Training from the Ground Up

Become a Monster: Chapter 3 – Mentality

by Ian Warner on September 2, 2010

The mentality you take with you into sports will have a huge impact on how you perform. You have to have that hunter mentality, where you either hunt or you starve. Every win you get is like adding a day to your survival. To be a monster you were not one of those people who thinks winning is not important. Winning was always the prize.

Others never see this as a bad thing in you because along with your want for wins comes your drive. The drive that makes you work hard, the drive that allows you to never stop wanting to get better. It is all about the mentality.

Speed Development (Pt.3 – Speed Endurance)

by Justyn Warner on September 1, 2010

Read…Intro, Part 1, Part 2.

So now it’s time to put it all together. We went over Acceleration, Maximum Velocity or Top Speed, and the last piece to the puzzle is Speed Endurance.

Speed endurance is basically the ability to maintain your speed without decelerating. So while you’re sprinting and start to fatigue, the person who decelerates the slowest always wins. You start fatiguing because of the lactic acid build up accumulated within the muscles. Therefore it’s a must to train that ability to maintain high levels of speed even when tired.

7 Easy Changes To Your Diet

by Ian Warner on August 31, 2010

We all become lost in the quality of food we sometimes eat…even if they just taste sooo good! But, there comes a time for junk food or unhealthy eating.

Making these simple changes to your diet will definitely help your performances! Remember, you are what you eat. Put the right fuel in your engine or blow a gasket…so to speak. Start off small. Make one or two changes this month and work your way towards each of these 7 changes in your diet.

How To: Power Clean

by Justyn Warner August 30, 2010

The power clean is one of the easiest Olympic lifts that you can learn. It produces a very high power and force output, which translates into increased speed and explosiveness on the field or track. All sports need power and more power means more strength. Check out the video below to see the Power Clean:

21 Questions: Alexandra Ianculescu, Canadian Speed Skater

by Justyn Warner August 27, 2010

We just LOVE speed here at CG, but we’re going to try something a little different…we’re going from dryland to the ice! Meet Alexandra Ianculescu! Alexandra has the top goal of becoming an Olympic Gold medalist in the 500m at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, but she has other goals that need to be [...]

Become A Monster: Chapter 2 – Why Is Your Jaw Not Moving

by Ian Warner August 26, 2010

First you need to ask yourself an honest question that needs to be solved. Why is your jaw not moving? This is because to be a monster you have to be fueling up constantly. This can often be mistaken for gaining weight but it is not always the case because you have to fuel up with [...]

5 Lessons for Conditioning Back into Shape

by Justyn Warner August 25, 2010

Summer is almost done and the fall season is among us. That usually means two things (well at least for myself)…the cold is coming, and base training. Anyways, you’re season is finished, you may have taken some well due time off (or still on a relaxing vacation), and it’s time to start thinking about conditioning [...]

Guest Post: Jacked Up Diet

by Cover Ground August 24, 2010

A Guest Post by Jack Squat…an athlete and avid reader of CoverGround.ca who just has a lot to say! The owners of this site have been kind enough to give you all kinds of information on how to eat right. They get questions like “what should I eat before a race, is this food good [...]

Favourite Single Leg Squat For Speed

by Ian Warner August 23, 2010

Watch the video and see what squat puts you in the best position for running, and trains speed all while working single leg strength. Enjoy