It’s about time.
It’s about time I start writing blogposts again. The only thing that stopped me from doing this was lack of time. How did I spend my time? Here is part of the answer: I downloaded …
Author: Henk Kraaijenhof
Will this be the end of track and field as we know it?
Having been involved in track and field for 30 years, up to 2004, it is almost impossible to ignore the recent total confusion and the destruction of one of the most beautiful sports: track and …
But what about genes?
Every athlete, better said, every living organism is the result of the genes of his/her parents. It’s our genetic blueprint, or the “map” on which we can have an overview where we can go and …
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. …
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 …