Training structure and planning

Boost your performance: go play in the peaks!

in Base endurance training, Environmental training, Training structure and planning

Altitude training doesn’t have to be costly or complicated. As Rick Lovett explains, just a few days at relatively modest elevations can significantly boost your fitness and race performance… MORE

Interval training: the long and short of rest between...

in Endurance training, High intensity training, Training structure and planning

Andrew Hamilton looks at new research on the rest lengths in an interval training session. Could longer be better? MORE

Training intensity: the long and short of it

in Base endurance training, Training structure and planning

Andrew Hamilton looks at the relationship between the intensity of an endurance training session and the duration needed to provide an optimum training effect. MORE

Warm up for the water: what really works for...

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

Banishing cardiovascular drift: a master stroke for endurance athletes?

in Base endurance training, Other, Training structure and planning

Andrew Hamilton explains the phenomenon of ‘cardiovascular drift’ during steady-state workouts. What is it, why is it undesirable and how can athletes overcome it to get a greater training response from their training sessions? MORE

Training with your kids? Make sure it’s child’s play

in Training structure and planning

Do you sometimes encourage your children to train with you? James Marshall explains why children aren’t simply ‘mini adults’ and shows how to put together some child-friendly training options that will benefit you and your children MORE

Mile after mile: is it better in the long...

in Base endurance training, Training structure and planning

Is a high-mileage routine a recipe for running success or injury disaster? John Shepherd looks at the evidence MORE

Marathon training: learning lessons from the elites

in Base endurance training, Endurance training, High intensity training, Other, Training structure and planning

Professor Andy Lane and Dan Robinson look at the key building blocks of an elite marathon runner’s build up. Do they tally with current scientific thinking, and which elements might be usefully adopted, adapted or avoided? MORE

Honing your swimming skills: constrain to gain!

in Techniques, Training structure and planning

Andrew Sheaff explains the ‘constraints-led’ approach to improving swimming skill and stroke technique, and how you can use it for faster times in the water MORE

Score a successful goal

in Training structure and planning

James Marshall looks at goal setting for success, and gives practical tips on how to focus on what matters most MORE