Someone just pointed out to me that I forget to explain what "TSS" is in my post yesterday. Sorry about that. This gets rather hairy with further definitions needed, which I'm not going … [Read more...] about Oops! What Is TSS?
Archives for June 2011
Question: Why am I so Tired?
Many successful endurance athletes are type-A personalities. They are driven to succeed. While this is necessary to some extent, too much drive and motivation can lead to disastrous training and poor … [Read more...] about Question: Why am I so Tired?
Max Heart Rate and Fitness
I’m still getting caught up with work and life in general having just returned from 2 weeks in Switzerland and the UK. So this is just going to be a quicky. It has to do with a study I came across … [Read more...] about Max Heart Rate and Fitness
What’s Important to Your Success?
The above title is the key question that must be asked before starting to train for a specific A-priority race. Many don’t and simply train randomly. That’s works alright in the first year or so after … [Read more...] about What’s Important to Your Success?
Recovery On Demand for the Advanced Athlete
I’m at a camp in Switzerland this week with a group of first-time Ironman triathletes. When I do these with Tridynamic, who manages the camps, we bring in local experts to add depth what may … [Read more...] about Recovery On Demand for the Advanced Athlete
Training for Advanced Athletes, Part 5
In block periodization, according to Vladimir Issurin in his book, Block Periodization, there are three mesocycles which are actually quite similar to what is used in linear periodization. They … [Read more...] about Training for Advanced Athletes, Part 5
Training for Advanced Athletes, Part 4
Block periodization is relatively new. I started toying with it about a year ago. As with all such training experimentation I tried it on myself first. I was pleased with the results. I do a few road … [Read more...] about Training for Advanced Athletes, Part 4