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Coaching and testing ain't the same thing
For years, I have heard that The Wire is one of, if not the best, television shows of all time. Recently, the New York Times ranked it as the second-best show of the 21st century in both its readers’ choice and critics’ lists. Breaking Bad came first in both, which, for what it’s worth, I agree with. Would I say The Wire is my second-favourite show of the 21st century? No. But it should be watched. I haven’t seen another show that feels so real despite having no meaningful co
Jack Edwards
5 days ago9 min read


(Im)perfect Practice Makes Perfect Preparation
A cliche I grew up on was that “practice makes perfect”. A really basic, yet probably useful, idiom that was used to motivate my less enthusiastic peers to get to footy training and put in the hard yards. As I got a bit older and training standards were held to a higher level, this eventually evolved into the idea that it was actually “perfect practice makes perfect preparation”. This was something that generally only came up when training was going 'bad'ly; the nights where,
Jack Edwards
Sep 2813 min read


A Performance Framework for the 100 m
Context of this Article This article originated from a university assessment that required critical reflection on how different...
Jack Edwards
Oct 10, 20255 min read


A Bodybuilding Lens to Sprint Training Design
Kevin Levrone racing Dwaine Chambers in 2002 This article shows how bodybuilding’s mindset can sharpen sprint training, through three...
Jack Edwards
Sep 25, 20259 min read


2025 World Championships Reflection
Working with Rohan I was fortunate enough to coach at this year’s World Athletics Championships as a personal coach for Rohan Browning,...
Jack Edwards
Sep 19, 202515 min read


Developing Elasticity
Elasticity has certainly been a hot topic in S&C circles of recent years. I do believe that the COVID lockdowns around the world created...
Michael Psarakis
Dec 24, 202410 min read


The Block Start
Hi everyone, it’s been a while since I’ve put out a written piece. I’ve wanted to find a platform to regularly put what’s on my mind out into the universe as it helps consolidate my learnings; and sometimes people enjoy some of these reflections for themselves. Despite being an instagram addict, I don’t have any skills with content creation and anything that I have ever put out via instagram reflects such a small percentage of the thought and understanding on the topic that i
Michael Psarakis
Dec 6, 20249 min read


2024 Season and Nationals Reflection
It’s been a while between writing innings, but there’s no better time to do so following the final competition of the year, the National...
Michael Psarakis
Apr 17, 202423 min read


Bodybuilding circuits for athletes
An experiment that I have been running for the last 3 months is the implementation of bodybuilding circuit sessions into my training...
Michael Psarakis
Aug 4, 20236 min read
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