Training & Racing Insights
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Learnings from Athlete Training Camps
Discover what makes training camps effective for athletes, including goal clarity, potential trade-offs like disrupted routines and sleep, and the crucial role of rest.
Sweat and Sodium
What role does sodium play in endurance performance in light of how our bodies react to heat and effort?
Hydration and Performance in the Heat: An Introduction
How does understanding sweat rate and hydration strategies impact performance and health in endurance sports?
Continuous Lactate Monitoring: the next big thing in Sport Science?
Continuous Lactate Monitoring is on the rise in endurance sports - here’s all you need to know
To Drill Or Not To Drill? That Is The Question!
Can drills and deliberate practice effectively improve swimming and running technique for long-distance athletes?
Winter Training Tips
Don’t let winter stop you from training outdoors! Coach Meg gives us some tips for winter cycling (or running) as the days get colder and shorter.
Why Generalists (Triathlon Coaches) Triumph in a Specialised World
What can coaches learn from David Epstein’s book “Range”?
World Tour Cycling Teams Continue the Trend of Signing Young Talent
Discover why top cycling teams like Ineos Grenadiers and Jumbo Visma are increasingly signing young riders to long-term contracts, focusing on developing their fatigue resistance to prepare them for the rigorous demands of World Tour racing.
Optimising Drafting When Running
Looking into drafting and pacing strategies for runners, using Eliud Kipchoge’s marathon performance.
Think Again
Discover how to enhance mental agility through Adam Grant's "Think Again," which advocates for rethinking one’s beliefs like a scientist to thrive in today’s dynamic world.
Performing When Fatigued
Exploring the impact of physiological resilience on endurance performance
Functional or Non-Functional Overreaching
Finding the perfect balance between training stress and rest isn't always straightforward. Discover how nuanced metrics and lifestyle insights can guide effective training.
Carbohydrate Intake: 120g versus 90g
Recent discussions highlight increased carbohydrate intake among elite athletes, with studies suggesting up to 120 grams per hour may enhance performance - a closer look.
Ventilation And Durability
Discussing 'threshold durability'—vital for ultra-endurance athletes—and recent research that suggests ventilation might offer a real-time intensity monitoring solution during long training sessions.
The Impact of Social Media Use on Endurance Performance
Discover how using social media on smartphones before swim training affects performance, with a study comparing its impact to watching educational videos.
Ketones - An introduction
A review of current research on the potential of exogenous ketones for improving sports performance
Fatigability and Recovery Differences Between the Sexes
Does gender influence recovery and fatigability after high-intensity endurance exercise?
Training Adaptation and Heart Rate Variability in Elite Endurance Athletes
How does HRV respond to different training loads and what does it tell us about readiness to train and adapt to workouts?
The Evolution of World-Class Endurance Training
Trends in world-class endurance training as identified by top sport scientists
How to resist slowing down or stopping during endurance activity
Managing discomfort and improving performance through self talk