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Inspiratory Muscle Training: Ergogenic Benefits
Inspiratory muscle training as an ergogenic aid: the story so far
Olympic Gold Medal Winners' Training Tips
What makes an Olympic Champion?
Peak Performance Launches Olympics 2008 Blog
Telling Non-Olympians how to do it too!
Tabata Interval Training for Strength and Endurance
Time-efficient strength and endurance workout
Football Training Drills for Improving Energy Systems During Pre-season
Football Tips and Exercises to Make You Ready for the New Season
Rugby Training: Secrets of the Rugby World Cup Players
Scotland's Rugby Fitness Coach shares his rugby training tips
Zone Training: Planning Your Cycling Training Program
Zone Training for Cycling to help you get the Yellow Jersey
Fitness Training for Rugby Union
Rugby conditioning: the fitness standards rugby players and coaches should be aiming for
Weight Training Routines for Rugby Players
A rugby tackle requires explosive power – here are some strength training tips on how to get it
Preventing Injury: Risk factors for rugby players
Previous rugby injuries predict in-season problems for rugby players
Increase Vertical Leap and Improve Jumping Ability with Plyometrics
Plyometric Exercises to Make You Jump Higher and Further
Constructing a Sports-specific Training Circuit - Part One
How to Construct a Training Circuit for your Sport - Rowing example
Core Training Part One
The Amazing Peak Performance Christmas Competition
And The Winner Is...
Fitness training survey results
Peak Performance fitness training survey shows you don’t need the gym for sports training
Children participating in swimming training exhibit increased oxidative stress
Oxidative stress in swimmers
World-class tennis conditioning
A real case study
Squash, Badminton, and Tennis players: Improve your power!
Big hitting for racquet sports players – prepare yourself!
Can Vibration Training Enhance Sports Performance?
All Shook Up
When active recovery doesn’t work
Face-cooling improves sports performance
The effects of face-cooling during hyperthermic exercise
Football 'Throw-ins': Attaining maximum distance
Attaining maximum distance in football ‘throw-ins’
How yoga and motivation exercises boost performance
Sports Psychology: Be Creative!
'Tuning up' performance - music and videos as ergogenic aids
Periodisation: Organise your Training Year
Training periodisation - why it could pay to use your block
Sports Science of Combat Sport Training
Fighting fit! – the scientific approach to combat sport training
The Importance of Proprioceptive Training
Proprioception – taking a balanced approach to sport
Low-intensity workouts lead to weight loss
Exercise intensity and weight loss
Intense training - can you have too much of a good thing?
Simulated Altitude Training Report
Simulated Altitude Exposure Doesn't Work
Cycling Training improves sports performance
Can bike training improve the performance of non-cycling athletes?
The Science and Practice of Sports Motivation
Use Mental and Physical Sports Motivation
A Guide And Advice to Effective Supplement Usage
Half-time nutrition – what’s best for maximising fulltime performance?
Half-Time Training for Team Sports
Diabetes - how it affects sports and how to combat it
diabetes and sports performance
Vibration Training and Performance
Can vibration training enhance Sports Performance?
Powerful, Accurate and Injury Free Kicking - A Mental Guide
Kicking Training for Rugby and Football
Body Fat and Running Performance
Optimum Running Performance and Body Fat Levels
Heart Vitality Training and Heart Rate Monitors as Aids to Athletic Performance
Athletic Performance - keeping your cardiovascular system in shape
Cycling Training and how carbohydrate, torso training and building endurance can help
What are the best ways to cope with sports pain? And how do different people react to the same injury?
Acceleration Training for Peak Performance
learn how to increase speed to make a quick getaway
Football coaching - half time psychology
Make sure your football coaching mentally prepares you for the second half!
Core strengthening to keep your spine in good shape
Can altitude training help endurance athletes reach new heights?
Exercise Special - wake up your body and brain
A hand to knee reaction drill to improve speed, power and strength
Building Speed Before Endurance: time to turn convention on the head?
Skills Based Training: Female Games Players
Skills Based Training as an Alternative to Traditional Strength Training
Does glucosamine really work?
Injury Recovery and Conditioning
Want to know the key to training success? Plenty of R&R
Time Efficient Running - run less to run faster?
Running efficiency training ideas
Can Athletes Dance Their Way to Agility?
Dance Training for Agility, Speed and Power
Interval Training and Fitness for Cyclists
Cycling - the road to success
Backwards Running : The benefits of training backwards
Sports Science Glossary Part 7
Sports Science Glossary Part 7
Sports Science Glossary Part 5
Sports Science Glossary Part 5
Sport Motivation : To create a positive motivational climate you need more carrot than stick
Sports Science Glossary Part 1
Sports Science Glossary Part 1
scientific training | marathon training
Scientific training: How one former couch potato found a talent and then called on the appliance of science to become an elite performer
Risks of sauna-induced weight loss
deadlift | romanian deadlift exercise
Deadlift: The single-legged Romanian deadlift
training for football and rugby
Football and rugby teams pre-season training
sport specific weight training
Sport specific weight training
Achilles Heel Pain: These exercises can turn your Achilles heel into a rock of Gibraltar
"run-play" Training: These workouts can boost fitness, speed, endurance and correct weaknesses - and are fun to do.
rowing injuries | lower back injuries
Rowing Injuries & Lower Back Injuries: The case of the rower who drove himself to a bad back
Winter Training 2: Rebuild your body this winter - without expensive exercise equipment
lactate threshold | lactate training
Lactate Threshold and Lactate Training: What the latest research says about your lactate threshold and lactate training
Interval Training 2: How to strike and sustain VO2max gold, and other benefits of high-quality workouts
Weight Training Routines: What science has to say about circuit weight training routines
Pre season training for soccer and rugby
Conference Report: How football and rugby teams should train before the season begins.
knee injuries | hip injuries | downhill walking
Knee injuries, hip injuries & downhill walking
Tennis: Why tennis players should go easy on endurance training
Achilles Tendonitis: This affliction is the curse of the running classes. Here's how to prevent it, and how to recover if you've been unlucky
Injury Management: So what exactly is the coach meant to do during the rehabilitation period? Here are a few pointers.
Overspeed Training: Does making your legs work faster than normal actually make you a quicker athlete?
V02max training programmes: If you want to win, train at a high percentage of V02max.
Strength Training: Are three sets strictly necessary?
Strength Training: Are three sets strictly necessary?
Speed Training: How the Frappier super treadmill helps athletes run faster
Running Surfaces: Why Haile boycotted the Atlanta oval - and can tuned tracks improve your own performances?
Training: altitude or sea-level
Training: Altitude Or Sea-level: In related work carried out by researchers at the University of Copenhagen, competitive rowers who trained at sea level achieved significantly greater gains in fitness, compared to rowers who trained at altitude.
Eccentric Training: What happens when you start running down hills?
Summer Training: Training in warm weather is definitely not the same as training in cooler temperatures. There are many "tricks of the trade" - practices which can make your warm-weather workouts much more comfortable and much better for your overall fitness.
Plyometric Exercise | Power Training
Plyometric Exercise and Power Training
High Altitude Training: The best place in the world to train is in Finland.
Eccentric loading boosts weight training benefits
Stitch Pain - The biggest pain for athletes
Speed Parachutes: Displaying their bold maize and blue colors, the chutes billow out behind runners during workouts, attached by cords to the athletes' chests.
Strength training reveals strange sex bias
Knee Injuries Symptoms 2: Do your knees sometimes give you the blues? If so, you're in good company: knee injuries are the curse of many athletes, especially runners
Strength Training - Do super-slow workouts build super-strong muscles?
Training Volume: Long workouts and fast twitch muscles - a nice combination
Combined training - the pros and cons
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness: Tips for avoiding delayed onset muscle soreness (the dreaded DOMS)
Attitude Training: "Who is going to win? I am going to win!"
Low Back Pain: Cyclists with low-back pain should now adjust their saddles
Sports Vision Training: An expert guide to improving performance by training the eyes.
Circuit Training: These exercises are an excellent way to build strength and stamina simultaneously.
knee injuries | female athletes
Why do female athletes hurt their knees so often - and how can they protect themselves from knee injuries?
Steroids boost injury risk from strength training
medicine ball training workouts
Medicine ball training workouts: Does medicine ball training really work?
You may not appreciate it at the time, but an injury can teach you a lot about how your body works
Sports Vision: In most sports, you'll never achieve your true potential if your eyes aren't up to it. Here's a special report on how they can be trained.
Carbohydrate protection against muscle damage
Eating in a way that keeps your body primed for peak fitness can also reduce your risk of injury. Firstly, eating foods that will help to fend off fatigue will minimise injuries arising from tiredness and weakness. Secondly, some of the metabolic processes which can lead to muscle soreness and damage can be counteracted to a degree by dietary factors.
Can MRI predict whether an athlete's knees can be repaired?
No major sex divide in sports injuries
Altitude Training: If altitude training doesn't work, then why are the Kenyan runners so quick?
Alpine Skiing Training: Whatever sport you take part in, it's wise to remember certain basic principles when devising a training programme.
Age related training - To limit the effects of time,you must choose the right workouts.
swimming stroke technique training
Swimming Stroke Technique Training: Here's an overview of the basics of technique for all strokes (plus a bit extra) and specific training needs
Ice Therapy: The best advice on ice
Endurance Athletes Workouts: You may (mistakenly) think this training method is old hat, but it is brilliant for endurance athletes. Here are a couple of suggested workouts
Sequencing In Training 2: Get your training in order: how sequencing determines your overall fitness
Between Work Intervals: What you do between work intervals can be as important as the work itself.
Cross Training Workouts
Strength Training
Knee injury: how can they protect against knee injuries?
athletes' lungs | training | asthma | lung diseases
How training takes its toll on athletes' lungs
squatting exercises | knee injuries | spine injuries
Squatting exercises: How safe is squatting? Does it injure the knees or even the spine? Here's an exhaustive review of the research
How a spoonful of sugar helps keep your muscle protein from going down
Achilles heel, tendons, achilles tendinitis therapy and surgery
Achilles tendinitis interrupts many training programmes and ruins many plans for PBs. It is also the most common injury in athletes over the age of 40, and - unfortunately - it's a problem which doesn't go away very quickly: Traditional treatments for Achilles tendinitis (ie, rest, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, orthotics, cortisone injections, icing, ultrasound, and conventional physical therapy) are not very successful, and about 25 per cent of athletes who suffer from chronic Achilles-tendinitis problems end up undergoing surgery.
Leg strength | knee injury risks
Leg strength and knee injury risks for endurance athletes: If you're a footballer, your knees are most at risk towards the end of a match.
Training Readiness
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury prevention exercises, rehabilitation and training techniques
These four exercises can help prevent your ACLs blowing up - which is especially good news for female athletes.
Tennis Elbow | Lateral Epicondylitis
Tennis Elbow or Lateral Epicondylitis
training: how sequencing determines overall fitness 2
Get your training in order: how sequencing determines your overall fitness
To commemorate Roger Bannister's celebrated feat in 1954, here is a new training regime for your own "miracle" mile based on recent research carried out in the US at George Washington University and the University of Rhode Island.
weight training vests | ankle weights
Weight training vests and ankle weights: wearing ankle weights and a weight training vests can help you run faster - but do it slowly
Sport Injury Rehabilitation: So what exactly is the coach meant to do during the rehabilitation period? Here are a few pointers.
osteoporosis | female athletes | distance running injuries
Osteoporosis - female athletes distance running injuries : why distance running can be bad for bones
Strength Training Routines: Is strength training really beneflcial for endurance athletes? Here's a sport-by-sport review
Farabloc: How muscles can be shielded against delayed onset muscle soreness
extension-related low-back pain
Case report: an adolescent goalkeeper with extension-related low-back pain
swimming techniques | swimming training
Swimming Techniques - Training: Although super-high training volumes are the rule rather than the exception for swimmers, there' s solid evidence that these heavy loads may be counter-productive.
Shoulder Instability: Should you consider shrinking your shoulder?
Flexibility | stretching | injury risk
Flexibility, stretching and injury risk: Women are more flexible than men - and get hurt less often.
Training Techniques: Speed Work
Training Techniques: Speed Work
Cross Training: Triathletes are right to combine cycling and running in the same training session
endurance training | weight control | women
How endurance training helps women keep their weight down
Training Intensity: On the threshold of something big: how intensely must you train to obtain real benefit?
Strength Training: Does strength training bring out the killer in you?
The case of the ex-rugby player with a mysterious headache
Interval Program Training: To make your workouts more realistic, you should aim to trim down the recoveries.
Physiotherapy and sports injuries
Physiotherapy and sports injuries: Physiotherapy plays an integral part in the multi-disciplinary approach to the management of sports injuries. The aim of physiotherapy is to treat and fully rehabilitate the athlete post-injury, post-operatively, to prevent further injury and to return the athlete to sport in the shortest possible time.
Owen Anderson answers a training query
5k training
Indoor Training: Hot workouts for cold winter days - all you really need is pedals and a wheel
Anaerobic exercises: Two-week training cycle plus 10-day taper leads to huge gains in anaerobic capacity.
Achilles Heel Injury Prevention: These exercises can turn your Achilles heel into a rock of Gibraltar
Do the young respond more effectively to aerobic training? Don't you believe it. We hear it all the time: old people can't respond to training as young people do.
stretching and the risk of injury 2
Stretching And The Risk Of Injury 2: Okay, but does stretching really lower the risk of injury? Here's what science says
Winter Training 1: Rebuild your body this winter - without expensive exercise equipment
Owen Anderson answers more of your training questions
Owen Anderson answers more of your training questions
Interval Training 1: How to strike and sustain VO2max gold, and other benefits of high-quality workouts
Sports Injury Prevention: Eliminate these training errors and reduce your chances of getting hurt.
Stretching, flexibility, hamstrings and injury
The truth about stretching and why the Kenyan athletes always do it after their workouts are over.
Owen Anderson replies to training queries
Owen Anderson replies to training queries
Squat research review
endurance training for children
Endurance Training For Children: This is what science says is the most effective endurance training for kids
Anaerobic Training: To get the most out of anaerobic training, do it in the afternoon or early evening
Training Dietary Regimes: You can lead a footballer to a proper diet, but can you make him eat it?
Running injury: Pity the poor runner he'll have arthritis when he's older. Or will he?
Neural Training
Achilles Tendinitis
Strength training | strength programs
Strength training programs
Hyperoxic training | cycling training
Hyperoxic Training: How "hyperoxic" training dramatically improves cycling performance.
What's best for recovery - activity, massage, or sitting on your bottom?
Teeth: To minimize the chances of injury to teeth, athletes in contact and non-contact sports should wear custom-fitted mouthguards and should have regular dental examinations to check for unusual tooth wear. What is the best emergency treatment for a severe tooth injury such as a fracture or an avulsed (knocked-out) tooth?
Respiratory Training
saddle sore | mountain biking | scrotal disorders | testicular disorders
Saddle sore and more - the private perils of mountain biking
A trigger point in a muscle is a warning sign of a possible serious injury. Here we explain what TPs are, how they happen and what to do about them
abdominal muscle exercises, lower back pain exercises and injury prevention
Whether you aim to run a marathon, perform step aerobics, scrummage for Harlequins, or cycle the London to Brighton, you shouldn't neglect a proper conditioning routine as part of your training if you want to achieve muscular balance and avoid injury.
Why visual training programmes for sport don't work
Knee Injuries Symptoms: Do your knees sometimes give you the blues? If so, you're in good company: knee injuries are the curse of many athletes, especially runners
Concurrent Training
swimming related sports injuries
Swimming related sports injuries: You may think that swimmers never get hurt. If so, read on
Free weights offer more specific training than machines
Pronation: Can taping control pronation?
basic weight training routines
Basic weight training routines: Beginning weightlifters don't need to worry much about their number of repetitions.
Backward biking | Rehabilitation
Is 'backward biking' a good rehab activity?
periodisation training techniques
Periodisation Training Techniques 2: If you want to improve your performances, you can't train the same way all the time
Does foot structure affect injury rate?
There's been considerable confusion concerning the effects of foot structure on injury rates. Some researchers - and large numbers of people in the population at large - believe that individuals with low-arched feet have weak foot structures and are more predisposed to injuries in the lower extremities.
Owen Anderson answers training queries
Sport nutrition
Speed Training: Talking turkey: why hill work helps athletes in football, rugby, basketball, cricket - and even running
Interval Training: By separating your efforts with short bouts of recovery, you can keep the intensity high, yet extend the volume.
Power Training: How contrast power training maximises performance
Hot Weather Training: "Common-sense" ideas about hot-weather training are common - but not necessarily sensible.
Some 31 years as a coach to 38 junior and senior GB internationals (including five sub-four-minute milers) has led me to some conclusions:
Do wrist guards really protect the wrist and forearm?
Training in the cold
Mobility Training: These pre-workout exercises can give a valuable boost to competitive performance
Strength training exercises programme for women
Strength Training Exercises Programme For Women: Strength training is vital for women, but the programme depends on their event, not their sex.
emergency training | cycling training
If you need to get into competitive shape fast, follow the example of these South African cyclists.
repetitive stress injuries | coaching children
If you coach children, you have to take particular care to avoid repetitive stress
Resistance Training: Resistance Training: The message has got through to adults: should they keep it to themselves or pass it down to the juniors?
endurance athletes training methods
Endurance athletes training methods
Sequencing In Training 1: Get your training in order: how sequencing determines your overall fitness
Weight Training For Runners: If you want to improve performance, the cardinal rule is: be more specific.
Interval Training: Interval training can deplete athletes' iron stores
Abdominal Bracing | Hollowing | Core Stability
Abdominal Bracing v Hollowing for Core Stability
Footballers head injuries | Brain Damage
Young Footballers Show No Signs of Brain Damage
sports psychology | imagery | lower back pain
Sports psychology - imagery: how a young professional golfer used imagery to conquer his persistent lower back pain
How a spoonful of sugar helps keep your muscle protein from going down
marathon training schedules and workouts
Marathon Training Schedules - If you're planning to run a marathon, here's what to do in the crucial four weeks before it
Runners benefit from strong hamstrings
Runners benefit from strong hamstrings
Female training: The "rap sheet" on female athletes says that they don't recover from hard training as well as males do.
Circuit training
training: how sequencing determines overall fitness 1
Get your training in order: how sequencing determines your overall fitness
Crash Training: Wang And Qu: It's the question on the lips of many elite female (and male) runners these days: will I ever be able to run as fast as Wang and Qu?
Two workouts that will help you pack more punch with your race pace - even at age 56
running foot injuries - plantar fasciitis
Running Foot Injuries - Describing plantar fasciitis is easy: It's simply an inflammation of the fascia on the bottom of the foot. Getting rid of plantar fasciitis is hard
hip inuries | football | osteoarthritis
Hip inuries in footballers - osteoarthritis of the hip
Strength Training Advice: Is strength training really beneficial for endurance athletes? Here's a sport-by-sport review
Deep water training option for runners
Core Stability Training: This exercise programme will strengthen your trunk muscles and thus help avoid back problems
Anaerobic Training: If you're a 5K runner, don't neglect the crucial 7 per cent
Gluteal Muscles: The glutes are key muscles for people with back problems
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee injury and prevention
The knees of female athletes are very vulnerable to injury, especially ACL tears. Here's what to do about it.
Weight Training
triathlon training schedule | cross training
It can stop you getting injured and, who knows, might even help you to win
Strength training exercises for knee injuries
Strength training exercises for knee injuries
Sport-specific Training: The ultimate training programme: an indispensable year plan for runners
swimming workouts | swimming strength training
Swimming workouts & swimming strength training
Shin splints: These exercises will help to strengthen your lower legs, and prevent or repair shin splint problems
Aerobic Interval Training: You can vary the intensity, the work period and the rest period - but which combination is most effective?
Sports Injury Avoidance: Like most athletes, you undoubtedly want to lower your chances of incurring an injury while participating in your favourite sport. Injuries decrease the amount of time you can spend in leisure activities, lower your fitness, downgrade competitive performances, and can lead to long-term health problems such as arthritis and/or joint stiffness.
muscle imbalance | injury prevention
Why detecting muscle imbalance is an essential part of an injury-prevention strategy
Training Drill: Playground games revisited
Do you know when to use heat or cold therapy for an injury? If not, a recent review article by two University of Washington sports doctors, Matthew Karl, MD, and Stanley Herring, MD, can be your guide.
Sports Injury Diagnosis: To get the diagnosis right, you have to investigate all the contributing factors.
For endurance athletes, two of the key problems associated with getting older are a gradual decline in muscle mass and a potential loss of bone density. The missing muscle makes it more difficult to run, cycle or swim powerfully, and the shrinking bones increase the likelihood of injury and osteoporosis.
stretching and the risk of injury 1
Stretching And The Risk Of Injury 1: Okay, but does stretching really lower the risk of injury? Here's what science says
Anaemia: Runner's persistent anaemia baffles doctors
strength training for children
Strength Training For Children: This is what science says is the most effective strength training for kids
Muscle Imbalance: Why detecting muscle imbalance is an essential part of an injury-prevention strategy
Inline skating | running endurance training | VO2max
In-line skating training helps running endurance and increases VO2max.
Crash Training: Doubling or even trebling the training load can produce amazing results, but you have to follow strict rules.
Dehydration: A Dangerous Consequence
Dehydration: A Dangerous Consequence
Strength training program
Swim Training
squatting exercises | knee injuries | spine injuries
How safe is squatting? Does it injure the knees or even the spine? Here's an exhaustive review of the research
Back Injuries: Trunk, stomach and back muscles must be strong to prevent back injuries from lifting tasks
Shoulder Injuries: Here are a number of further exercises to help you avoid shoulder pain
400 Metres Training Schedule: Mark Richardson recently beat the renowned Michael Johnson over 400 metres. Here is part of his training schedule.
Neural Training
Foot Structure & Injury Rates
Lateral knee pain | iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS)
Lateral knee pain: here's the syndrome that could be to blame
Training Secrets: Get out of the gym and on to the water!
Recovery Time: To train well, you must find the right balance between hard work and recovery.
Nutrition: What you eat can play a significant part in preventing or healing a sports injury.
Therapeutic Massage | Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness | DOMS
Therapeutic Massage and Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)
running foot injuries - plantar fasciitis
Running Foot Injuries - Describing plantar fasciitis is easy: It's simply an inflammation of the fascia on the bottom of the foot. Getting rid of plantar fasciitis is hard
Strength training routines: Owen Anderson answers training queries.
Trigger points - a warning sign of serious injury
Tigger Points: what they are, how they happen and what to do about them
Pre-workout Stretching: Does stretching before a workout increase the risk of injury?
Low-back Pain: Inactivity is the problem
Vision In Sport: A guide to improving performance by training the eyes.
Cycling - Interval Training
Injury Rehab Programme: An injured sportsman is like a sick gorilla - no use and a lot of trouble. The coach has to deal with the mind as well as the body in maintaining the athlete's equilibrium.
How menopause limits women's response to weight training
Shin Guards: Do shin guards provide the necessary injury protection?
Weight Training: In hopes of improving their raw muscle power, competitive rowers engage in weight training during the off-season, but new research suggests that they might be better off pushing on their oars instead of using weight machines or free weights.
Do knee braces slow you down, or make you less agile?
periodization training techniques
Periodization Training Techniques: If you want to improve your performances, you can't train the same way all the time
Anterior cruciate ligament (acl) injuries, treatment, training and surgery
Complete tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) - the key ligament which bonds together the upper and lower parts of the leg at the knee - account for more than two-thirds of all knee injuries in skiers and are fairly common in other sports as well.
shin splints | medial tibial stress syndrome | lower leg injuries
Shin splints is a common expression but what exactly does it mean? And how do you avoid it?
Strength Training: Fish out of water: the land-lubbers' strength programme for swim competition
Sports injuries prevention: A cynic would say that the way to prevent sports injuries was to not play sport, but for readers of PEAK PERFORMANCE that rather misses the point.
Distance running injuries: Why distance running can be bad for bones
performance analysis | coaching | training
Performance analysis: What is Performance Analysis, and how can it be integrated within the coaching process to benefit performance?
football injuries | hip injuries
Football injuries: Why ex-pro footballers have hip problems
soccer injuries | hip injuries
Soccer injuries: Why ex-pro soccer players have hip problems
track and field training | track and field techniques
Track and field training: Technical proficiency is one thing, but coaches and teachers ignore the basics at their peril
super slow weight training | super slow training
Super slow weight training: Does super-slow training build super-strong muscles?
prehabilitation exercises | strength exercises | conditioning exercises
Prehabilitation exercises: these prehabilitation exercises will help reduce injury risk
The truth about tapering
Plyometric training: why stiffer legs make running easier
Rugby training: how rugby training should reflect the varying energy demands of players field positions
overtraining | overtraining injuries
Overtraining injuries avoidance: How to readjust your training programme so it allows two days' rest per week
balance exercise | balance training
Balance exercise: learn to keep your balance with some simple balance training drills
endurance training | hill training
Endurance training: hill training for endurance
shoulder excercises | shoulder injury prevention
Shoulder excercises and shoulder injury prevention
Soccer injuries - Ankle sprains: the bane of soccer players
ankle sprains | football injuries
Ankle sprains: the bane of footballers
Questions
Triathlon - Off-season workouts
I would go for strength basis (plyos, dynamic weight lifting & circuits) and technique workouts, nothing or a bit of aerobic resistance; so I want to let tissues to achieve full recovery-regeneration
Any athlete here has experience with Astaxanthin?
It seems this "new" carotenoid (astaxanthin) is the best for enhancing health and performance with basis on its unique properties, I need to confirm with experiences before I order some product. Tks
What are some good exercises to do for abs? I just had knee surgery?
I just had my lateral meniscus repaired and I cant swim for three months. But I'm training for a meet in Hawaii at the moment and this is a big hit on my training.
There's a lack of answers on these forums. Could the community please get involved...
Building core and arm strength
Can anyone tell me how i can build up both my core strength and arm strength for golf? i have all ready tired press-ups and sit-ups but neither have had the desired affects.
Ways to develop your lactic acid system?
during basketball. using the principles of training.
how do you test an athletes ability in transition during a triathlon?
i'm working with some triathletes and i want to test the effect of prior swimming on cycling and prior cycling on running. has anyone tried to assess this with any success and if so how?
Comments on current training program
I am currently coaching two athletes for the 1500m run. They're both 15 years of age and have great motivation.
Key training techniques for Cricket
looking for key training points, ideas for cricket also health impacts of playing and training for cricket
how to plan annual taekwondo trainning
i want to make a good trainning plan for adolescents athletes (taekwondo).
Summary of 800meter training program used by Steve Prefontaine
I have been told that Steve Prefontaine used a unique traing appraoch to train for 800 meters that was successfull for both himslef and others through the years.
basically how do i know if have had a successful workout, if my muscle is not sore after a workout, does that mean i haven't done enough for the muscle?
can an athlete give performance without doping?
I am a lecturer in physical education in India and giving coaching in athletics .
Can anyone help me on a training cycle for swimming?
I need basic help on a training swimming cycle for distances 50, 100 and 200m in the pool.
Personal muscle fibers and training way
If someone has more slow type muscle fibers (like an ectomorph type) and an endurance target (like olympic distance triathlon), would be better to do more % of fast muscle fibers and strength (these a
i won the school 400m, won the district 400m, came 2nd in zone and have state comin up tuesday week, i ran the 400 at zone in 56 seconds, i want to improve my time by at least 2 seconds
I have a coach that I don't like (can't stand) to be around, how can learn to tolerate him?
How to Personalize my Training Program for Cycling??
Hello Everyone, nice to make my first comment/inquiry on Peak Performance!
How do I make lower stomach fat into abs?
I can define and shape my upper abs but anything I do doesn't define or shape my lower abs. What can I do?
How can I improve my dolphin kick for swimming?
I want to make my under water dolphin kick better, what do I do?
How can I improve my breathing for swimming?
I'm joining swimming and it gets hard for me to breathe during flip turns. What exercises should I try?
How do i achieve my goal in becoming more stronger in physical sports?
I am 15 and i want to become stronger and fitter. I need to improve my strength and my fitness. and probably my speed.
Firefighter Training - Peridisation and other methods?
Hello, I have a client who wants to become a fireman. To do this, he needs to pass some tests. Here are the tests; 1) Running (Condition)
I have a patient with plantar facititis
Apart from heel pad from Sorbothane and exercise schedule, has any one got any more tips as this is not improving. The patient drives a lot and has L4 disc problem.
Athletics pre season and mid season training
I mainly do 400m running and my training is specific to that event.
Football: Strengthening and Warming up Groin Muscles
how do i properly warm up/cool down my groin muscles as they give me the most problems... also any tips on strengthening this area for football would be welcome, thanks,
Looking for a field hockey training program.
I want it to be specific to physical fitness, cardiovascular endurance and muscular strength; over a time period of 4 - 5 months I want to include the following in the program: Specific goals, the ba
how to be ready for 5000m race within 14days?
Hi I am chirag patel.19male.medical student. I have taken part in 5000m running race.my race will be hold on this 28september. just i can finish 5000m within 30minutes with drink some water.
Who or what are elite athletes ??
I am interested in strength and conditioning and may get accredited while at university.
Marathon training falling apart
I am currently 7 weeks away from my first marathon. A few weeks ago I ran 17 miles and it went great. Now I can't even run 1 miles without walking.
Lack of questions on this page...
Why is nobody asking any more questions ?? Nobody knows everything, so get on here and learn from others. Okay I will start the ball rolling...
How do i increase my chest and shoulder width
My height is 5' 10", and my chest measurement is 36.5" and my shoulder measurement is 40". I have been using a chest expander spring to increase my chest and shoulder width.
does lifting weight helps in real life fights
i was wondering...will lifting weight n building muscles help in real fights cos in fights i always win cos i out last out power and crush them wif my punches
Does weight training help in me run a better 400m?
I did weight training for 6mnths without running, benchpresses and dumbbells, then went to running 500m a day and then it accumulated every day until Thursday which was a time trial.
Is low level "same sport" the best method for active recovery?
I find it hard to get on my bike but keep the intensity low enough for active recovery, especially when I plan for the entire week to be a recovery period.
Long to short Vs Short to long running approximation
For middle distance running program, some coaches recommend as conditioning long mileage (season's beginning) while it decreases before competition as intensity increases.
Distance running training using the mind?
I know from my physiological studies that the body is connected to the mind in ways we dont even realize. Is there any advanced technology using this methodology?
Check this article, sure broccoli is good and cheaper to help boosting your O2 levels in any event. Test it yourself. http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20080118/broccoli-good-for-the-heart
I have decided to enter a 12km running event in 4 weeks time
What is the best approach considering that I cycle about 350kms per week and perform 1 to 2 60-09 minute anaerobic weight sessions per week on top of this and have done so for the past 8 months consis
What off-season training is there for an 800m runner?
I have an athlete who ran 2:22 in the 800m last year (when she was 11). Due to family matters, she started training late (in May) and finished the season with a 2:24.
After carbohydrates, does the body burn protein or fat?
During endurance events (events lasting more than 90 minutes)the body initally uses carbohydrates as its source of energy.
Exercises/training techniques for pregnant women
I'm wanting to advise a friend on exercises that will keep her fit and strong through pregnancy does anyone know where I can get advice/info on personal training a pregnant client?
myself lalit i m doing master in physical education from banaras hindu university varanasi india
Functional Balance Tests for Football
Does anyone know of any functional balance tests? (ideally for football/soccer) Currently I generally just time single leg standing.
Kids age for competitive cycling and distance running?
Hey, I have a 7 years boy, I read that cycling and distance running (aerobic endurance) are not early specialization sports (contrary to swimming), although skills and physical literacy are worked ear
Sports Science Degree-related work
Has anyone here got an honours in sport and exercise science, or health and exercise science or any other similar degree ?? If so, have you got progressed more than if you had not had a degree ??
Does anyone have a quality core workout (with pictures) that is printable?
High performance bike crankset ?
Did anyone test this new crankset? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThI2A5bs1Rg
How long should a stretch be held?
It seems that most experts suggest that a stretch be held for between 10-20 seconds. Does this apply to masters athletes as well?
Training for spontaneous tennis moves?
I have a young client, 10 years of age, who is moving up fast in the regional tennis world, competing in much older age groups.
Any fast and effective ways to lose bodyfat?
I'm not afraid to work hard guys, all round I am pretty fit & quick but i would like to drop some bodyfat. Thank's to those who replied to my previous question they all helped me a lot. Cheers!
whats the best book on football training.
i play amateur football but i'm desparate to step up to the first team. i have trained hard but realise i need to keep the training football related, improve my strength, speed and stamina.
Anyone here have read the book of Dr Romanov for Triathlon? It seems interesting. Please comments about.
Best exercises for a persistant groin injury
I am 45 years old, still play competitive football once per week but groin strain reduces games i play
I need training advice!!! pls help
I just finished my summer job; so I have lots of time and am doing multiple fitness programs now.
Quad strain that won't go away.
3 weeks ago, i very very gently strained my right quad kicking a soccer ball. Not much pain until 5 days later in a game I went to sprint.
How many hours of triathlon training should I do?
I am a serious wanna-be triathlete, and I want to become the best I can become.
During week, when to core train? (for Kickboxing)
I've read the article about core training here on Peak Performance. I should do it 2 times per week? But when during the week? Here's my weekly training: MON: -morning= 20~40 min jog
Minimal weight training gears: kickboxing
We are a kickboxing gym with little weight training gears. All we have are: A pair of 1kg, 3kg, 5kg dumbbells A 5kg medicine ball A pair of 20kg tires
Endurance & Strength training for Kickboxing
*I'm following a 12 week periodization plan, with peak at 12th week, and potential bout at end of the 13th week. *I'm in the end of the 3rd week.
Need a training program for 1.5 mile run in 14 mins
i want to be able to run a 1.5 mile in under 14 minutes. my best time so far is 16mins. is there any training program that will help me get it down to 14 mins in 3 weeks?
Off season training for a sprinter
I'm a sprinter moving into my junior year. And I need training tips, maybe some ideas on what else I should do and whatnot. here is what I'm doing so far Tuesday- Resistance training
Has any one really benefitted from vibration training?
I've tried Whole body vibration training (WBVT) and have written a couple of articles on the subject. The research is very contradictory and I'd say that I'm now slightly more against than pro.
How can i increase my leg-eye coordination
I play football but unless i am watching the ball i am unable to kick properly.
Arm power and strength exercises
I do a lot of push ups and pull ups to increase my arm power and strength. However im not seeing results as i think i should.
I am a coach and wanting to know where I can download a training diary to keep for my athletes so I can look back on and see the improvements. Thanks! ps and tests which I can also carry out.
I am training for triathlons, I am 17 years old and I train 9 - 11 Hours a week. I want to know how to keep my body fat percentage down. Is it a matter of training, diet, supplements etc, What can !
I gained 9 pounds in 4 days whilst training, Why?
I am a professional boxer who trained hard for a bout and on the Tuesday made the weight (9st 12 lbs).
I play just in front of the back four and want to improve.
I enjoy this position as it emphasises my strengths of tackling and passing, i am extremely comfortable fitness wise in this position but am just wondering how to improve further.
How can I improve my punching speed for boxing?
I have a powerful righthand but my left arm is by comparison very slow and weak, so I need training to make it faster.There is enough strength in my right arm to plant a knock-out blow.So I just need
What training should i the week before a 10 mile race
I have been training hard for a 10mile race this thursday.what traning should i do the days before hand and what should eat or not eat
I am a 17 year old wanna-be triathlete, wanting to train to my best potential. I was wondering if energy drinks,such as redbull, help performance? or
How do I increase my speed on the soccer field.
My coach always put me on defense becuase he said i wasn't quick enough to play forward. how do i sprint quicker to get to play as a forward??
Can run intervals fast but half marathon not at same level
How can I change my training to improve my half marathon timer. Can Run 5-6 x 1000m in 4.30 but can not run 10 K under 50 min. Have wrong focus on my training.
Should I change bike position in Triathlon due to Pose method running?
I practise Olympic distance Triathon (with bike drafting) since last year.
Does anyone know of any light drills for BMX racing?
Drills in particular for a young rider(11 years) and for his father who recently moved from football to BMX racing
How can I build a massive chest, something different please?
I've been told many different ways to build a big chest but it just doesn't seem to be working, I have a big ribcage, that's about the only thing that makes my chest look a bit bigger.
I want to get faster at the 200m sprint in about 2-3 weeks?
I am running at the Prince of Wales Stadium on the 24th June, my PB last year was about 29. This year it is at 30.69! Is there anything I could eat to get faster?
Does any one have or know of any links and Tips for the Long Jump?
Does any one know of any sites or even tips on technique for the Triple Jump
I want to strengthen my legs but I have no equipment, any suggestions?
To the vegan athletes and to well research types :), what does a day of food hold for you (the vegans)? Or what might it hold (for the well researched types)?
What are best core exercises to do for high school track team.
I have use of gym floor in early season and the football field later on. We are a small school with no med balls, ladders or other equipment.
Help me! My Shins Splints are driving me crazy!
OK, i was diagnosed with shin splints, the first doctor i went to said it was growing pains and told me to rest them, dismissing it as if it was nothing.
I having been playing rugby for a few years and have been playing on the wing as i am quite fast, recently my coach has asked me to try out playing fullback because of my pace and effectiveness it wil
How can you prevent injury of women footballers ?
As a women coach i would like to know the reason and prevention of injuries which may help to enhance performance.
Training for more power and speed?
I am a male sprinter (100 and 200)aged 15 i do general speed training and resistence work i was wondering anyone got any new ideas to improver power speed and acceleration?
Fracture of 1st metatarsal... Another surgery? HELP!
I am a passionate skydiver and broke my 1st metatarsal in an landing the 19th of April (3 weeks ago) in Mexico.
What is a good training program for a 48 hour, 100km walk?
I'm looking at undertaking a 100km walk, which must be completed in 48 hours,in about 10 months time. My aim is to complete the walk in about 30 hours.
How do you train for a second marathon soon after running one?
I ran the London Marathon two weeks ago and am going to run Edinburgh on May 25th in 4 weeks.I have been doing some short runs, swimming and doing some spin classes.
Lower Abdominal/groin injury - still pain after 6 weeks,
Sustained a suspected tear of lower abdominal muscles with pain from the hip going down into the groin with stiffness and a pulling sensation along the inguinal area.CT scan showed no hernia.I have tr
What are good supersets for improving races of 800, 1500, and 3000m.
I've never done supersets before but I hear it is awesome and I want to imrpove dramatically.