Logan Coles (Woonsocket, RI) rebounded from a disappointing finish at Saturday’s Rhode Island State Championships to set a new personal best and capture the win on Sunday at the adidas Indoor Nationals in Virigina. Teammamte Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan (Woonsocket, RI) also set a personal best for second place. In the girl’s competition Natalia Surdej (Lancaster, NY) had several throws over 60 feet to easily win the girl’s competition.
John Fay (Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI) was the surprise winner at the Rhode Island Indoor State Championships on Saturday. He added more than three feet to his best in the fourth round to take the lead and never looked back, upsetting national leader Logan Coles (Woonsocket, RI), and in the process. State leader Sophia Gallucci (Coventry, RI) led four throwers over 50 feet in the girl’s competition to capture the win.
The site theme in February was microdosing. We took an in depth look at how small bouts of training can add up to produce big results. Throughout the month we put together 7 new articles, 2 podcasts, and 1 new video from 10 contributors with ideas on how to use this approach in different scenarios. Below we have links to all our new and archived content on microdosing.
At various points in my career I’ve experimented with different forms of minimalist training. Both as an elite athlete, and more recently as a middle aged coach I have found many benefits of short focused training sessions. As our February site theme is microdosing, I wanted to share some of my own experiences with this type of training.
Creating your own program takes a lot of leg work. It isn’t just about adapting a template to your situation; it is about seeking out influences and inspiration from numerous sources and making them your own. On this week’s episode we dive into the program at Notre Dame High School by analyzing some of the foundational influences and how they have been adapted, as well as important elements done on the periphery.
At Friday’s RITCA Last Chance Meet, athletes from across Rhode Island notched improvements. National leaders Logan Coles (Woonsocket, RI), and Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan (Woonsocket, RI) both improved their personal bests, while state leader Sophia Gallucci (Coventry, RI) also added an inch to her best.
We often think about the stimulus of key sessions or training phases. But more often than not adaptations come from the accumulation of training over the long-term. On this week’s episode we look at the cumulative training effect, the role of small doses of training stimulus, and how to connect sessions together to enhance the cumulative effect.
Throwers from Rhode Island competed across three classes over the weekend. National leader Logan Coles (Woonsocket, RI), edging his teammate Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan (Woonsocket, RI) and extending his national lead as well. In the girl’s competition, Sophia Gallucci (Coventry, RI) improved her best by more than three feet to win and take over the state lead.
A big personal best from Natalia Surdej (Lancaster, NY) led the way at the latest Youngstown State University meet. Surdej entered the competition as the national leader, but she added almost four feet to her best in the competition, moving into the nation’s all-time top 10. After finishing last season less than an inch under 70 feet, Sean Smith (Webster Thomas, Webster, NY) broke 70 feet for the first time to win the boy’s competition.
When it comes to mobility, Kelly Starrett is the man. The topic was almost taboo when he starting teaching the CrossFit community about it. Now he’s working with elite athletes and teams in nearly every sport around the world. On this week’s podcast he joins us to talk about how we need to reframe the conversation around mobility and rethink youth development.
