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Training structure & planning

Understanding the elements required to maximise endurance performance is all well and good. But the key to success is knowing how to blend these components in a way that maximises performance potential, while minimising the risk of injury and burnout.

In this section, you’ll find information on exactly what this means in terms of planning and structuring your training programme.

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Older athletes: strength solutions for injury rehab

Andrew Sheaf looks at new strength-training research on older athletes, and explains why training the uninjured side could be the answer ...

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Skill training for athletes: time for some overload

Andrew Sheaff looks at new research on skill acquisition and training for athletes, and explains why you should challenge your skill trai...

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Novice vs. experienced runners: all moves are not equal

Why exactly are novice runners so much more injury prone than experienced runners, and how can novices reduce their injury risk? SPB repo...

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Running shoe buyers: beware of deception!

SPB looks at some new research questioning the validity of gait analysis technology when buying new running shoes. Are you being deceived...

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Training program design: man vs. machine

AI continues to become ever more powerful and sophisticated. But is it able to match a training program designed by an experienced coach?...

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Sports skill practice: the pros and cons of feedback

Andrew Sheaff looks at new research on feedback for skill acquisition. Can athletes have too much of a good thing?

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Setting your training pace: trust your feelings

Is perception of effort a reliable and valid method of determining your training pace when used on its own? SPB looks at recent and new r...

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Larks vs. owls: lessons for training and racing

Are you a morning or evening person, and what are the implications for the way you schedule your training and prepare for races? Andrew H...

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Resistance training for runners: complex or simple solutions?

Can combining plyomterics with resistance training produce superior performance gains in runners compared to resistance training alone? ...

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Endurance training: sleep to win!

Just how important is sleep quality and quantity for long-term endurance performance? SPB looks at new research suggesting that it’s much ...

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Endurance for the long haul: learning from the ultra-elites

What are the fundamental training structure requirements for athletes seeking long-term endurance performance gains over many years? SPB ...

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Turn up the heat: new thinking on effective warm ups

Does a warm up have to be active or dynamic in order to be effective? SPB looks at new and rather surprising new research

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Strength training loading: do all roads lead to Rome?

Is it mandatory to use high-load strength training to develop maximum strength and muscle size? Andrew Sheaff looks at some intriguing new ...

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Strength training: the long and short of eccentric reps

Andrew Sheaff looks at new research on how manipulating the eccentric or lowering phase of your reps when strength training can affect the ...

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Cycling performance: long or short crank lengths for amateurs?

How does crank length affect cycling efficiency, sprinting performance and perceived effort? SPB looks at what the most recent research has ...

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Cycling and performance: what training structure really works?

How does the type of training you perform and your training volume affect cycling performance in the longer term? Andrew Sheaff looks at ...

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Marathon preparation: take the long-term approach

How do training volume, duration, frequency and added cross training affect the ability of amateur runners to run a fast marathon time? ...

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Sleep and performance: a one-night wonder

What is the true effect of missing one night’s sleep on athletic performance, and can a good sleep the next night fully restore that ...

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Endurance and durability: better in the long run

What’s the best way to improve your endurance durability? Andrew Hamilton looks at definitive new research

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Interval training: extracting the maximum for performance

SPB looks at new research on how the length of intervals in a training session might impact a key determinant of endurance performance - ...

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Strength for endurance: weighty decisions

Can lifting heavy weights really improve endurance performance? SPB looks at definitive new research and makes recommendations for ...

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Enduring endurance: a durability deep dive

Durability is now understood to be a crucial metric of endurance performance. But what are the constituent elements of durability and what ...

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Endurance training: the low-intensity paradox:

SPB looks at new research on why high-volume low-intensity training is effective for endurance athletes, despite delivering a relatively ...

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Recovery and training adaptation: the hot-cold equation

Is post-exercise hot-water immersion a better recovery and performance option than cold-water immersion? SPB looks at new evidence

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Training structure & planning

Older athletes: strength solutions for injury rehab

Skill training for athletes: time for some overload

Novice vs. experienced runners: all moves are not equal

Running shoe buyers: beware of deception!

Training program design: man vs. machine

Sports skill practice: the pros and cons of feedback

Setting your training pace: trust your feelings

Larks vs. owls: lessons for training and racing

Resistance training for runners: complex or simple solutions?

Endurance training: sleep to win!

Endurance for the long haul: learning from the ultra-elites

Turn up the heat: new thinking on effective warm ups

Strength training loading: do all roads lead to Rome?

Strength training: the long and short of eccentric reps

Cycling performance: long or short crank lengths for amateurs?

Cycling and performance: what training structure really works?

Marathon preparation: take the long-term approach

Sleep and performance: a one-night wonder

Endurance and durability: better in the long run

Interval training: extracting the maximum for performance

Strength for endurance: weighty decisions

Enduring endurance: a durability deep dive

Endurance training: the low-intensity paradox:

Recovery and training adaptation: the hot-cold equation

Keep up with latest sports science research and apply it to maximize performance

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