Training

Back for a third installment of Exercises That Runners Should Reconsider.  Please read Part I and Part II if you missed them.

Bob Seebohar, MS, RD, CSSD, CSCS is a leading sports dietician, triathlon coach, and strength coach who has worked with some of America’s finest Olympic sport athletes.   He is the author of several books and DVD’s, such as Metabolic Efficiency Training, Nutrition Periodization for Athletes, and Nutrition Periodization for Athletes.   For more information on Bob along with his products and services, please visit his main website at Fuel4mance.  

How can I teach breathing?  When I try to teach my athletes breathing mechanics, they think it is a waste of time and we should be doing “real” training instead…

We covered the pack neck thoroughly in a two part series at Swimming Science, but because it is such an important topic it is worth revisiting with additional discussion and supplementary pictures.  See Part 1 and Part 2 at Swimming Science for additional discussion.   

Consult an urban dictionary and you’ll note the unofficial definition of "Ghetto Massage" refers to “tough-guy” methods to extract money from an unwilling victim (i.e., He was reluctant to give me his rolex at first, but a little ghetto massage soon convinced him).  Think the bully who takes your lunch money.  Probably not the most politically correct term for a blog, but we’ll just roll with it since it gets the point across…