Two quick thoughts. First,

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While I like this video, these exercises are not as important as this series of exercises or this warm-up routine. But I do like the efficacy of these exercises compared to this swissball “activity” or this swissball video, even though there is a thread of viability in the first and a lot of viability [...]

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The fourth installment of the General Strength summer progression I did for RunningTimes.com showcases the Grant Green cool down. This cool down is challenging, yet if you’ve followed the progression up to this point it is both realistic and beneficial.
Feel free to ask any questions in the comments section below.

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New series…if you email me at coachjayjohnson @ gmail.com (no spaces in the email…that’s just to cut down on SPAM) I will likely answer it. I owe an answer to a father of a HS athlete and I’ll get to that before camp, yet this question came from a college coach I respect and [...]

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Many of you were asking for it and it’s here – Part 3 of the Running Times series. Click here for the progression. Enjoy!

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I received the following question from a high school coach via email.
“I was watching the video on Aerobic Work Warm Up and I want to make sure that I got this correct. You would use this warm up for a workout that was sub lactate threshold but faster than an easy run? [...]

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Renee races Friday at the Portland Track Festival; she’ll run 15:50 pace for a while, then try to accelerate in the latter stages of the race.
I thought the Magnolia Road workout below would be of interest as it’s long and it’s challenging…and after the run she did 30 min of GS, though I have yet [...]

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Check out the progression, in terms of hard days and easy days, at RunningTimes.com

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