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.