Alex Muntefering

Alex Muntefering is a Track and Field and Cross Country Coach at Texas State. He was a collegiate athlete and fine tunes his coaching knowledge all the time by looking into the latest research and methods to provide his athletes the best possible way to achieve success. 0:19 Alex specializes in middle and long distance running. 3:32 Over the years people who specialize in specific sport people start to look a certain way. 5:34 What does a collegiate coach have to master, how much is coaching and how much is it all the recruiting and political side. 6:50 Texas State women made it to the regional meet and beat out Texas A&M. 8:46 Why do you choose a specific college? 10:01 Alex provides so much knowledge he can pass on to his athletes and that allows them to reach their potential. 11:10 The underdog advantage of being at a "less" prestigious college. Then name of the school does not matter on your background as a runner. 16:02 The emotional level of male vs female and how maturity can help you level up. 19:40 The guys are becoming so competitive that they are over analyzing the race, so how can that affect the race. 20:34 Alex believed that he could rise to the top. 23:59 When I tried to get my body to a 6 min mile. 27:34 How do people stay consistent when running a race? 32:13 How iron is a major contributing mineral that helps increase blood oxygen for running. 36:43 How an unbalanced trace mineral intake/out take will effect your body more than people think. 39:12 Can Alex recommend supplements or food choices as a coach? 42:07 There is so much potential, but some of these kids are eat low quality food. 44:00 The role of a coach is also to be a psychologist too. 50:34 How will the kid listen to and treat their parents is the big indicator of personal maturity. 55:00 How do you train a group of kids running different races? 1:00:32 Not being able to watch every athlete is the hardest part about coaching, but the athletes can understand their body. 1:05:25 Once the team works together then the whole teams benefits the individual. 1:06:10 The impact of hill sprints. 1:12:15 Old man Strength, the longer you are in your body the better you can control your body. 1:14:30 Hill sprints improve the biomechanics of a runner. 1:19:25 If you develop better neuromuscular connectivity, you will improve the body and increase Central Nervous System capabilities. 1:24:10 What does a recovery period look like at the collegiate level. 1:28:52 How much cross over is there from track and cross country. 1:32:40 Staying consistent over the year is better that pushing the athletes during the training season. 1:37:42 Could running 27 marathons in 30 days improve the adaptation of the body and increase the healing response. 1:41:25 Two people will benefit completely different from individual training compared to when you have to train a team. 1:44:35 Wim Hof, The ice man. He can control his breathing to withstand extreme cold and extreme cold. 1:45:40 How monitoring someone's Heart Rate, Heart rate variably, or using a dynamometer to determine the bodies stress. 1:49:10 Trying to break the Marathon's fastest time (under 2 hours). 1:52:20 The body has a balance to survive vs take chances. 1:54:20 What is the human potential and when and how should you train, Like the East Africans. 1:58:30 How would Alex advise a student from elementary to college.