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
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 ...
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...
by Arnar Larusson
Cardiorespiratory fitness, typically determined by maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), is an essential measurement for the exercise physiologist, coa...
by Kristen Hench
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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