St. Augustine, Florida

Stephen Register

Speed and strength coach. Writer.

I write six-week sprint and power programs for athletes and the parents and coaches who guide them. Short sprints, full rest, lifts that stop with reps in reserve.

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NSCA CSCS USATF Level 2 College track and field since 2012 Army veteran

A garage gym under hexagon lights, with a squat rack, lifting platform, air bike and plyo box — The garage, where the programs get tested

Programs

Training plans

Each program is a printable PDF with an Excel tracker for every session. Test in week 0, train, then retest the same way and compare.

6 weeks$24.99

Fast 40

Acceleration and 40-yard dash work for team-sport athletes 14 and up. Three hard days a week, and every rep rested enough to run fast.

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6 weeks$29

Power to Speed

A jump and sprint power block for athletes who are strong in the gym but not yet explosive. Landings come first, and every contact is counted.

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Bundle$49

Speed and Power Bundle

Sixteen weeks of off-season training in order. Power to Speed first, then an eight-week sprint program for 100m and 200m runners.

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Instant download. Buyers must be 18 or older, and parents or guardians buy for younger athletes and supervise their training.

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Writing

Askesis Letters

Essays on training, work and endurance. Spare sentences about the long labor of getting better at something hard.

Askesis is the old Greek word for training. The letters keep to plain things like the track, the barbell, the job and the body that carries them, and they arrive by email.

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A book is in progress.

About

Coach, veteran, writer

I have coached college track and field since 2012, at Muhlenberg, Cumberland, Virginia Wesleyan, Concordia Texas and Flagler, and I have trained high school athletes and adults one on one. I served in the Army and studied at Yale Divinity School. Now I write programs and essays from St. Augustine, Florida, and train in a garage gym under hexagon lights.

Certifications: NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. USATF Level 2 in Sprints, Hurdles and Relays, and in Sports Science.
Coaching: College and high school track and field, and personal training.
Writing: Askesis Letters, and a book in progress.