Posted by admin on February 9, 2009 under Misc., News | 
Basement Tempo Advanced
The video addresses many of the complaints from Athletes and Coaches alike about problems resulting from lack of facilities and poor weather conditions. While most sprinters chase the sun, many have to contend with the harsh reality of bad weather and lack of facilities. Charlie’s former squad certainly fell into this category, yet achieved international success and perhaps this is why Charlie does not accept such complaints as a justifiable excuse for poor preparation. In this video series Charlie and wife Angela Coon, former Canadian National Team 100m Hurdler, present several general conditioning workouts for athletes of different levels that can be done almost anywhere. This is the advanced segment, which runs 1hr 41minutes and includes in depth commentary from both Charlie Francis, and Angela Coon.
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Posted by admin on November 6, 2008 under Misc. |
Interesting to note how in a series of competitions over the last few months down to the rounds of yesterday and today’s final that the limits of human performance in the short sprints must unavoidably be reconsidered.
What, perhaps, even one week ago may have been considered to be unattainable in the next series of decades or perhaps much longer (ergo sub 9.6) , has, in two days, almost instantly become quite reasonable and, I think we’ll agree, generated a paradigm shift in the thinking of very bright and informed minds.
The, once again and momentarily unbelievable, sub-maximal nature of his effort on the 9.69 will inspire countless discussions and predictions until we see what he is truly capable of.
…and he only recently turned 22 years of age…(more)