The On Track & Field Podcast!

Most high school athletes today lack mobility due to 'specializing' in one sport and while most parents think they're doing their athlete good, J.T. and guest Jeremy Frisch talk about how today's youth and high school athletes need more exposure to all sports. 

J.T. and guest Jay Johnson continue their conversation on distance training and how to maximize training by focusing on "quality over quantity." Creating team culture, weight lifting for distance athletes, and how to develop life long runners are just a few of the topics up for discussion in this week's podcast. 

What can a sprint coach learn from a distance coach? Let's start with culture. This week's guest, distance coach Jay Johnson, sits down with J.T. and talks about just that. How to create culture in your team and get your athletes to 'buy-in' in to your program. This is part 1 or a 2 part episode.

CoachTube.com founder, Wade Floyd, talks with J.T. about connecting elite coaches with everyday athletes giving them access to what it takes to get to that next level. CoachTube.com is a game changer giving athletes access to premium coaching in over 25 sports.

Coach Ryan Banta returns to the On Track & Field podcast and dives deeper into 400m training and the energy systems the body taps into when training for the 1 lap sprint. This 42 minute 'cast will not only give you 4 of the best 400m workouts your athletes can do but also the WHY you should be doing them. 

World class sprint coach, Chris Korfist, walks you through his RPR (Reflexive Performance Reset) method for running injury prevention. A breath and body work system that is self applied, meaning athletes can do this on their own during both practice and competition. The best thing about the RPR system is that results can be felt immediately. 

The fastest runner on your relay team runs which leg? If your fastest leg runs for Coach Brian FitzGerald's relay team, they probably run first. Coach 'Fitz' explains why and talks about other techniques that will make your relay team faster than your competitions. A must listen for relay coaches. 

The very best thing you can do for recovery? Sleep! Guest Pete Burridge and J.T. talk sleep and recovery and just how important including it in to your daily routine is. 

Host J.T. Ayers and guest Ryan Banta, author of The Sprinter's Compendium, break down the perfect 400m race plan. Learn what should happen in the first 60m of the race, where you should be at the 200m mark and what the last 40 meters looks (feels) like and how to combat the fatigue every athlete experiences in track & field's hardest race. 

You can't teach speed? Yes, yes you can and Brian Kula does just that. He's done it at the youth, high school, college and pro levels including some of the top NFL players currently playing in the NFL. J.T. and Brian talk about what goes in to being an élite athlete at any level.