The triathlete’s winter “off season” is no doubt the best time to get down to some productive gym work so as to start the next season even stronger. This article sets out the rationale and a good programme… Mike
It’s time to tear up the ‘old school’ rulebook…
There’s a revolution going on in sports training – and [...]
More in the series on recovery and the prevention of overtraining which again emphasises the importance of having a good balanced nutrition programme. – Mike
Specific nutritional practices can prevent overtraining and accelerate exercise recovery
Where should we draw the line between appropriate ‘heavy training’ and overtraining? And are there specific nutritional practices that can prevent [...]
This is the third article in this excellent series containing absolutely vital information about programming training for maximum gains. Every athlete owes it to themselves to thoroughly grasp and apply these concepts. Mike.
Too much hard training can devastate your muscles and implode your immune system.
Creating a great training programme is not just a matter of writing [...]
This article continues to expand on the preceding ones published in this blog, and which should form the basis upon which all good training programmes are designed. You can only train as well as you are recovered. Lessons hard learned… Mike.
Carrying out great training is not just a matter of conducting tough, high-quality workouts. If [...]
Latest research indicates that over 90% of our endurance training should be done at a pace so slow that we feel almost “guilty”, with only around 3% going really hard and very little in the so called “tempo” (no man’s land) zone… Mike
How a train low, train high approach can lead to increased performance
In recent years, [...]