What's it take to compete at a competitive level as a Master's athlete? Coach Dunte Hector joins JT for this weeks podcast and talks about how he gets master athletes in shape, strong and fast and how recovery plays an important role.
Hamstring injuries account for more than half of all injuries in T&F. So what's the best prevention of hamstring injuries?
Strength and flexibility lead the way but followed closely by the mechanical aspect of running with the pelvic tilt and ankles.
Dr. Edouard is an expert in the field and joins us on this week's podcast.
We welcome back coach Kebba Tolbert to the podcast fresh off the Paris Olympics.
Coach Tolbert and J.T. recap the Olympics breaking down the 100m, 200m, and 400m finals plus the implosion of the Men's 4x100m relay.
Plus how he helps manage the emotions of his athletes during the long T&F season.
How does the NCAA Men's D2 Cross Country Coach of the Year win National Championships? Fourth-year Wingate head coach Pol Domenech joins J.T. on this week's podcast and talks recruiting strategy, how being a runner plays into his coaching philosophies and how he emphasizes academics while coaching at the college level.
With the Paris Olympics in full effect, there's no better time to learn about the history of the Olympics and who better to enlighten us than Professor and author Dave Lunt.
Professor Lunt wrote "Crown Games of Ancient Greece" which explores the origins of the Olympic Games and how the games have evolved over time.
The 2024 Paris Olympics kickoff this week...so who to better join us on our Olympic pre-view than NBC's Travis Miller??
What goes into preparing for the Road-to-Paris?
2024 Olympic 400m hurdler, Trevor Bassit, joins J.T. just a week before heading to the Paris Olympics and shares his insights and thoughts on the biggest track meet in the world.
Jess McClain joins JT and recaps her Olympic Trials experience and how she planned her own training leading up to it. Plus, her advice for younger runners who want to compete at the highest level.
Olympic gold medalist and 7x World Champion, Brittney Reese, joins JT on this week's podcast and talks all things long jump, coaching high school athletes and how she navigated being one the most decorated Olympic athletes ever.
Perhaps the most overlooked part of an athletes training is sleep and Dr. Shane Creado is an expert in the field. How much do you need, the best way to maximize it and how many hours after you wake up are you at your best...all covered in this week's 'cast.
Coach Abdon Campbell joins JT and talks about life growing up in Jamaica and how track and field is an everyday experience.
Improving stride length and stride frequency at the same time is the best way to improve speed and coach Karim Wahab is a master at it. How does he coach it? With wickets. Lots and lots of wickets.
What's the real science behind carb loading? What's the reason you cramp? How to eat for competition?
Wendi Irlbeck is a registered dietitian nutritionist and certified sports nutritionist who works with student-athletes around the world to better optimize their training and performance.
Coach Brian Kula, CEO of Kula Sports Performance, works with athletes of all levels from youth and club aged athletes, to professional track and NFL athletes. Brian and his team has recently introduced a digital training platform for athletes, parents and coaches to follow his training program.
Dr. Joel Brenner is a leading expert on youth sports including everything from overuse inquires, over training, lack of sleep, athlete burnout and the "professionalization" of youth sports.
Coaching at a community college has its challenges. So does setting a world record running 2:17.59 at an indoor marathon. CJ Albertson has overcome both.
Now coaching at Clovis Community College, CJ shares his training philosophy and methods for getting in the best shape of his life and what prompted him to run 50 miles on a treadmill.
Ragin' Cajuns head coach, Tommy Badon, is one of the most sought after T&F presenters in the world specializing in sprint events and this week, takes time out of his busy schedule to talk training 'special endurance' athletes, training in the general phase, and shares some of his favorite workouts.
What does the 2019 USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Women's Assistant Coach of the Year, the 2020, 2022 and 2023 Big Ten Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year do to motivate her team, recruit top athletes year after year and connect with her athletes? This week's 'cast has it all with Michigan State's Lisa Breznau.
LSU's jumps coach, Todd Lane, joins J.T. on this week's podcast and shares his coaching philosophy including how much sprinting his jumpers do weekly, what high school coaches could do better to prepare athletes for college and what role he plays in the lives of his athletes.
What's it like living in Eugene and coaching at T&F's ultimate stadium? Former USA Olympian and 3x USTFCCCA Coach of the Year, Brian Blutreich, joins JT on this week's cast and talks about the ups and downs of living in the PNW. How he trains his athletes from the beginners to the world champions and the differences between coaching during the training phase vs the competition phase.
Coach Soles, head coach at Herriman (UT), has built championship caliber teams for more than a decade now. His coaching philosophy has lead to multiple state championships as well as at the National level. Doug sits with J.T. and talks all things XC and the current state of high school athletics.
What does the CEO of T&F and XC's largest association do exactly? How about a lot of everything. Sam Seemes heads the USTFCCCA daily and focuses on taking the sport to bigger and better places.
Gold medal winner, Noah Lyles, joins us for the 4th time and doesn't hold back. Noah talks 4x100 chemistry, trusting his coaches, his ideal 'fighting' weight and what his focus is now. (his left foot?)
Silver and Bronze medal World Champion, Trevor Bassitt returns to the 'cast and talks all things hurdles, off-season training, changing coaches and getting paid as a professional athlete.
A sprints specialist coach, Hakan Anderson has coached Swedish sprinters for over 40 years and has a unique take on how he uses overspeed and resistant training. When he uses it in his seasonal plan, the specific loads he puts under the athlete and why he prefers pulling sleds versus assisted sprinting.
J.T. and Steve take a look back at a few of the best moments of the On Track & Field podcast and what the future looks like.
Now in his 4th year as Duke's Director of T&F and XC, Coach Wilbourn has a long track record of developing athletes and getting them to focus on academics while competing at a high level athletically.
A master at managing the recruiting process, Coach Sullivan knows exactly what he wants from his recruits as well as what he expects from his coaching staff and shares his insights with JT on this week's 'cast.
Now in his 17th year as the head coach of the Rams, Brian Bedard knows all about building championship teams, culture and putting together a quality coaching staff.
Culture, recruiting, managing expectations, putting together his relay teams, and what it takes to lead one of the top D1 schools in the nation, coach Edrick Floreal does it all and shares his insights on this week's podcast.
Episode 95 is all about hamstrings but were afraid to ask. How often can your athletes sprint, how to rehab a hamstring injury, what's the #1 cause of hamstring injuries?
Dr. Brendan Thompson, author of The Holistic Hamstring Handbook, shares his wealth of hamstring knowledge with us and has answers to all these questions and more.
UC Irvine head coach, Jeff Perkins, talks all things recruiting for a college primarily known for academics and what kind of student-athlete he's looking for.
Will there be another 1500m world record set? Will the US sweep the 110m Hurdles at Worlds? Are Crouser and Mondo locks for gold? Is the women's 5k THE race to watch? Can the US relay teams get the stick around the track? Travis Miller answers all these questions and MORE!
Want to know what shoe you or your athletes should be in and why? We brought in a shoe specialist to help you figure it out.
Russ Stevens is the Product Manager with Topo Athletic and knows all there is to know about running shoes. Topo Athletic brings over 35 years of experience in the making of a high-end running shoe.
A master at recruiting and building team chemistry, Petros Kyprianou, Director Track and field and Cross Country, joins J.T. and shares his insights on getting recruited, training and how just how important the weight room is to a track athlete.
Now going in to his 13th season as the women's sprints / hurdles and horizontal jumps coach at Harvard, Kebba Tolbert shares his wealth of knowledge and insight on what it takes to be a top T&F athlete at one of the finest universities in the world.
University of Minnesota's Strength & Conditioning Coach, Cal Dietz, joins this week's podcast and talks all things speed, movements and patterns that he uses while training some of the world's top collegiate athletes.
How do you develop an already talented college athlete? What are the 'little things' that make a BIG difference? Coach Karim talks about these and all things Georgia Bulldogs T&F. Tell us what you think, leave a comment HERE.
USA T&F sprinter, Terrance Laird, joins us on our last episode in our Live from Las Vegas series. Tell us what you think, leave a comment HERE
Middle distance runner and American 800m record holder, Donavan Brazier, joins us live from Las Vegas! Tell us what you think, leave a comment HERE
LSU alum, Aleia Hobbs, joins J.T. from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and talks all things training, sleeping, diet and what she does to get ready for meet day. Tell us what you think, leave a comment HERE.
What's it like to be the future of USA mid-distance running? Morgan Beadlescomb and Hobbs Kessler are just that and join us from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to talk all things USA T&F and being professional Adidas athletes. Tell us what you think, leave a comment HERE.
On Track & Field podcast alum, Trey Cunningham, joins us from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and gets candid about his training, what part of his race is his strongest and where he sees himself in 10 years. Tell us what you think, leave a comment HERE.
On Track & Field podcast alum, Noah Lyles, joins J.T. live from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and updates us on his training and his YouTube series and how he readies himself for race day. Tell us what you think of Noah on our blog HERE.
It's not everyday someone tells you they want to open a RV park, but middle distance ninja, Craig Engels, does just that as he joins us LIVE from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Craig talks about his career path and how he decided to go pro and how he became one of the premiere 800m runners the USA has ever had. Tell us what you think of Craig HERE.
Middle distance specialist, Raevyn Rogers, joins J.T. at Caesars Palace in Vegas for this week's podcast and talks about the respect she has for the 800m, the importance of speed training, her time as a Duck, and being a multi-sport athletes growing up. Tell us what you think of Raevyn HERE.
American sprinter, Gabby Thomas, joins us at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and talks about her career from being a high school sprinter to being the face of USA's Olympic team. Gabby walks J.T. through her perfect 200m race and how her training has evolved over the years. Tell us what you think of Gabby HERE.
USA Olympian, Rai Benjamin, joins us on this week's podcast as we kick off our exclusive "Live from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas" series. Rai sits with J.T. and talks about all things T&F including training during the pandemic, his days at USC, representing the USA at the Olympics and how training with fellow Olympians helped him break the 400m hurdle world record and run the 2nd fastest time EVER! Tell us what you think of Rai HERE.
TrackingFootball.com, founded by Mark Branstad, is the only scouting service available that gives access to verified data on key athletic performance statistics, like track and field data. Tell us what you think HERE.
What can coaches do to help athletes better their mindset, deal with the everyday struggle of training and competing, and living in today's stressful world?
Shannon Thompson has been involved with NAU since 2016 and has helped transform their XC and T&F programs. She and J.T. talk about a few of the 'tools' and mechanisms she uses everyday to facilitate the mental aspect of one of the top programs in the country. Tell us what you think of Shannon HERE.