Endurance training
Training for optimum endurance performance requires a multi-faceted approach. In this section, you’ll find advice on how to train to perform faster, longer and recover more rapidly. You’ll also find information on how to combine the elements of a training programme, specific training techniques, strength and conditioning to reach the next level and stay injury free, along with training advice designed for older athletes
in Endurance psychology, High intensity training, Techniques
SPB looks at new research on endurance event pacing; is it really true that a freely-chosen pace works best? MORE
in Endurance injuries and health, Muscles and tendons, Overuse injuries, Techniques, Training structure and planning
SPB looks at new research on ‘real world’ running injury risk and running cadence MORE
in High intensity training, Strength, conditioning and flexibility, Training structure and planning
How can endurance athletes make more strength gains with less training time and effort? Andrew Sheaff looks at the evidence MORE
in Strength, conditioning and flexibility, Techniques, Training structure and planning
When strength-training needs to happen fast, can supersets work for athletes? SPB looks at the evidence MORE
in Hydration and fuelling on the move, Nutrition for endurance athletes, Recovery nutrition, Recovery strategies
Do carbohydrate energy drinks containing added protein provide additional benefits for endurance athletes while on the move? SPB looks at the evidence MORE
in Endurance injuries and health, Muscles and tendons, Overuse injuries, Strength, conditioning and flexibility
SPB looks at an injury condition known as ‘frozen shoulder’, and the best treatment options for restoring shoulder functionality MORE
in Strength, conditioning and flexibility, Techniques, Training structure and planning
When progress in strength training plateaus, a new strategy is required. SPB looks at the evidence for and against drop sets MORE
in Endurance injuries and health, Muscles and tendons, Strength, conditioning and flexibility, Training structure and planning
SPB highlights research showing that fluoroquinolone antibiotics pose more serious risks for athletes than hitherto realized MORE
in Muscles and tendons, Strength, conditioning and flexibility, Training structure and planning
New research on soccer players suggests that limb asymmetry can be surprisingly large, quite variable and negatively impacts performance MORE
in Muscles and tendons, Strength, conditioning and flexibility, Techniques, Training structure and planning
There’s much skepticism about the value of pre-exercise stretching for performance. But new research suggests that integrated properly into a warm up, gains from stretching can be had MORE
