. Hansen – Running successfully over long distances (I consider anything over 400 meters to be a long distance) requires a composite of many factors. The majority of distance runners will tell you that “mileage” and overall training volume will form the foundation of their training program. Hence, good distance runners tend to… [Continue Reading]

Robert A. Panariello MS, PT, ATC, CSCS Professional Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy Professional Athletic Performance Center New York, New York The lack of early age athletic “preparation” as well as the common occurrence of youth athletic “sports specialization” is presently an all too common theme in the United States. The dream of a college… [Continue Reading]

- Derek M. Hansen – Every morning, I get up and proceed to make my breakfast in a bit of a daze. Often, I find myself staring aimlessly at the toaster, waiting for that tumultuous moment when my toast pops up and I’m disappointed with the lack of golden-brown or the excess of black. Yet,… [Continue Reading]

Provided below is a superb article by Robert Panariello on ACL rehab and the implications for running and sprinting. I was fortunate enough to be introduced to Rob by strength coaching legend, Al Vermeil, back in 2003 and have relied on Rob for my mentorship with many aspects of injury prevention and rehabilitation, particularly as… [Continue Reading]