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James Marshall

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Training with your kids? Make sure it's child’s play

Training structure & planning

Do you sometimes encourage your children to train with you? James Marshall explains why children aren’t simply ‘mini adults’ and shows how to put together some child-friendly training options that will benefit you and your children

Score a successful goal

Training structure & planning

James Marshall looks at goal setting for success, and gives practical tips on how to focus on what matters most

Confessions of an insomniac: how to improve your sleep quality

Endurance health & lifestyle

James Marshall explains how insomnia affects athletes and the cycle of decline it can often initiate. He also provides a number of practical tips to arrest this decline and improve sleep quality

Planning for a new PB: look back to move forward!

Training structure & planning

This time of year is one where many athletes will be reflecting on their 2017 season’s achievements. James Marshall explains how endurance athletes can harness this process and develop new tools for even better performance in 2018

Runners: don’t let strength be your weakness!

Strength conditioning & flexibility

How strong should runners be? James Marshall looks at the scientific evidence and the recommendations of some of the world’s leading coaches to come up with some surprising answers

'Unexplained underperformance syndrome': are you at risk?

Recovery strategies

James Marshall explores the phenomenon of ‘unexplained underperformance syndrome’ (UUPS) in athletes and provides practical advice to help you avoid or recover from UUPS

Body composition and sport: why weight is a poor performance indicator

Weight management

The bathroom scales might tell you how much is there, but they don’t tell you what is there. Knowing your body composition, and more specifically your body fat level, allows you to plan and measure the outcomes of your training and dietary programmes m…

Strength training for distance runners

Strength conditioning & flexibility

Can lifting weights help middle distance runners run faster or further with no corresponding improvements in aerobic fitness? James Marshall looks at the evidence.

Triathlon injury: build resilience, train better

Other

Planning a triathlon training programme isn't simply about scaling down an elite programme . You need to match your training programme to your own strengths and weaknesses, and build in some basic strength work to enhance resilience and stay injury fre…

Pushing the boundaries: how hard is too hard?

Recovery strategies

Pushing the boundaries in training is essential for any athlete seeking maximum performance. But as James Marshall explains, there’s a right way and a wrong way to do it

Training or overtraining? Stay on the right side

Training structure & planning

How can you best plan your training and reduce the chances of overtraining or illness? James Marshall looks at a simple measuring tool that allows you to measure your overall training load across all your sessions...

Swim-strength training: don’t be left high and dry!

Strength conditioning & flexibility

James Marshall looks at strength training for swimmers, and explains why there’s more to it than meets the eye...

Biography

James Marshall MSc, CSCS, ACSM/HFI, runs Excelsior, a sports training company. He has previously worked with senior professional golfers, modern pentathletes and rugby union and league teams. Amongst which include Great Britain Rugby League Under 18s, England Rugby Under 18s, and London Welsh RFC. Five athletes he coached competed in the London Olympics in 2012.

Sports Performance Bulletin helps dedicated endurance athletes improve their performance. Sense-checking the latest sports science research, and sourcing evidence and case studies to support findings, Sports Performance Bulletin turns proven insights into easily digestible practical advice. Supporting athletes, coaches and professionals who wish to ensure their guidance and programmes are kept right up to date and based on credible science.

James Marshall

Recent Articles

Training with your kids? Make sure it's child’s play

Score a successful goal

Confessions of an insomniac: how to improve your sleep quality

Planning for a new PB: look back to move forward!

Runners: don’t let strength be your weakness!

'Unexplained underperformance syndrome': are you at risk?

Body composition and sport: why weight is a poor performance indicator

Strength training for distance runners

Triathlon injury: build resilience, train better

Pushing the boundaries: how hard is too hard?

Training or overtraining? Stay on the right side

Swim-strength training: don’t be left high and dry!

Biography

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