Injury prevention: why lumbopelvic stability matters
in Endurance injuries and health, Overuse injuries
Paul Gamble explains why not all core training exercises are created equal, and why lumbopelvic stability is crucial for injury prevention MORE
New Year’s resolutions: will yours lead to sporting success...
in Endurance psychology, Psychological aides
The turn of the year brings to mind the long road ahead and the opportunities before us to achieve both life and sporting goals. In this topical article, Drs Costas Karageorghis and David-Lee Priest present a suite of strategies to facilitate goal setting based upon the latest research evidence from the realm of sport psychology and beyond MORE
Trained, overreached or overtrained? How to avoid the recovery...
in Recovery strategies, Training structure and planning
Using soccer as an illustration, Alan Wells explains how the risk of overreaching/overtraining and chronic fatigue can be reduced in high-achieving younger sportsmen and women MORE
Iliotibial band syndrome: the runner’s road to recovery
in Endurance injuries and health, Muscles and tendons, Overuse injuries
Musculoskeletal specialist Pat Gilham explains the best treatment options for illiotibial band syndrome, and reassures athletes that they can be pain free! MORE
Stop the monkey business if you want to race...
in Endurance psychology, Psychological aides
Josie Perry explains the theory of the neuroscience of threat in terms of the 'chimp' model, how our responses can negatively affect sports performance and how to tame the chimp in your head to race better MORE
Sports technology: time to take back control!
in Electronics and software, Endurance products and technology, Endurance psychology
Sports psychologist Josie Perry explains how endurance athletes can derive the psychological upsides of technology in sport, while avoiding the pitfalls MORE
Lateral knee injury: don’t get sidelined by iliotibial band...
in Endurance injuries and health, Muscles and tendons, Overuse injuries
In part one of a two-art article, Pat Gilham explores the characteristics of illiotibial band syndrome, which leads to pain in the lateral region of the knee in runners and cyclists, and the risk factors for developing this injury MORE
Endurance athletes: Are your races a threat or challenge?
in Coping with emotions, Endurance psychology
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
Running injury: get back to where you once belonged!
One of the hardest things about picking up a running injury is knowing when you’re ready to return to running. Tracy Ward looks at strategies you can use such as self-assessment, gait analysis, and also provides a running-specific strength training programme. Runners typically have some of the highest injury rates of all athletes; the yearly... MORE
Inspiratory muscle training: train the diaphragm muscle for better...
in Techniques
Since the first reports of an ergogenic effect of specific inspiratory muscle training (IMT) in the mid-1990s, researchers have not only demonstrated its efficacy beyond reasonable doubt, but are also beginning to understand how it works. Alison McConnell takes a look at the latest thinking on IMT, its ergogenic benefits, and why serious athletes neglect it at their peril. MORE
