Tag "ironman"
Setting Expectations: Racing After Defeat
Having a race that does not go well can take a toll on you mentally and if you’re not careful it can set you up for long term habits that are hard to break.
Three Powerful Strategies to Incorporate in Your Season Plan
While it’s always good to look back on the past with a critical eye, it is equally important to celebrate the successes — the changes that we made this year that led to some breakthrough performances.
Three Times You Want to See Your Little Blue Line Take a Nose Dive
Athletes who use the TrainingPeaks Performance Manager Chart effectively have a potentially huge advantage over their competition in their ability to see the big picture at a glance.
Beyond the Fatigue Curve: Bringing Lab Testing to the Field – Part I: Fat Oxidation
As regular readers will know, I’m a big fan of using fatigue curves as an indicator of the relative top end power versus submax endurance strength of an athlete.
Managing Your Coach
Here are some ideas for managing your coach. I recommend that you print this out and run through these questions on your next call.
This Too Shall Pass
If you are going to play hard, at some point you are going to acquire an injury.
Breakthrough Training: Four Key Lessons for the Serious, Frustrated Athlete
Those with big goals — Kona qualification, IM podium — simply can’t afford to take an ad-hoc approach any more.
Mental Toughness: A Physiologist’s Perspective
The brain has made a significant appearance in the scientific study of fatigue, a topic of particular practical significance for the ironman athlete.
Basic Limiters: Mobility
Mobility is kind of a catch-all phrase that incorporates all aspects of functional flexibility.
Basic Limiters: Work Capacity
I want to explore one of the most important and yet misunderstood abilities that is the prime focus of an athlete’s Base Period.
