Aerobic and Anaerobic Processes
Where does the energy needed by our muscles come from in order to contract and effect body movement ? Simply from food. Of course, the nutrients cannot be used directly...
What are the cramps ?
This Sunday, in the early afternoon, my little weekly bi-session of swimming. It is cold, and there are not many people at the Sceaux swimming pool. Anyway, there are never...
Starting from scratch
August 1999, Pierre Bonvin, national coach of the 400m and observer of the evolution of the athlete, spoke with a journalist from Libération, about the conditions of a return to...
How do we transition between the minimal and the junior categories?
How do I ensure the transition between the minimal and the cadet categories? There are several scenarios that depend on the context in which you operate: -How do you envision...
How to schedule the training of the minimals in athletics?
After 20 years of experience in the combined events, sprint and 1/2 bottom, I gained some certainty about the training of the minimals and the function of the coach. I'll...
The challenge and the game to motivate long jump athletes
Use the challenge and the game to motivate the athletes. Certainly athletics is a sport of repetition and extreme precision. But sometimes the coach has to find other motivational levers...
How do I define VMAs?
VMA (Maximum Aerobic Speed), an essential concept of sports training? Yes, I certainly do. Easily evaluable and applicable … Perhaps more difficult to define. The VMA is expressed in...
The sprinter's injuries
In competition or in training, sprinter injuries are very common. Those who try to push their mechanics to the maximum of their speed know this: such efforts require traumatic treatment...
9"58 Usain Bolt, world record analysis
Some figures the fastest portion is 60-70m (0.81). Usain Bolt covered in 1 second 12m35, or nearly 45kmh! at the world level, a 100m race is between 41 and 45...
