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Snowboarding & skiing
Bronchoconstriction: Airway problems in ski-mountaineers..
Bronchoconstriction: Airway problems in ski-mountaineers...
Sports Dental Injuries
Dental Injuries : On-the-spot tips for dealing with the fallout from a knock in the teeth
agility
Agility: Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee: sport-specific drills for boosting agility
drugs in sport
Drugs in sport: From EPO to gene doping: Ron Maughan on the ceaseless quest for the undetectable magic bullet and the sterling efforts of the 'good guys' to stay ahead of the game
distance runners
Distance runners: Running is a poor man's sport: Bruce Tulloh on the inexorable decline in Northern European endurance running
drugs in sport
Drugs in sport: “Far from being unfair, drugs that enhance performance actually promote equality”
sports vision training
Sports vision - How enhancing your vision can give you that extra edge in competition
Cross-country skiing: high intensity training results in increased VO2 max levels
Cross-country skiers should opt for intensity over volume
High-altitude eating
High-altitude Eating: Follow this eating plan to stop high altitude getting you down.
Exercise-induced diarrhoea
Exercise-induced Diarrhoea
Triglycerides
Triglycerides: Putting medium-chain triglycerides in your sports drink can increase your endurance.
Sequencing in Training 2
Sequencing In Training 2: Get your training in order: how sequencing determines your overall fitness
Time-splitting and race results
Time-splitting And Race Results: If it makes sense to run the second half faster than the first, then why do the Kenyans
go out so fast?
Interval Training 1
Interval Training 1: How to strike and sustain VO2max gold, and other benefits of high-quality workouts
Interval Training 2
Interval Training 2: How to strike and sustain VO2max gold, and other benefits of high-quality workouts
Longevity
Longevity: Exercise helps you to live longer, but how important is intensity?
MCTs
Why MCTs alone don't work. It's important to bear in mind that the MCTs had to be ADDED to carbohydrate in order to shore up performance; the MCT-only drink produced terrible results.
treadmill training
Treadmill training: In mid-May, newspaper headlines trumpeted the news: treadmills are the best exercise device for individuals interested in burning calories and losing weight, beating stationary bicycles, stair machines, rowing devices, and cross-country ski machines by a whopping margin.
Conditioning
Conditioning: Next to cross-country skiing, running is the best type of fitness training for all sports.
Vitamin C & Zinc
Vitamin C & Zinc: Do these popular supplements really reduce your risk of getting a cold?
Alpine skiing training
Alpine Skiing Training: Whatever sport you take part in, it's wise to remember certain basic principles when devising a training programme.
vision in sport
Vision In Sport: A guide to improving performance by training the eyes.
Cross Training Workouts
Cross Training Workouts
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.
Injury rehab programme
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.
Training volume
Training Volume: Long workouts and fast twitch muscles - a nice combination
strength training advice
Strength Training Advice: Is strength training really beneficial for endurance athletes? Here's a sport-by-sport review
strength training advice
Strength Training Advice: Is strength training really beneficial for endurance athletes? Here's a sport-by-sport review

































