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Freelap Friday Five

Five questions, five answers. Our popular, weekly series of sports interviews where top professionals from all around the world of athletic performance stop by to share their knowledge.

Lean to Win: Can You Coach the Finishing Lean for Track?

Championships are often decided by competitors who secure a place finish by the narrowest margins, making the finish lean very important. However, as Coach JT Ayers explains, the lean is frequently not trained because coaches either don’t believe in it or think athletes inherently know how to do it—but they don’t.

Using Performance Circuits and SHREDmill to Train Large Groups with Limited Space

Looking for a powerful solution to training large groups while limited by space and time? Coach Mark Hoover has one: using a SHREDmill with Cal Dietz’s Performance Pattern Cycling Method.

Retreating Speed: The Performance Training You Aren’t Doing Enough

Developing retreating speed is critical, so why don’t coaches put a bigger emphasis on mastering this type of movement? Coach Jason Feairheller presents a drill progression to train retreating speed in all athletes.

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