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Randy Huntington

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Chris Korfist

Mike Boyle

Ben Askren

Louie Simmons

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Max Schmarzo

Mike Robertson

Matt Cooper

Tommy John

Mike Young

Jeff Moyer

Cory Schlesinger

Mike Salemi

Rafe Kelley

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Today’s show welcomes back track coach Randy Huntington, a track coach who has spent his recent years as the national track and field coach for the Chinese Athletics association.  Randy has coached numerous Olympians, gold medalists, and world record holders in his time as a track coach, and one of his recent successes was training Su Bingtian, Asian record holder in the 100m dash.  Bingtian, en-route to his 9.84 second run, covered 60m in 6.29 seconds and 40 yards in 4.08 seconds as per NFL combine timing.The past shows with Randy have been loaded with the wisdom of an elite coach and have been very popular.  For this episode, Randy took listener questions, and gives his answers on a variety of topics.  Some particular trends for this show included his specific speed training workouts and intensities, his thoughts on traditional strength and hypertrophy methods for speed and power, coaching relaxation and sprint technique, as well as Randy’s thoughts on the ever-debated Nordic hamstring exercise (and hamstring injury prevention training in general).  This and much more is covered on this tremendous Q&amp;A episode.Today’s episode is brought to you by SimpliFaster and Lost Empire Herbs.For 15% off your Lost Empire Herbs order, head to lostempireherbs.com/justfly.To try Pine Pollen for FREE (just pay for shipping), head to: justflypinepollen.comView more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage.4:11 – The importance of intuition in coaching and performance7:33 – How understanding the response of animals can help coaches gain better intuition with training human athletes11:27 – How to “rig” a seated calf machine to attempt to replicate the Keiser seated calf machine15:23 – Randy’s thoughts on strength development for speed22:49 – Randy’s favorite top speed and acceleration sessions28:25 – How does Randy teach relaxation in sprinting, and his thoughts on mini-hurdles/wickets31:03 – Why Randy doesn’t have his athletes train flying sprints at their maximal speed37:02 – Considerations in how Randy uses “time of task” sprints, versus simply sprinting a distance for time42:35 – A recap of how Randy uses water and general strength based recovery methods45:17 – More thoughts on how and why Randy doesn’t train his flying sprints at maximal velocity each week48:09 – How Randy’s training has evolved over his years as a coach52:46 – Teaching acceleration mechanics to young athletes who don’t have much physical strength yet54:56 – What key data points does Randy use to assess his athletic process1:00:00 – Randy’s thoughts on overspeed “wind-shield” training such as used by Marcell Jacobs1:06:39 – How Randy alters strength training when sprinters are in-season1:07:51 – How Randy would train an athlete who is naturally weak, and if he plays to an athlete’s strengths, or works primarily to bring up weaknesses1:11:38 – Randy’s thoughts on hamstring injury prevention and Nordic hamstrings“I try not to do too hard of strength training, until people can execute the technical (speed) component I want them to, unless that technical component needs strength to happen.  I don’t look at strength training as a way to create anything, because I first want them to be able to get them to move through the (skill) positions that are necessary, and then we add strength on top of that”“We still interpret power as force only… mostly because we haven’t had very effective ways to test it”“My basic pattern is heavy sled, 50% of bodyweight or higher, then 1080, using 15-20% of bodyweight, then unloaded”“We mostly use 6” mini-hurdles”“I rarely go above 95% (of max speed) (in flying sprints in training)”“I use (time of task) sprints specifically for testing”“I only test the 30m fly (max) at most every 6 weeks, and usually every 2 months”“Flying 30 is my big (“data oriented”) test”“I don’t look at the weight of the clean,

Today’s show welcomes back track coach Randy Huntington, a track coach who has spent his recent years as the national track and field coach for the Chinese Athletics association.  Randy has coached numerous Olympians, gold medalists, and world record holders in his time as a track coach, and one of his recent successes was training Su Bingtian, Asian record holder in the 100m dash.  Bingtian, en-route to his 9.84 second run, covered 60m in 6.29 seconds and 40 yards in 4.08 seconds as per NFL combine timing. The past shows with Randy have been loaded with the wisdom of an elite coach and have been very popular.  For this episode, Randy took listener questions, and gives his answers on a variety of topics.  Some particular trends for this show included his specific speed training workouts and intensities, his thoughts on traditional strength and hypertrophy methods for speed and power, coaching relaxation and sprint technique, as well as Randy’s thoughts on the ever-debated Nordic hamstring exercise (and hamstring injury prevention training in general).  This and much more is covered on this tremendous Q&amp;A episode. Today’s episode is brought to you by SimpliFaster and Lost Empire Herbs. For 15% off your Lost Empire Herbs order, head to <a href="http://lostempireherbs.com/justfly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lostempireherbs.com/justfly</a>. To try Pine Pollen for FREE (just pay for shipping), head to: <a href="http://justflypinepollen.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">justflypinepollen.com</a> View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage. 4:11 – The importance of intuition in coaching and performance 7:33 – How understanding the response of animals can help coaches gain better intuition with training human athletes 11:27 – How to “rig” a seated calf machine to attempt to replicate the Keiser seated calf machine 15:23 – Randy’s thoughts on strength development for speed 22:49 – Randy’s favorite top speed and acceleration sessions 28:25 – How does Randy teach relaxation in sprinting, and his thoughts on mini-hurdles/wickets 31:03 – Why Randy doesn’t have his athletes train flying sprints at their maximal speed 37:02 – Considerations in how Randy uses “time of task” sprints, versus simply sprinting a distance for time 42:35 – A recap of how Randy uses water and general strength based recovery methods 45:17 – More thoughts on how and why Randy doesn’t train his flying sprints at maximal velocity each week 48:09 – How Randy’s training has evolved over his years as a coach 52:46 – Teaching acceleration mechanics to young athletes who don’t have much physical strength yet 54:56 – What key data points does Randy use to assess his athletic process 1:00:00 – Randy’s thoughts on overspeed “wind-shield” training such as used by Marcell Jacobs 1:06:39 – How Randy alters strength training when sprinters are in-season 1:07:51 – How Randy would train an athlete who is naturally weak, and if he plays to an athlete’s strengths, or works primarily to bring up weaknesses 1:11:38 – Randy’s thoughts on hamstring injury prevention and Nordic hamstrings “I try not to do too hard of strength training, until people can execute the technical (speed) component I want them to, unless that technical component needs strength to happen.  I don’t look at strength training as a way to create anything, because I first want them to be able to get them to move through the (skill) positions that are necessary, and then we add strength on top of that” “We still interpret power as force only… mostly because we haven’t had very effective ways to test it” “My basic pattern is heavy sled, 50% of bodyweight or higher, then 1080, using 15-20% of bodyweight, then unloaded” “We mostly use 6” mini-hurdles” “I rarely go above 95% (of max speed) (in flying sprints in training)” “I use (time of task) sprints specifically for testing” “I only test the 30m fly (max) at most every 6 weeks, and usually every 2 months” “Flying 30 is my big (“data oriented”) test” “I don’t look at the weight of the clean,

301: Randy Huntington Answers Listener Questions on Speed and Power Development

In this Episode we chat again with Chinese Olympic track Sprints and jumps coach Randy Huntington.  

In this Episode we chat again with Chinese Olympic track Sprints and jumps coach Randy Huntington.

Episode 28 Hunting for National and World records with Randy Huntington Pt 2

Today’s episode features track and field master coach, Randy Huntington, who is in his 42nd year of coaching athletes to go faster, higher and further.  Huntington is currently a national track and field coach for the Chinese athletics association and is rated as a USATF Master Coach in the jumps.  In his work in China he is directly responsible for the development of their sprinters and horizontal jumpers, and is working with such elite athletes as Su Bingtian (100m and 60m Chinese record holder).Huntington has been the coach for many world-class athletes over the years, including eight Olympians and seven World Championship Team members. Mike Powell and Willie Banks set world records in the long jump and triple jump, respectively, while under his tutelage (Powell’s record still stands!). Six of his athletes have been in the U.S. all-time top ten in their respective events.Huntington has also coached Olympians Joe Greene (long jump bronze medal in 1992), Sheila Hudson (American indoor and outdoor record-holder in the triple jump), Al Joyner, Darren Plab, Tony Nai and Sharon Couch. At least one of his athletes has competed in every summer Olympic Games since 1984.  Randy also has experience with speed training for other sports, particularly American football.It’s always an amazing experience to be able to sit down with such experienced and legendary coaches in the field and gain insight into their process and wisdom.  With so many of the world records and high marks in the jumps, not only on the world level, but even American high school, coming out of the 1980’s and 1990’s, it is awesome to talk to coaches like Randy Huntington about what made those athletes successful, and which core principles we cannot forget.On today’s episode, Randy talks about his 3 and 4 day a week setups for sprinters and jumpers, and how to determine who fits into what mold.  He also talks about long term development of sprinters and jumpers, as well as an extensive talk on strength training for the sake of sprint and jump development.  This is a legendary talk for anyone who is interested in getting athletes faster and jumping higher.Today’s episode is brought to you by SimpliFaster, supplier of high-end athletic development tools, such as the Freelap timing system, kBox, Sprint 1080, and more.View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage.Key Points: 	Randy’s background in coaching 	Fundamentals of the training from the 1980’s and 90’s and potential reasons nobody has touched 29 feet in long jump for decades (until last week) 	Randy’s training setups for sprints and jumps 	Ways to determine what type to weekly training setup to do based on testing and twitch type 	Rebuilding lost athleticism in athletes who haven’t played enough sports in their youth and specialized early 	At what point should strength training be brought in within the long term athletic development model of a track and field athlete 	Approaches to strength training for jumpers and sprinters 	Randy’s use of bar speed monitoring, and then the 1080 sprint, resisted sprinting and overspeed sprinting“Just doing a mass only model doesn’t work (in regards to running)”“I’m seeing a lot more knowledge and a lot less wisdom (in track and field training)”“By basic philosophy is I train movements first, and then I strengthen movements second, so I am a short to long if you wish”“The sprinters that I have, based upon their flying 30 or 10 time, I use those to determine, essentially along with the jump test, to determine what kind of tissue this human being has.  Those athletes who are faster twitch, I’ll go to a hard-day easy day.  For those who are not, I may not, and I may look for a little more work load to get the same stimulus response”“About every 5-7 years I’d go back to coaching junior high school, because you got to remember the basics”“The goal is to do something just a little bit better each d...

Today’s episode features track and field master coach, Randy Huntington, who is in his 42nd year of coaching athletes to go faster, higher and further.  Huntington is currently a national track and field coach for the Chinese athletics association and is rated as a USATF Master Coach in the jumps.  In his work in China he is directly responsible for the development of their sprinters and horizontal jumpers, and is working with such elite athletes as Su Bingtian (100m and 60m Chinese record holder). Huntington has been the coach for many world-class athletes over the years, including eight Olympians and seven World Championship Team members. Mike Powell and Willie Banks set world records in the long jump and triple jump, respectively, while under his tutelage (Powell’s record still stands!). Six of his athletes have been in the U.S. all-time top ten in their respective events. Huntington has also coached Olympians Joe Greene (long jump bronze medal in 1992), Sheila Hudson (American indoor and outdoor record-holder in the triple jump), Al Joyner, Darren Plab, Tony Nai and Sharon Couch. At least one of his athletes has competed in every summer Olympic Games since 1984.  Randy also has experience with speed training for other sports, particularly American football. It’s always an amazing experience to be able to sit down with such experienced and legendary coaches in the field and gain insight into their process and wisdom.  With so many of the world records and high marks in the jumps, not only on the world level, but even American high school, coming out of the 1980’s and 1990’s, it is awesome to talk to coaches like Randy Huntington about what made those athletes successful, and which core principles we cannot forget. On today’s episode, Randy talks about his 3 and 4 day a week setups for sprinters and jumpers, and how to determine who fits into what mold.  He also talks about long term development of sprinters and jumpers, as well as an extensive talk on strength training for the sake of sprint and jump development.  This is a legendary talk for anyone who is interested in getting athletes faster and jumping higher. Today’s episode is brought to you by SimpliFaster, supplier of high-end athletic development tools, such as the Freelap timing system, kBox, Sprint 1080, and more. View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage. Key Points: 	Randy’s background in coaching 	Fundamentals of the training from the 1980’s and 90’s and potential reasons nobody has touched 29 feet in long jump for decades (until last week) 	Randy’s training setups for sprints and jumps 	Ways to determine what type to weekly training setup to do based on testing and twitch type 	Rebuilding lost athleticism in athletes who haven’t played enough sports in their youth and specialized early 	At what point should strength training be brought in within the long term athletic development model of a track and field athlete 	Approaches to strength training for jumpers and sprinters 	Randy’s use of bar speed monitoring, and then the 1080 sprint, resisted sprinting and overspeed sprinting “Just doing a mass only model doesn’t work (in regards to running)” “I’m seeing a lot more knowledge and a lot less wisdom (in track and field training)” “By basic philosophy is I train movements first, and then I strengthen movements second, so I am a short to long if you wish” “The sprinters that I have, based upon their flying 30 or 10 time, I use those to determine, essentially along with the jump test, to determine what kind of tissue this human being has.  Those athletes who are faster twitch, I’ll go to a hard-day easy day.  For those who are not, I may not, and I may look for a little more work load to get the same stimulus response” “About every 5-7 years I’d go back to coaching junior high school, because you got to remember the basics” “The goal is to do something just a little bit better each d...

103: Sprint and Jump Training Wisdom with Randy Huntington | Sponsored by SimpliFaster