TRAINING GUIDES

How to get more efficient on the Ski Erg

How to get more efficient on the Ski Erg

Popularised by concept 2, CrossFit Gyms and Hyrox, Ski erg’s are showing up in more and more gyms but from personal experience I see a lot of people avoiding these...

How to get more efficient on the Ski Erg

Popularised by concept 2, CrossFit Gyms and Hyrox, Ski erg’s are showing up in more and more gyms but from personal experience I see a lot of people avoiding these...

Lactate Threshold vs Lactate Tolerance

Lactate Threshold vs Lactate Tolerance

Lactate Threshold Lactate threshold (or anaerobic threshold) is the point at which your body is producing so much lactate that the body cannot clear it. This happens when working out...

Lactate Threshold vs Lactate Tolerance

Lactate Threshold Lactate threshold (or anaerobic threshold) is the point at which your body is producing so much lactate that the body cannot clear it. This happens when working out...

EPOC - Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption

EPOC - Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption

Let's take an example that you have just been out for a long run over your lunch break. You grab a quick cold shower, but as you are getting dressed...

EPOC - Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption

Let's take an example that you have just been out for a long run over your lunch break. You grab a quick cold shower, but as you are getting dressed...

Pre-Race Warm-up

Pre-Race Warm-up

The value of a good warm-up is difficult to quantify but it’s not insignificant. Like so many things in life simply doing something is likely of benefit over doing nothing...

Pre-Race Warm-up

The value of a good warm-up is difficult to quantify but it’s not insignificant. Like so many things in life simply doing something is likely of benefit over doing nothing...

Cold Thermogenesis

Cold Thermogenesis

Michael Phelps reportedly ate up 12,000 (kilo)calories per day during his most intensive training periods for the Olympics. Although it appears that the actual number may be 8-10,000 this remains...

Cold Thermogenesis

Michael Phelps reportedly ate up 12,000 (kilo)calories per day during his most intensive training periods for the Olympics. Although it appears that the actual number may be 8-10,000 this remains...

The Quantified Self

The Quantified Self

 How much have you moved today? How did you sleep? How fit are you? How fresh do you feel? Are you getting ill? Should you train today or perhaps take...

The Quantified Self

 How much have you moved today? How did you sleep? How fit are you? How fresh do you feel? Are you getting ill? Should you train today or perhaps take...