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If you are reading the MAPP, chances are you already use heart rate as a measure of your exercise intensity. The basics are that 1) heart rate serves as a measure of exercise intensity during steady state activities, and 2) If we estimate maximal heart rate as 220 minus age we can use this [...]
Understanding Heart Rate and Exercise is a post from: Time-to-Run Training
When you ask a runner what their best time for a particular distance is, there is normally an embarrassed pause, perhaps some shuffling of the feet and finally a quiet response. No matter what ability level, most runners are never really satisfied with their personal bests. Even right after a runner has gone out and [...]
Why are Runners so hard on themselves? is a post from: Time-to-Run Training
In this section we will list the articles from Time-to-Run contributors worldwide: View : The training articles Why are Runners so hard on themselves? The Need for Sleep Ten Mistakes Endurance Athletes Make Timing your Workout Components of endurance training explained Build Rest and Recovery Into Your Fitness Programme The cornerstones of training In the [...]
Worldwide Training section articles is a post from: Time-to-Run Training
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The article below leads on from the first article Understanding Intervals INTERPRETATION There are two major points I want to draw from Dr. Astrand’s experiments: 1) Intermittent exercise allows a higher total volume of high intensity work. Performed continuously, the subject could only manage 9 minutes at 350 watts. Performed in 3 minute intervals, he [...]
Interpretation of Understanding Intervals is a post from: Time-to-Run Training
Matching training characteristics to physiological changes Which is “better”, Interval Training or Steady State Training? Obviously that is simplistically stated, but I will try to make things more clear as we go. Eight years ago, my master’s thesis asked this exact question. One group of rats “volunteered” to run repeated 2 minute high intensity intervals [...]
Understanding Intervals is a post from: Time-to-Run Training
In this section we will be discussing the various training methods available for the athlete to reach their full potential. The first method we discussed was Interval Training, where we provided data to assist you in understanding the purpose of such sessions. This first article covered Interval Training Defined as well as The Physiology of [...]
Welcome to the Methods of the Training section is a post from: Time-to-Run Training
Further information to make a success out of your 10k training programs. Please note, this Build Up is only recommended for those who have trained on the 10k training programs previously. Do not start with the Build Up if you have not trained on the programs The Build Up was known in the days gone [...]
The Build Up Period – 10K Training programs is a post from: Time-to-Run Training
Further information to make a success out of your 10k training programs. You have been training on the program for 3 to 4 months and you are beginning to feel jaded and the progress has become a little slower. It is time to rest. Rest and recovery is most important. We recommend a break of [...]
The Off Training Period – 10K Training programs is a post from: Time-to-Run Training
Water running in the deep end of the pool is quite advantageous as an alternative workout for run training. There are a few reasons why I recommend water running in an athlete’s training plan. One of the primary reasons is if the athlete has an injury that will not allow him or her to run [...]
Water running can be beneficial to athlete is a post from: Time-to-Run Training
Train at percentage HRmax It is generally accepted that, aerobic capacity is developed by exercising with your heart rate at about 70% of maximum. During walking, or running, this increase is equivalent to about 55% of the VO2 max or, for college aged men and women, to heart rate of 130 to 140 beats per [...]
Training to improve Aerobic power utilising Heart Rate is a post from: Time-to-Run Training
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