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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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.
View More 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 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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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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Triathlon is a demanding sport to train for across three disciplines. Cross training can provide benefits to the other disciplines, but how much?
View More Science on Sunday: High-intensity cycle interval training improves cycling and running performance in triathletes
Putting together a plan to return to sport post-COVID can be a challenging experience, especially with the desire to avoid “long COVID”.
View More Science on Sunday: Exercise and Sports After COVID-19—Guidance from a Clinical Perspective
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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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).
View More Qualitative Comparison of Periodisation Principles and Methodology
Professor Tudor Bompa is often referred to as the father of periodisation but I personally disagree as Bompa took the concepts of Hans Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) and Leo Matveyev from the 1950’s and 60’s further developing them. Bompa is an academic who wrote prolifically on the subject both theoretically in peer reviewed journals as well as writing books on the Theory and Methodology of Periodisation, and further still on practical application in a range of different sports. Guru or God Father is a more fitting title for the single person who took the theoretical knowledge out of Eastern Block Europe and brought this knowledge to both the Western World and general sports people across a range of sports. The sixth edition of his very popular book Periodization: Theory and Methodology of Training is about to be released in a couple of weeks.
View More The God Father of Periodisation – Tudor Bompa
Professor Frank W DIck OBE, is a world renowned coach, as well as being the President of the European Athletics Coaches Association. From 1979 to 1994 he was the Director of Coaching at the British Athletic Federation and was a previous international athlete. He wrote what is widely regarded as the classic textbook in the field of Sports Training Principles and is the hall mark of many a student or practitioner of applied sports science, Physical Education teachers, fitness advisors, coaches and athletes alike.
View More Frank Dick’s Sports Periodisation Principles