Posts Tagged ‘Physiology’
Inflammation- To stop or not to stop? What the current research says.
One of the recent themes of this blog has been rethinking the concept of damage being a bad thing. The traditional view has been that we need to avoid damage, whether it is muscle, tendon, or some biochemical change at the microscopic level. Recently, the paradigm has started to shift towards looking at damage not…
Read MorePhysiological Model of Training- Why it and “zone training” are outdated
I hate zone training. It’s a pet peeve of mine. I hate the idea and the concept behind it. But so many coaches out there use it, and in actuality we all tend to classify workouts into different zones. I’ve wrestled with trying to explain my hatred for zone training and what I’d call the…
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 MoreRunning Times Article and why scientists get it wrong.
First off, a shorttraining update. Going very well. I’ve had some solid workouts and am just getting into the swing of things. Right now I’m putting together the outdoor schedule, but it looks like for big meets I’ll try and head to Mt. SAC, one of the nashville meets, another Cali meet, and who knows…
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