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For a long time, it has been a standard training practice in the elite endurance world to use thresholds to guide workout intensity. Most elite at...
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Knowing your thresholds is a useful way to quantify effort and distribute your training load, but understanding what they mean and how to use them...
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Polar's Sport Tester PE 2000 came out in 1982 and since then heart rate has been the standard measurement of intensity along with speed for endura...
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Running is a high impact endeavor that produces relatively high impact forces that must be absorbed and distributed through the joints and muscles...
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The fat-burning zone is a widely misconstrued concept concerning weight loss and fat loss. In the past, endurance athletes have focused a large am...
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We've seen top athlete's careers spiral, and we've likely all felt one of the three stages. The decline is brought about by an overload of either your sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous system and can take an overwhelming physical and mental toll on even the toughest of people. This article, and the information in it could be the barrier between you and your next personal best. Better yet, it could be the reason you enjoy a long, stable, and active life.
by Kristen Hench
To effectively train for an endurance event, or coach an athlete who is competing in one, accurate physiological data is key to guiding and monito...
by Kristen Hench
Physiological indicators imply much about the preparedness and performance of endurance athletes. To effectively train for an endurance event, or...
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Cardiorespiratory fitness, typically determined by maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), is an essential measurement for the exercise physiologist, coa...
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Anaerobic threshold (AT) is one of the most common and useful performance markers used by many athletes and coaches. Anaerobic threshold also refe...
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How do we get faster and cover longer distances? At the most basic level, this occurs as our body gets better at using oxygen to create the energy...
For a long time, it has been a standard training practice in the elite endurance world to use thresholds to guide workout intensity. Most elite at...
Knowing your thresholds is a useful way to quantify effort and distribute your training load, but understanding what they mean and how to use them...
Polar's Sport Tester PE 2000 came out in 1982 and since then heart rate has been the standard measurement of intensity along with speed for endura...
Athletes often refer to lactic acid when talking about the side effects of a hard and strenuous workout. Lactic acid has played an essential role ...
Running is a high impact endeavor that produces relatively high impact forces that must be absorbed and distributed through the joints and muscles...
The fat-burning zone is a widely misconstrued concept concerning weight loss and fat loss. In the past, endurance athletes have focused a large am...
We've seen top athlete's careers spiral, and we've likely all felt one of the three stages. The decline is brought about by an overload of either your sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous system and can take an overwhelming physical and mental toll on even the toughest of people. This article, and the information in it could be the barrier between you and your next personal best. Better yet, it could be the reason you enjoy a long, stable, and active life.
To effectively train for an endurance event, or coach an athlete who is competing in one, accurate physiological data is key to guiding and monito...
Physiological indicators imply much about the preparedness and performance of endurance athletes. To effectively train for an endurance event, or...
Cardiorespiratory fitness, typically determined by maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), is an essential measurement for the exercise physiologist, coa...
Anaerobic threshold (AT) is one of the most common and useful performance markers used by many athletes and coaches. Anaerobic threshold also refe...
