Read the full post on The Science of Running. As coaches, we obsess over the X’s and O’s. Did we get the training just right? But often it’s the mental side of…
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Episode 131: Workouts, Workouts, Workouts! What, How, and Why.
Read the full post on The Science of Running. In this episode we dive into the bread and butter of coaching runners, designing and implementing workouts. Jon and Steve discuss their favourite…
Episode 130: When Is it Time to Pull the Plug?
Read the full post on The Science of Running. Coaching is easy when everything is going smoothly. But how do we know when to pull the plug on an athletes workout or…
Episode 129: Getting Race Ready- Preparing to Perform After A Layoff
Read the full post on The Science of Running. How do you get ready to race after a long layoff? This might be something that you may be facing do to COVID…
Episode 128: Key Markers of Highly Effective Training:
Read the full post on The Science of Running. What’s effective training? What workouts are the best for improving endurance, speed, fatigued resistance? In this episode, we dive into how to determined…
Episode 127: Training Stimulus Threshold and Recoverability: The reason why you aren’t running as fast as you can.
Read the full post on The Science of Running. Everyone is different. We all recover at different rates for different workouts. In this episode, we explore why some athletes need work work,…
Episode 126: Strength Training Outside of the Weigh Room
Read the full post on The Science of Running. Strength training can occur anywhere. It’s not dependent on the weight room. In this episode we explore ways to develop strength and power…
Episode 125: Making Adjustments to Training
Read the full post on The Science of Running. You’re at the track, watching a workout, when all of the sudden it starts to go south. Athletes are missing their splits, first…
Episode 124: Increasing Mileage: When, Why, and How.
Read the full post on The Science of Running. Should you follow the 10% rule for increasing mileage? Are you destined to be injured if you increase mileage too quickly? In this…
Episode 123: Why Coaches Matter Now More Than Ever
Read the full post on The Science of Running. The title says it all: we need coaches! Why? Coaches are there to not only motivate but to provide perspective. Whether you coach…
4 Ways to Run Faster by Listening to Your Breathing
Read the full post on The Science of Running. When it comes to exercise, we often get extremely complicated. For strength training, we get lost in the exercise type, the sets and…
Episode 122: Periodization in the Good Times and Bad.
Read the full post on The Science of Running. Periodization sounds complex, but it’s really just how we plan and organize our training. Do you build a big base and then go…
Episode 121: You’re not working hard enough and you’re not recovering deep enough.
Read the full post on The Science of Running. Hard days hard, easy days easy. How much validity does that saying have? How hard should our hard workouts be? Should we jog…
Your Adrenaline Capacity: A Fuel Boost
Read the full post on The Science of Running. What do you think of when you hear the world adrenaline? Some of you might think of an adrenaline junkie, someone who needs…
Episode 120: Peak Fitness vs. Peak Performance
Read the full post on The Science of Running. What’s it mean to be fit? What about to perform? Is there a meaningful difference? In this episode, Steve and Jon explore the…
Frequency Matters More than Intensity. For Workouts & Happiness
Read the full post on The Science of Running. How hard do we need to go in a workout? Do we need to push the bounds of fatigue, get our athletes to…