Category: Training Methodology

Hunter Allen

Hunter Allen & Andrew Coggan’s Cycling Intensity

How do you measure intensity? So many coaches use so many different methods, power, Heart Rate (HR), three zones, five zones, seven zones?? I’ve been planning a series of weekly articles for over a year now, looking at what different coaches prescribe (or used to prescribe) and why. This article is part of a series that is exploring how other coaches determine intensity, using Hunter Allen and Andrew Coggan’s Training and Racing With A Power Meter book as the primary reference.

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John Newsome & Adam Young

Paul Newsome & Adam Young’s Swimming Intensity

How do you measure intensity? So many coaches use so many different methods, power, Heart Rate (HR), three zones, five zones, seven zones?? I’ve been planning a series of weekly articles for over a year now, looking at what different coaches prescribe (or used to prescribe) and why. This article is part of a series that is exploring how other coaches determine intensity, using Paul Newsome & Adam Young’s Swim Smooth book as the primary reference.

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Jack Daniels

Jack Daniels’ Running Intensity

How do you measure intensity? So many coaches use so many different methods, power, Heart Rate (HR), three zones, five zones, seven zones?? I’ve been planning a series of weekly articles for over a year now, looking at what different coaches prescribe (or used to prescribe) and why. This is the third article in the series, using Jack Daniel’s Running Formula as the primary reference.

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Joe Friel

Joe Friel’s Cycling Intensity

How do you measure intensity? So many coaches use so many different methods, power, Heart Rate (HR), three zones, five zones, seven zones?? I’ve been planning a series of weekly articles for over a year now, looking at what different coaches prescribe (or used to prescribe) and why. This is the second article in the series, using Joe Friel’s The Power Meter Handbook as the primary reference.

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Spencer Smith’s Cycling Intensity

How do you measure intensity? So many coaches use so many different methods, power, Heart Rate (HR), three zones, five zones, seven zones?? I’ve been planning a series of weekly articles for over a year now, looking at what different coaches prescribe and why. This first article comes after finding an old magazine article about Spencer Smith’s coach Bill Black and his definitions of various zones.

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Triathlon Intensity

Intensity For Swimming

Intensity is the key to the success of your swim training. By training at the correct intensities, we can manipulate the physiological responses your body gets. This will generate the greatest improvement from where your running fitness currently is.

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Cycle HIIT to improve running

Science on Sunday: High-intensity cycle interval training improves cycling and running performance in triathletes

Triathlon is a demanding sport to train for across three disciplines. Cross training can provide benefits to the other disciplines, but how much?

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Post-COVID

Science on Sunday: Exercise and Sports After COVID-19—Guidance from a Clinical Perspective

Putting together a plan to return to sport post-COVID can be a challenging experience, especially with the desire to avoid “long COVID”.

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EnduranceExchange

Power Point Slides from Endurance Exchange Presentation

I gave a presentation titled “A Qualitative Overview of Methodologies of Periodization Used By Elite Endurance Coaches & Academics” on USA Triathlon’s Endurance Exchange Virtual Conference this morning.

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Qualitative Comparison of Periodisation Principles and Methodology

Since September I’ve published a number of articles about the Periodisation Principles and Methodology of a number of inspirational coaches and academics. Although each coach has their own take or style of periodisation they all have a number of key features that I will summarise in this article, as well as drawing attention to where they differ (and in some instances why they differ).

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