Cool Downs Don’t Prevent Injuries or Improve Performance
Over the years, when I have been teaching or writing about training I’ve emphasized that there are three parts to a session. These are the warm-up (we get the body and nervous...
aerobic exercise
Fatigue: Is It All In Our Heads?
Why do we get tired during exercise? No matter what type of exercise that you engage in, fatigue happens. You can’t lift as much weight, you can’t do as many repetitions, your...
Interval Training: Better For Athletes?
There are a number of popular approaches for aerobic exercise training. The other day I was approached by a soccer strength and conditioning coach about my thoughts of aerobic training and soccer....
Interval Training: Impact of Recovery
Interval training is an effective way to improve maximal oxygen consumption, ability to train at high intensities, and an effective way for improving speed. Interval training typically involves training at a high...
Interval Training: An Overdue Examination
Interval training has been used extensively for the training of endurance athletes. The rationale is that long slow distance training may develop aerobic capacity, but it teaches athletes to be slow and...