Tag "training"
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.
Basic Limiters: Strength
If there is one biomotor ability that sets athletes (from all sports) apart from non-athletes it is basic strength.
Treadmill Quickness – Sustained Speed Training
Here’s a winter workout that will improve your quickness, give you a VO2max stimulus and enhance your running economy at all speeds.
Rejuvenation and Recovery
The tough part for the self-coached athlete (and the self-coached coach!) is developing a recovery strategy. My No. 1 piece of advice to you in this regard is Schedule Your Recovery.
Advanced Triathlon Training – Big Week Training
“Crash training appeals to almost everybody but appropriate for almost nobody.”
My Summer Vacation
This week’s photo was taken towards the end of a 44-hour training week. If you look closely then you may be able to see the signs of fatigue intoxication!
Learning from Success
In 2003, I had a chance to hear Jack Daniels speak at a swimming clinic. Daniels is a favorite of the coaches here at Endurance Corner and we model much of our physiological approach based on what we’ve learned from him.
Basic Limiters
Early winter is the time of year to consider some of the more basic and often ignored qualities that go together to make up the qualities that might eventually limit your performance in your specific event.
Horses for Courses – Part III: Race Selection Based on Body Type
Now is the time of year that athletes are filling in their calendars and deciding what races will occupy their next season.
