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Metabolic Testing: Determination of Aerobic Profile

By JRM | Published: October 11, 2010

My last training tip introduced the practice of metabolic testing & analysis and provided a general overview of how coaches and athletes can use it to help steer the annual training progression. In this week’s tip, we’ll take a closer look at what metabolic testing can tell us about an athlete’s “aerobic profile” and how [...]

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Introduction to Metabolic Testing & Analysis

By JRM | Published: September 27, 2010

Let’s get right down to it: For the competitive endurance athlete, the number one objective of any training program is to maximize your degree of event specific fitness. This being said, effective training requires both coach and athlete to first and foremost understand the unique physiological and psychological stressors that the athlete will be subjected [...]

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Form Fit II

By JRM | Published: September 16, 2010

My last training tip dove into the subject of biomechanical efficiency and its impact upon performance. For those of you looking for a quick refresher on some of the common biomechanical issues that I must address when working with triathletes and runners, refer back to the “running” section of my training tips page for additional [...]

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Optimal Mindset

By JRM | Published: September 5, 2010

I came across this video the other day and just had to forward it along to a couple my athletes who’ll be hitting IMWI next weekend. Although jumping your rally car 171 feet is pretty much the polar opposite of racing an Ironman, 70.3, marathon or any other form of endurance event for that matter, [...]

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Form Fit

By JRM | Published: September 2, 2010

In my prior training tip, “When to Say When” I talked about the importance of listening to your body when trying to determine when it’s time to push hard during training or to back off and recover. SO many variables can and will affect your body’s state of readiness/fatigue as you progress with your training [...]

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