I’m no psychologist, but my name is Dr Hackenbusch and I’m actually a horse doctor but maybe they won’t notice the difference…
I would have thought that Stephen Francis is a member on this Forum, having been seen holding CFTS back in '05.
If he is, he’s ignored every bit of sound advice presented to date…either that or he’s not in control of his program
well here is Paul Doyle’s details:
952 Chippendale Trail
Marietta,
Georgia
30064 US
Tel +1 770 573 2903
Mobile: + 1 706 424 2635
E-mail: subthirteen@hotmail.com
VARIATION OF SOME DETAILS
by Hiroshi Hiyama
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Sept 30, 2007 (AFP) - World 100m record holder Asafa Powell limped out of a 200m race here Sunday, as his US rival Tyson Gay cruised to a 100m victory with a new resolve to break the Jamaican’s record.
Powell, who set a new 100m world record of 9.74 seconds in Italy earlier this month, appeared strong during the initial seconds of the Yokohama race despite cold rain.
But he stopped suddenly, leaving American sprinter JJ Johnson to take the race with 20.64, followed by Canadian Tyler Christopher and Japanese Hitoshi Saito.
``He (Powell) was coming off the turn and he felt pain in the upper hamstring. (The pain) immediately moved to the belly of the hamstring and then he stopped running immediately,’’ said his manager Paul Doyle.
Doyle said Powell likely had a mild strain, possibly a muscle tear, and it could be at least three weeks before he could resume training.
It's the end of the season. Everybody is feeling bad, tired,'' Johnson said after the race. It (injury) happens all the time.’’
Powell, who also ran a 200m race in Shanghai on Friday, said in a Japanese-language statement that he was going too fast and the weather was cold.
``After running a lot of 100 meters through the season and then running 200 meters in Shanghai… he arrived here a little bit more fatigued than he normally would have been,’’ Doyle said, adding that Powell did not have any problems warming up.
At the Shanghai competition, Powell complained that he was ``not allowed’’ to face arch-rival Gay in a rematch of their world championship final.
The Jamaican blitzed the Shanghai track in 20 seconds flat, just shy of his personal best.
The Yokohama competition also ended in disappointment for Powell last year, when he was disqualified after making a second false start in the 100m race.
He was again thwarted in the Osaka world championships in August as Gay put in a stellar performance, but he went on to set the new men’s 100m world record in Italy earlier this month.
Gay, a triple sprint champion in Osaka, said he would focus next year on outdoor competitions in an effort to break the world record, after comfortably winning the 100m race in Yokohama in 10.23 seconds in wind and rain.
I would like to beat the world record next year,'' Gay said. I believe my fitness level is there, my technique is there. But I really believe I need the right conditions.’’
Bershawn Jackson of the United States, 2005 world champion, won the 400m hurdles, clocking in at 49.80sec, ahead of Kenji Narisako of Japan and Mahau Sugimachi of Brazil.
The three medalists from the Osaka championship dominated the men’s hammer throw.
Ivan Tsikhan of Belarus, the Osaka gold medallist, won with 77.55m, followed by Libor Charfreitag of Slovakia and Primoz Kozmus of Slovenia, bronze and silver medallists from Osaka.
In the women’s field, American 400m sprinter Sanya Richards overwhelmed the competition to win at 50.27sec, compared with second-place Christine Amertil of the Bahamas with 52.32, and Japanese Asami Tanno’s 52.94.
Champion long jumper Tatiana Lebedeva of Russia recorded 6.63m, brushing aside challenges from local favorite Kumiko Ikeda with 6.41m and fellow Russian jumper Tatiana Kotova who marked 6.40m.
AND HERE’S THE IAAF TAKE ON YOKYOHAMA
Richards beats the conditions, Powell injured in chilly Yokohama
Sunday 30 September 2007
Yokohama, Japan - Cold and rainy weather played a key role at the Super Meet this year, resulting in sub-par performances despite the solid fields assembled.
Sanya Richards managed the conditions best. As a follow-up to her 10.97 PB in the 100m on Friday in Shanghai, she won her specialty the 400m with a quite respectable 50.27, more than two seconds ahead of Bahamian Christine Amertil. Asami Tanno, the Japanese national record holder, was third with 52.94. Tanno also finished third in the 200m, an event won by Shericka Williams in 23.32. The race was run into a strong wind of 3.8m/s.
Tyson Gay dashing through the rain in Yokohama
(Kazutaka Eguchi (Agence SHOT))
In addition to the cold and rainy weather, all the sprints events were run into a head wind, thus slowing the times even more. World champion Tyson Gay won the men’s 100m in 10.23, a massive 0.25 seconds ahead of Osaka finalist Churandy Martina.
Powell ends season with injury
The 200m was even more disappointing. Although Asafa Powell had a commanding lead 50 metres into the race, he started to limp nearing the 100m point and soon dropped out of the race altogether.
Asafa Powell before pulling up in Yokohama
(Kazutaka Eguchi (Agence SHOT))
“It’s a strain of some sort,” Powell’s manager Paul Doyle told the Press Association. “He felt a pain in his upper hamstring and then it moved to the middle of the hamstring which would indicate there is some sore of muscle tear.”
In his absence, American J.J. Johnson won the event in 20.64.
Japan’s Kumiko Ikeda also doubled in the meet. She finished second in the Long Jump behind Russia’s World Champion Tatiana Lebedeva who reached 6.63m. The Japanese also finished second in the 100m Hurdles, behind Australian Sally McLellan (13.27).
Tatyana Lebedeva in Yokohama
(Kazutaka Eguchi (Agence SHOT))
Jackson prevails in 400m Hurdles
2005 World champion Bershawn Jackson won the 400m Hurdles in 49.80 seconds, just nipping Japan’s Kenji Narisako at the finish. World champion Kerron Clement was a disappointing fifth (50.74), one place behind the World bronze medalist Marek Plawgo of Poland.
Tikhon yet again
One of the featured events of the Super-Meet was men’s Hammer Throw, because of the presence of Koji Murofushi, the reigning Olympic champion. He was only sixth in the recent World Championships, and was expected to challenge the three-time World Champion Ivan Tikhon of Belarus. However, the expected challenge from Murofushi never materialized as he could only manage to throw 74.31m. Tikhon won the event with a 77.55m effort, while the World Championships medalists Libor Charfreitag (75.77m) of Slovakia and Primoz Kozmus (75.29m) of Slovenia finished second and third, respectively, reversing the order of finish from the World Championships in Osaka.
The men’s High Jump was won by Swede Linus Thornblad, the winner Friday in Shanghai, with a 2.21m clearance, while the reigning World Champion Donald Thomas of the Bahamas could only clear 2.15m.
Just one clearance in two Pole Vault competitions
The event most affected by the weather, of course, was a Pole Vault. In the women’s event, the reigning World Youth champion Vicky Parnov of Australia won with a relatively low height of just 4.00m; of the five vaulters entered the competition, Parnov was the lone vaulter to clear the opening height. The men fared even worse; all vaulters contesting the event, including American Jeff Hartwig and Japan’s Daichi Sawano failed to clear a height.
Ken Nakamura assisted by Akihiro Onishi for the IAAF
Leading Results:
Weather: Rain, temperature 15.9C, humidity 90%
Men -
100m (-1.4m/s)
- Tyson Gay (USA) 10.23
- Churandy Martina (AHO) 10.48
- Naoki Tsukahara (JPN) 10.51
- JJ Johnson (USA) 10.56
200m (-0.8m/s)
- JJ Johnson (USA) 20.64
- Tyler Christopher (CAN) 20.82
- Hitoshi Saito (JPN) 21.16
DNF - Asafa Powell (JAM)
400m
- Lewis Banda (ZIM) 47.39
- Masahiro Naiki (JPN) 47.60
110mH (-1.6m/s)
- Dexter Faulk (USA) 13.57
- Serhiy Demydyuk (UKR) 13.58
- Masato Naito (JPN) 13.83
400mH
- Bershawn Jackson (USA) 49.80
- Kenji Narisako (JPN) 49.92
- Mahau Sugimachi (BRA) 50.05
- Marek Plawgo (POL) 50.61
- Kerron Clement (USA) 50.74
HJ
- Linus Thornblad (SWE) 2.21m
- Naoyuki Daigo (JPN) 2.18m
- Hikaru Tsuchiya (JPN) 2.15m
- Donald Thomas (BAH) 2.15m
PV
All vaulters no-heighted
HT
- Ivan Tikhon (BLR) 77.55m
- Libor Charfreitag (SVK) 75.77m
- Primoz Kozmus (SLO) 75.29m
- Koji Murofushi (JPN) 74.31m
Women -
200m (-3.8m/s)
- Sherika Williams (JAM) 23.32
- Cydonie Mothersill (CAY) 23.77
- Asami Tanno (JPN) 24.20
400m
- Sanya Richards (USA) 50.27
- Christine Amertil (BAH) 52.32
- Asami Tanno (JPN) 52.94
1500m
- Olga Komyagina (RUS) 4:20.49
- Sylvia Ejdys (POL) 4:20.50
- Tiffany McWilliams (USA) 4:22.99
100mH (-0.8m/s)
- Sally McLellan (AUS) 13.27
- Kumiko Ikeda (JPN) 13.48
- Mami Ishino (JPN) 13.77
PV
- Vicky Parnov (AUS) 4.00m
Everyone else no-heighted
LJ
- Tatiana Lebedeva (RUS) 6.63m (1.2m/s)
- Kumiko Ikeda (JPN) 6.41m (1.9m/s)
- Tatiana Kotova (RUS) 6.40m (1.5m/s)
Reply Steve Francis Management
Are we being too hard on SF? Was this injury highly foreseeable? Is it too early to make assumptions regarding the 2008 preparation. Remember back in 2000 Mo & MJ both pulled hamstrings at the US trials; both went on to win individual titles in Sydney.
Maybe it would be prudent for Asafa to space out his races in the future.
If you haven’t seen Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, please do yourself a favour and rent it! It’s with Michael Caine and Steve Martin and report back to the site with your “observations” on Dr Schildhousen’s methods! Very effective, I’d say!! You’ll laugh yourself sick.
On a side note, Doyle used to be an asst. coach to Seagrave with the Velocity sports training group that trained at Life chiro. college in Marietta.
He used to train/coach various people at least back in 2000/2001 including a number of Irish athletes(sprints/hurdles) and the Liberian(men’s) 4 x 100m team for Sydney and Edmonton.
Always tough to balance the demands for cash- Asafa and Paul Doyle- vs the program- Steven Francis. If you want to get an idea of the weather- watch a replay of the Formula One race- terrible.
OK, I will. But tel me you’ve seen “A Day At The Races” withe Marx Bros
Pretty sure but would have been years ago. Groucho coined many famous lines. Among them:
When invited to join a prestigious country club: “I’d never join any club that would have me as a member!”
Others:
“Virtually everyone in New York has half a mind to write a book- and does!”
“A man is only as old as the woman he feels.”
“A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.” (Germain to the discussions we’ve been having!)
Prob also the first famous celeb to almost get arrested for his commentary on TV, when asked about Nixon during the height of the Vietnam War, he said: “The only cure for him is a bullet.”
Sadly, Groucho’s gone but many of the cretins from the Nixon era are back giving it another go!!
I already got someone to send the charts there
The only reason anyone on this forum would be critical or upset about the negatives Asafa has experienced this year (and in previous years) is because they care and would love to see him deliver 100% on his potential. Hopefully Team Powell see it that way too.
The therapy was fine, but the travel was too much. Multiple trips around the world in 9 days…
Even Ben couldn’t handle that and he wasn’t running many meets at the time. The wet and cool conditions didn’t help.
The only reason anyone on this forum would be critical or upset about the negatives Asafa has experienced this year (and in previous years) is because they care and would love to see him deliver 100% on his potential. Hopefully Team Powell see it that way too.
Couldn’t agree more.
I already got someone to send the charts there
BTW, how could we steal a copy of the charts? 
They were posted a few weeks ago. I think in the Powell V Gay thread.
What are these charts we speak of?
You already have them right here- in the asafa world record thread- just look a bit and you’ll find the link- you can print them out I think.