Goodbye 2015, welcome 2016.
It has been a while since my last post, for the very simple reason of being too busy to write a decent post. I am shocked to see that it is almost 6 weeks ago. …
Author: Henk Kraaijenhof
The beginning of the end for athletics?
The last couple of weeks we heard how WADA, or at least its director David Howman, basically pleaded for criminal prosecution of doping-athletes. This plea was well received by and even supported by many high-level …
Shock and memories.
I am still in touch with most of the athletes I coached. Some of them regularly, some of them once a year, but in many cases our last workout together was 20-30 years ago. But …
Could it be genetic?
As a young coach I was educated with the idea that genetic factors were the limitations to performance: “you can’t turn a donkey into a race horse”. Irrelevant statement: donkeys do not race against race …
Hamstring seminar
Since I get requests for the Hamstring seminar, here is the information: THE 2nd INTERNATIONAL ”GLOBAL HAMSTRING PROJECT” SYMPOSIUM http://nhance.se/global-hamstring-project-register-now-2/#.VhddVPu5gUA.facebook Program: 09.00: Per Tesch, PhD. Karolinska Institutet, Founder nHANCE™ driven by YoYo™ Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. …
Lactate, back to the roots.
In the 1980’s, coaching some young middle distance runners, they were advised to do some lactate tests, because that would help me to guide their training. Being young and naïve (as I am still), we …
Supplements: gateway to doping use?
Recently I read an interesting article by colleague-coach Steve Magness about the psychology of doping. He states as follows: “Research has linked the use of numerous supplements to acting as a gateway towards doping”. But …
Pier and Per
Sometimes in life you walk a path together with other people. Sometimes this road splits again and one might not meet ever again, both going his/her own way. But it also happens that after a …
Observing the World Championships Track and Field in Beijing.
The World Championships are always a mixed batch of confirmations, fulfilled expectations and unexpected surprises. Let’s have a look: Usain Bolt (100m and 200m), Shelly- Ann Fraser (100m) and both Jamaica 4×100 m relay teams: …
Recovery: back to basics.
In many sports where athletes train hard (let’s say more than 5 training sessions a week), the speed of the recovery process might become a limiting factor in performance. In order to guarantee the next …