Philosophy
Common Misconceptions in Running
Common Misconceptions in Running. 1. Stretching improves performance Reality- Nope, it impairs it. Numerous studies have shown that it decreases performance from sprints to endurance. How? Well that would take a whole post but it’s mostly through neruomuscular factors, such as decreased muscle recruitment, and decreased stiffness of the system, resulting in less elastic energy…
Read MorePart 3- THe Physiological Map
Part 3-The Physiological Map The particular model that I suggest is based on the ideas of Jan Olbrecht. Using his ideas and research, we can come up with a simplified way of looking at what physiological aspects govern performance. The challenge of putting such a model together is that we do NOT know everything about…
Read MorePart 2: Global Change
Part 2: Global Change The example above (in part 1) illustrates how to use science to our advantage. In order to do that we have to stop thinking of the singular effects a workout might have and start thinking about the global effects it will have on the athlete. After this is done, then you…
Read MorePart 1-What’s wrong with the Traditional Physiology based training model?
The Physiological Map series: Part 2- Global Change Part 3- The Physiological Map For the next couple days/weeks whatever, I’ll be posting a very rough draft of a paper I did for school. The basis of the paper is introducing a different way to use science in training runners. Hope it makes sense. What’s wrong…
Read MoreMy Training books ranked!
I get asked about what training books to read, so I’ve decided to come up with a list of the top training (textbooks excluded) books I’ve read. It’s a subjective list but to add some objectivity my rankings will take into account how many pages of notes I took when reading the book (I have…
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