by Arnar Larusson
Your fitness is constantly evolving - so should your training.
The importance of individualizing training
Individualizing training to your current...
by Arnar Larusson
A case study on the importance of individualizing training based on metabolic thresholds.
Age group athletes must strike the balance between their ...
by Siggi Ragnarsson
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...
by Arnar Larusson
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...
by Siggi Ragnarsson
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...
by Siggi Ragnarsson
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...
by Kristen Hench
If you want to make a physiologist wince, tell them how much "lactic acid" you felt in your muscles after a hard workout. "Lactic acid" has unfo...
by Kristen Hench
Running is a high impact endeavor that produces relatively high impact forces that must be absorbed and distributed through the joints and muscles...
by Kristen Hench
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...
by Kristen Hench
Endurance athletes frequently participate in persistently high volumes and intensities of practice to achieve a high level of performance without understanding that physiological adaptation occurs during rest periods following hard physical exertion. Learn how to maintain that key balance.
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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