The Marriage of Singles and Speed
The thought is still haunting me. Oprah. 
The same filthy rich celebrity on the cover of every National Enquirer and Woman’s Day Magazine munching on a buffet of ice cream, pizza and enough cookies to kill the Cookie Monster. Yup, Oprah could leave me in the dust and still have enough time to tape a half hour special with Dr. Phil.
While I haven’t resorted to cutting out her picture and attaching it to my vanity mirror, ala the Ivan Drago B&W in Rocky 4, my attention turned to strength training. 
As embarassing as it was, my flag football injuries (Rolling Back to 26.2) have taught me the importance of stretching and soft tissue work. Additionally, I’m slowly regaining strength in my quads and hamstrings, as my last few workouts have left me pain-free and creeping back to reasonable poundage. Once my strength increases, my times will plummet.
A recent article Mike Boyle wrote for T-Nation, “So You Think You Know Strong” has me thinking more and more about single leg squats. Boyle is the editor of StrengthCoach.com, a website for coaches interested in serious strength and conditioning. He’s also an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Boston University, responsible for men’s ice hockey.
Check out Boyle’s easy formulas to see where you stack up on the strength scale, and there’s great video of single-leg squats, one of the toughest exercises to master.
I think I’ll leave the 45 pound plate behind, but I’ll incorporate them on leg day.
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