Anyone who has worked with computers quickly realized the importance of the reset button. If we recognize it so quickly with computers why don’t recognize the need with athletes in training? Yes as weird as it may sound each athlete has a reset button. That reset button consists of a training module, a training activity or even a particular workout or recovery method that gets the system back in [...]
Yesterday my fellow blogging compatriot, Chad Williams, made mention of the importance of post-workout nutrition. While I can't say as the composition of his “Foamy Grossness” is optimal, an important message to take away is that you need to be taking in peri-workout nutrition. Unfortunately, particularly in endurance circles, anything beyond a beverage ending in “-ade” is both under ap [...]
Kelvin Giles sent me the following excerpt from one of his manuals after reading the last post on the female athlete:The following information illustrates the differences between the male and female during these ever-changing periods of maturation. It must be pointed out that these are simply differences and in no way should anyone think that this means that we treat the female athlete differently [...]
Recent research states that optimal recovery is enhanced through adequate nutrition. The ratio of carbohydrates to protein is best when 4:1 and also consumed within the first 15 minutes of the workout, race, lift, etc. While this is not an add for Accelerade, they have done a marvelous job at making a delicious and consumable drink that has this ratio. Yet, that much science in a sports drink make [...]
In distance running, the deload is one of the most resisted concepts by coaches and athletes alike. The argument often sounds something like this: “If I drop my mileage a bit this week, I won't average 75 miles per week this month.” My opinion is usually that “75” is just a number and an athlete can keep hammering away, but the accumulated fatigue will prevent optimal performance and qu [...]