Any serious endurance athlete will have a training plan. This plan will generally use heart rate or wattage as the variable around which they structure…
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In Heart rate training 1 we discussed what heart rate training was and why it exists. In this part the practical aspect will be discussed…
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Every endurance athlete should understand and use heart rate as part of their training. There are a plethora of benefits to using heart rate. The…
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For cyclists, climbing the hills are a love hate relationship. Racers can see it as an opportunity to take control of a race or lose…
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The holiday season is over and for many summer athletes this marks the end of the off season. For some this period has been used…
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We have all heard the importance of hydration. We have all been told how important it is to stay hydrated in order to perform optimally.…
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Heavy athletes tend to hate running. It takes its toll on the joints and tends to feel like hell to complete. It is not comfortable…
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Dealing with a large number of athletes shows a huge amount of variation and diversity. Lifestyle and physiological factors are totally different from one athlete…
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I recently had the opportunity to have a session in a Cryospa. Cold therapy is nothing new. It is perhaps the most utilized method of…
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For most of us when we train we use a predetermined load to dictate intensity. For endurance type training we may use split times or…
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