in Endurance training, High intensity training, Training structure and planning
Richard Lovett explains why runners cyclists and other endurance athletes should embrace lactate during their training sessions, and how this can translate into faster race times. MORE
in High intensity training, Strength, conditioning and flexibility
Andrew Hamilton presents some of the latest findings from the world of sport performance science MORE
in Base endurance training, Endurance training, High intensity training, Training structure and planning
Rick Lovett explains how science can improve your threshold training Tempo runs have long been a staple of endurance training. As far back as the 1960s, Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman got his University of Oregon distance runners to do 3-mile ‘up-tempo’ runs on the track during the fall and winter off-season, recalls Bob Williams, who... MORE
in High intensity training, Training structure and planning
To write an article like this one, which outlines the ‘best’ workouts for running distances ranging from 400 metres up to the marathon, is a somewhat dangerous activity. After all, workouts do not exist in a vacuum, independent of the other things you do during your training. The best workout for you to carry out... MORE
For hundreds of thousands of years, humans have evolved to be either as strong or as tireless as possible, but not both. As Keith Baar explains, however, recent science has provided clues as to how to legally move past the obstacles that evolution put in the way of developing both strength and endurance Traditionally, the... MORE
in High intensity training, Recovery nutrition, Recovery strategies, Strength, conditioning and flexibility
Nick Tiller presents six evidence-driven but seldom practised methods by which athletes can promote the anabolic process to maximise training adaptation, promote recovery and improve athletic performance. Anabolism is considered to be any state in which nitrogen is retained in lean body mass, and can occur via the stimulation of protein synthesis in the muscle... MORE
in High intensity training, Masters
As John Shepherd explains, the bad news is that speed declines with age; the good news is that you can arrest, even reverse, this degenerative process Of all the physiological variables, speed seems to get written off most quickly as we age. Football pundits make jokes about outfield players being ‘a few yards slower’ and... MORE
Andrew Hamilton explains why interval training benefits performance at all levels of sport, and offers health benefits too… Interval training has traditionally been regarded as the preserve of elite athletes seeking enhanced performance. In recent years, however, evidence has begun to accumulate that intervals can benefit the performance of sportsmen and women at all levels... MORE
If you want to lose weight, should you sizzle or saunter during your workouts? Sizzling – exercising at a high intensity – is an attractive idea, since it chews up calories at at lofty rates. On the other hand, sauntering – training at a low intensity – doesn’t seem so bad, either, since it permits... MORE
Should the serious athlete give up high-intensity exercise? The serious athlete could be forgiven for thinking that he or she is training too hard, given the universal endorsement of moderate activity and the much publicised deaths of Jim Fixx, Marc-Vivien Foe, Reggie Lewis and other famous athletes (possibly linked to overtraining). Gary O’Donovan reviews the latest... 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
