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Here’s one cool way to build hip and leg strength.
This past week on Instagram I posted a short video of an athlete I coach doing an Oscillating Rear Foot Elevated Split Squat. In that post (my handle is pursuitathlete), I mentioned I'd be writing...
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Masters Runners: FOUR Tips to help you go faster as you get older
If you're a Masters age runner or triathlete who is in your 40s, 50s, or beyond, and willing to admit you're aging a little bit, you might acknowledge your fastest running days may be behind you,...
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Runners: What is Core Stability and why does it matter?
If you're a runner who wants to avoid an injury or is coming back from one, listen up! This is for you! The words "core stability" are thrown around a lot in training circles, physical therapy clinics,...
View ArticleToday was supposed to be Boston Marathon Race Day: Still, Old Habits Die Hard!
"Mistakes are the portals for discovery." - James Joyce "There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the...
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What is the ONE THING You NEED to both survive this pandemic and reach your...
I did a conference call recently with a group of triathletes who were seeking advice. They wanted to talk training, "secrets" to success, how I got to Kona, and definitely DID NOT want to talk about...
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Is Fasting a “Fountain of Youth?”
Various forms of intermittent fasting have become all the rage recently. And there's good reason for it - too many of us consume too many calories daily - with 30% of the American population now...
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This might help answer every nutrition question you have.
If there’s one consistent message or controlling idea in everything I do and say as a coach, it’s this: The majority of the benefits from any training you do will always come from the development and...
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We Are All An Experiment of One: Find Out What YOU Need The Most and Then Get...
TEAM Pursuit Athletes at the 2013 Timberman Half Ironman triathlon! In order to be able to run as fast and as long as you would like to and remain injury-free while doing it, your running body must be...
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Variety Is Greatly Overrated. Here’s Why! (Including TIPS On How To Progress!)
Despite what some believe, strength is NOT the goal with the movement training we do. Strength is a symptom ….a symptom of moving well. In a similar vein, speed training is not the optimal path toward...
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Feeling Stuck? (TIPS On How To Manage The Inevitable Ups and Downs)
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the wind in your...
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039: More Listener Questions! [Podcast]
[powerpress] Did someone say running shoes? In today’s podcast, we respond to some listener questions on running shoes. This is always a popular topic for discussion regardless of the circle of...
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040: Listener Questions: Downhill Running and Nutrition [Podcast]
[powerpress] Flatten the course! In today’s podcast, we once again respond to some listener questions. We really appreciate it when you contact us and ask great questions – keep them coming! Going...
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041: The ONE Thing! [Podcast]
[powerpress] Doc Strecker racing at Rev3 Quassy Olympic Distance and having fun! Hi Everyone! Coach Al here. In today’s podcast, Doc and I delve into a topic we feel is SO important for long term...
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043: So, You Had a “Bad” Race? [Podcast]
[powerpress] “Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.” – C.S. Lewis “Our best successes often come after our greatest dissapointments.” – Henry Ward Beecher “Reflect, learn, go again.”...
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044: More Listener Questions: Comparing Ourselves To Others; The Psychology...
[powerpress] Doc Strecker pushing toward the finish! In today’s podcast, I jump right into some great questions posed to us by some listeners. As we’ve said before, we really appreciate it when you...
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045: Butter, Brains, and Better Health and Performance! [Podcast]
[powerpress] Today’s podcast is positively packed with powerful pearls of wisdom that are applicable in team sports, triathlon and life! Coach Al and Dr. Strecker start off with a discussion of the...
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046: An Interview With The Amazing Larisa Dannis! [Podcast]
[powerpress] Ultra-Runner Larisa Dannis (2nd Woman overall at the 2014 Western States 100) smiling widely as she rolled into the 100k aid station at Western States! Today I’m really excited (I...
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Don’t Whine. Don’t Complain. Don’t Make Excuses: Life Lessons From Two Great...
An old cherokee told his grandson, “My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, greed, jealousy, resentment, inferiority, lies, and ego. The other is Good. It...
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048: Listener Questions: Becoming a Better Runner, Swim Training and More!...
[powerpress] Team PURSUIT triathlete Megan Pennington, on her way to the OVERALL WIN at the Litchfield Hills Triathlon! Today we dig into some great questions sent in to us from listeners. The...
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049: Coach Al visits with Triathlete Rachel Beckmann, Ironman Coeur d’Alene...
[powerpress] Rachel on the run in Kona 2013, sporting her signature trucker hat! Today I’m really pleased to welcome on to our podcast the winner of the women’s 30-34 Age-Group at Ironman Coeur...
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