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VT1, VT2, VO2max Thresholds: The Key to Maximum...
Knowing your thresholds is a useful way to quantify effort and distribute your training load, but understanding what they mean and how to use them is vital to realizing performance...
VT1, VT2, VO2max Thresholds: The Key to Maximum...
Knowing your thresholds is a useful way to quantify effort and distribute your training load, but understanding what they mean and how to use them is vital to realizing performance...
The Importance of Accurate Thresholds
Polar's Sport Tester PE 2000 came out in 1982 and since then heart rate has been the standard measurement of intensity along with speed for endurance exercise (1). It has proven to be a...
The Importance of Accurate Thresholds
Polar's Sport Tester PE 2000 came out in 1982 and since then heart rate has been the standard measurement of intensity along with speed for endurance exercise (1). It has proven to be a...
Debunking the Lactic Acid Myth
If you want to make a physiologist wince, tell them how much "lactic acid" you felt in your muscles after a hard workout. "Lactic acid" has unfortunately been pinned as the culprit...
Debunking the Lactic Acid Myth
If you want to make a physiologist wince, tell them how much "lactic acid" you felt in your muscles after a hard workout. "Lactic acid" has unfortunately been pinned as the culprit...
Debunking the Myth of the Fat Burning Zone: Wha...
The fat-burning zone is a widely misconstrued concept concerning weight loss and fat loss. In the past, endurance athletes have focused a large amount of their training at approximately 60%...
Debunking the Myth of the Fat Burning Zone: Wha...
The fat-burning zone is a widely misconstrued concept concerning weight loss and fat loss. In the past, endurance athletes have focused a large amount of their training at approximately 60%...
What Causes Overtraining Syndrome and How to Pr...
Endurance athletes frequently participate in persistently high volumes and intensities of practice to achieve a high level of performance without understanding that physiological adaptation occurs during rest periods following hard...
What Causes Overtraining Syndrome and How to Pr...
Endurance athletes frequently participate in persistently high volumes and intensities of practice to achieve a high level of performance without understanding that physiological adaptation occurs during rest periods following hard...
A Step-by-Step Guide to Improving Your Thresholds
To effectively train for an endurance event, or coach an athlete who is competing in one, accurate physiological data is key to guiding and monitoring training performance and intensity. Your First...
A Step-by-Step Guide to Improving Your Thresholds
To effectively train for an endurance event, or coach an athlete who is competing in one, accurate physiological data is key to guiding and monitoring training performance and intensity. Your First...