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Good morning. Illinois extended Tank Wright to one of the highest strength coach contracts in college football, why a mile time is a better predictor of longevity than VO2max, and how static stretching increases flexibility globally. Let's get into it...
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💰 Illinois Extends Tank Wright, Now One of Three Highest-Paid
Illinois signed head strength and conditioning coach Tenarius "Tank" Wright to a new three-year deal that makes him one of the three highest-paid strength coaches in college football.
Wright has been instrumental in Illinois' turnaround since Bret Bielema hired him in January 2021—19 wins over the last two seasons, including seven fourth-quarter comeback victories. The extension underscores the exploding market for elite strength coaches. Derek Owings (Tennessee) makes $1.2 million per year—the highest ever. Rob Glass (Oklahoma State) makes $1.1 million. David Ballou (Alabama) makes $950,000. Mickey Marotti (Ohio State) makes $862,238. Once viewed as a support role, the position has become a critical investment for Power conference programs. Read More
🏃 Is mile time a Better Predictor of Longevity than VO2max?
Steve Magness points out that most longevity research doesn't actually measure VO2max—it measures how fast you can run or how long you can stay on a treadmill. "The majority of studies cited did NOT even use VO2max as the main variable. They used performance," Magness writes. Large-scale studies with hundreds of thousands of participants measured peak speed, incline, or total time until exhaustion—not oxygen consumption.
This is good news. You don't need a lab test. You don't need expensive equipment. You just need to run. Magness recommends a simple mile time test every few months. It's long enough to be predominately aerobic but short enough that it's over quickly. Track your time. If it gets harder at the same pace, train more. If it feels easier, your fitness is improving. That's it. Read More
🧘 Static Stretching Increases Flexibility Globally
Chris Beardsley recently shared research showing static stretching doesn't just increase flexibility in the stretched muscle—it also increases flexibility in other, unstretched muscles.
A meta-analysis of 11 studies found that stretching one muscle produces temporary increases in the flexibility of other muscles elsewhere in the body. Long-duration stretches (over 240 seconds) produced bigger non-local flexibility effects. The mechanism: flexibility increases through stretch tolerance, which is a global phenomenon, not a local one. Read More
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