Mental Toughness: What is it?
Is mental toughness the difference between winning and losing? Mental toughness has always intrigued me. I’ve always wondered how much we...
Injury Prevention: Stretching and Rolling
Stretching and rolling are great additions to your weekly training plan because they reduce injury risk, improve functional movement and...
Gastrointestinal Distress (GI Distress)
I take a look at GI distress, how it’s caused and why you should think about it. Gastrointestinal distress (GI distress) can be as simple...
Alcohol: Training and Drinking.
If your serious about your training alcohol can be detrimental to your training and sporting performance. What are the effects though?...
What actually is ‘Fitness?’
I take a look at what fitness is, our view of it and how the World Health Organisation classify it. I asked a few people this question...
Orthostatic Testing: Monitoring Recovery
Orthostatic testing is a highly accurate method of monitoring training stress and therefore recovery. It also provides you with your...
Review: Castelli Alpha WindStopper Jacket
Keeping warm, but being able to regulate your temperature during winter rides is important when it comes to getting in the miles. Look no...
Running Cadence: How many steps per minute should you take when running?
What is the ideal cadence and how to I increase it? When out running your running cadence is probably not something you have worried...
Base Training
Base training; What is it and how do I do it? Is it the best method of training? Training slow to run fast. If you are an aerobic athlete...
Recovery: The Supercompensation Cycle
There are many strategies to help you recover faster from your training. I will be looking at the super compensation cycle, dispel some...
