EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR ENDURANCE ATHLETES
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Once upon a time, resistance training for endurance athletes was considered a complete no-no. After all, why waste time down the gym developing ‘bulky’ muscles when you could be out and about endurance training? But over the last 25 years, there’s been a revolution in this outdated mode of thinking. That’s because numerous scientific studies... MORE
Dr Josephine Perry explains how athletes can harness pre-race tension to enhance their racing performance It’s race morning and an early start. You’re finding breakfast difficult to swallow because thousands of butterflies appear to have taken up residence in your stomach. This is a common feeling for many of us. But rather than dread these... MORE
Although it might not be something you’ve given a lot of thought to, it turns out that optimising stride length is quite a hot topic among many runners, and quite a few running coaches too. The theory is that by consciously adjusting stride length, runners can become more efficient at running, needing less oxygen to... MORE
Trevor Langford explains what your quadriceps to hamstring strength ratio is and why the right ratio is important for injury prevention MORE
Mark Richardson reveals the story that our running shoes can tell us, and how it can help you avoid running injury MORE
What are the effects of a post-training or race tipple on exercise recovery? Andrew Hamilton looks at the most recent evidence and makes some practical recommendations MORE
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