Posts by stevemagness
Aerobic Training is NOT the devil and the fallacy of muscle fiber type conversions
It’s time for another rant: First, watch Mike Boyle’s video in which he says Aerobic base training is useless: http://www.functionalstrengthcoach3.com/intervals.html The problem with this guy’s view: VO2max is NOT the measure for aerobic performance or capacity. I’ll post later on why his reasoning for intervals improving VO2max is faulty. I’ve got a whole paper on…
Read MoreThanksgiving race, off to Portland, and should we trust Pro coaches just because they’re pro’s?
This will be a kind of update post on everything. HS runners: It was a crazy end of the season. At state, as a team they got 2nd which was a nice improvement. Coming in, getting 3rd was pretty much what we’d expected so moving up one place, the best placing in school history, was…
Read MoreAntioxidants=Overated
I’ve been wanting to write something about this for a while but haven’t quiet had the time. It’s a topic I want to delve into more completely, but for now this short review will have to do. Antioxidants are everywhere. They are being portrayed almost as a super cure. Are they good things? Yes. But…
Read MoreEvidence for Doubling, training in glycogen depleted state
One of the topics that has generated a large amount of response on this blog has been on the debate over singles versus doubles. I thought I’d share some of the current research that may explain why doubles provide a benefit. Some researchers have suggested that training in a fatigued state may enhance subsequent adaptations.…
Read MoreResearch on Individual response to training
A big theme of my training/this blog is individuality. It’s central to training a successful runner. The problem is that it is hard to do. It takes work to actually individualize something. It’s much easier to give a cookie cutter approach. If you know anything about research and studies is that most of the time…
Read MoreIs 9mi once better than 4.5mi twice? Maybe not.
Singles vs. Doubles: Part 1- Introduction Part 2- Evidence for doubling: training in glycogen depleted state Part 3-Revisiting Single vs. Doubles: Evidence from Dathan Ritzenhein I’ve been dabbling around with this idea in my head for quiet some time. I’ve even mentioned it on this blog before. The question is how long should easy days…
Read MoreStrength Endurance Circuit Video
I’m posting a strength endurance circuit of the HS guys that they did in the tail end of this past summer. The idea behind this kind of circuit is strength endurance development obviously. What we are trying to do in basic terms is to force fiber recruitment and extend the endurance of those fibers. The…
Read MorePercy Cerutty, Running Form
I just got back from NYC, where I watched Mo and Tommy run the 5th ave mile and had a good time. A bit tired, but the runnings going well. I’m going to start doing some low key races pretty soon, so after watching 5th ave. i’m pumped up and ready to go. In regards…
Read MoreComplex to Simple
First, read this post by Vern Gambetta: http://www.elitetrack.com/blogs/details/4804/ While I might not totally agree with how he applies it, the concept of taking complex things and making them simple is one that hits home. Before I headed out to Virginia, I spent two days with the man I think is the best track and field…
Read MoreThe Warm-Up
The Warm-Up: What should you do? Do you want the truth? I have no idea. No one really truly knows. That goes for just about anything unfortunately. There are no definitive answers; it’s not black and white. If anyone tells you that it is, be very wary. Okay, so that doesn’t help anyone out too…
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