For endurance athletes in training, injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments of bones can throw a major spanner in the works. In this section, you’ll find out how to prevent common injuries by building resilience, how to recover faster from an injury already sustained, and how to prevent previous injuries from recurring.
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
in Muscles and tendons, Strength, conditioning and flexibility
John Shepherd reviews some of the most common injuries suffered by runners and shows how they can be avoided by adding some simple pre-training exercises into your routine MORE
in Muscles and tendons, Recovery strategies
Trevor Langford looks at the practice of ‘cupping’. Can it really improve your performance and are there other ways to achieve the potential benefits? MORE
in Muscles and tendons, Techniques, Training structure and planning
Trevor Langford explains the science behind constructing warm-up protocol specific to swimming, and how a properly designed warm up can not only prevent injury but also improve swimming performance. MORE
in Endurance injuries and health, Muscles and tendons, Overuse injuries
You don’t have to play tennis to be struck with tennis leg. Alicia Filley describes how this all too common injury can trouble any endurance athlete MORE
in Endurance injuries and health, Muscles and tendons, Strength, conditioning and flexibility
Although not widely appreciated, ‘neural tension’ injuries are surprisingly commonplace in sport. Trevor Langford explains what they are, and provides some simple self tests and management techniques MORE
in Endurance injuries and health, Muscles and tendons, Strength, conditioning and flexibility
Athletes often moan about tight hamstrings, but are they really shorter than they should be? Alicia Filley explains how to measure your hamstrings and how their flexibility impacts your running MORE
in Endurance health and lifestyle, Muscles and tendons, Nutrition for endurance athletes, Overuse injuries, Recovery nutrition, Supplements
Older athletes are likely to recover more slowly and suffer more inflammation-related aches and pains. With that in mind, Andrew Hamilton looks at exciting new research on natural plant extracts that can combat inflammation, accelerate recovery and reduce stiffness MORE
Trevor Langford explains what your quadriceps to hamstring strength ratio is and why the right ratio is important for injury prevention MORE
in Muscles and tendons, Strength, conditioning and flexibility
Raph Brandon explains the performance benefits of strength training to optimise both components of your muscle tendon units For most coaches and athletes the main aim of a strength programme is to increase the strength of the muscles. If the programme is targeting a specific sport, then the aim is to strengthen the most relevant... MORE
The latest triathlon research and best practice findings, covering improving technique, strength and conditioning, and endurance nutrition
The latest findings from running science with practical advice showing you how you can run further and faster whilst staying in peak health
