Each year for the biggest sports science conferences, I try and go through all of the abstracts being presented.  It’s the second best option, since attending isn’t an option due to my schedule. Besides seeing the new research that is out there, you get to notice trends.   It gives you a good idea on where…

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Over the past year or so, the idea of making sure not to inhibit the training effect has risen in popularity.  The old concept was that as soon as the workout was done, everything possible was done to recover for the next workout.  In practicality, this made sense, as if we could recover for the…

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Genetics of sport- Are we searching in the wrong places? The topic of genetics of endurance sport is a fascinating one.  For as long as I’ve been a competitive runner, the question of whether nature or nurture gave rise to the pocket of dominating distance runners in East Africa has been around. Researcher Yannis Ptisliadis…

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Last week was the big American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting.  I wasn’t in attendance as I was at the Prefontaine classic. So instead I had the pleasure of browsing through the 3,500+ abstracts that were presented at the conference.  There were a lot of interesting studies to pop up, so I figured I’d…

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Why timing matters Knowing what to do or what supplement to take doesn’t cut it anymore. Knowing what and why is great but there’s another dimension that is often neglected and that is to ask the question of when.  While it is easy to get lost in the minutia that is increased knowledge of genetic…

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I just started writing articles for Competitor.com and the first one went up today.  In it I take a look at the negative side of taking Caffeine pre-race or workout.  Caffeine is generally thought of as only a performance enhancer, which it does well, but there are drawbacks if you chronically use it.  In the article…

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Galvanic Skin Response….say what? If you read letsrun.com and look up anything about me I’ll be branded as some science only nut who relies on too much science and forgets the “old school” way.  If you were at my coaching presentation the Distance Summit put on at Queens University, after my “science” presentation you would…

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