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Athletes are constantly looking for the newest facts. Read these to learn about drug testing in sports, the latest in vibration training, the keys behind anaerobic performance, and the benefits of creatine and nandrolone… To browse our library of free sports training articles, browse using the categories on the left or use the search box.
Football training: the importance of testing for players and coaches
Testing is an objective way of confirming a coach or manager's thoughts
Upper body biomechanics: how to test for flexibility, injury and mobility
Functional movement screening
Regularly assessing mobility and stability will give athlete’s an indication of their functional status and injury risk
MOT your body with functional movement screening
The test of time – testing and tapering for a cycling PB!
The test of time – testing and tapering for a cycling PB!
The effects of cardiovascular endurance and heart rate variablity on performance
Heart rate variability and stress analysis to enhance endurance
Fitness Training for Rugby Union
Rugby conditioning: the fitness standards rugby players and coaches should be aiming for
Ladder Drill: Two Feet in Each Rung
A progression from the One Foot in Each Rung drill, challenges the speed of co-ordination of the athlete. Have the athlete perform the drill correctly by asking them to start off slowly to get a feel of the movement.
Children participating in swimming training exhibit increased oxidative stress
Oxidative stress in swimmers
Swimmers affected by body clock
Circadian rhythms affect swimming performance
Side effects of CLA supplement
CLA may increase oxidative stress in athletes
The importance of a correctly fitted bra
Why size matters!
Diabetes - how it affects sports and how to combat it
diabetes and sports performance
Vibration Training and Performance
Can vibration training enhance Sports Performance?
Cycling Training
Physiological Assessment in Cycling
nandrolone
Nandrolone testing
creatine
Creatine: is it really safe for long-term use?
Sports Science Glossary Part 5
Sports Science Glossary Part 5
training schedules
Training schedules: Three ways to quantify and evaluate your training - and make sure you are achieving what your coach has planned for you
Speed training: testing to find out if your speed is increasing
If you need to know if you’re getting faster over time, these are the tests for you
Electrical Muscle Stimulation
Electrical Muscle Stimulation - Exploding the Myths
Lactic Acid: a fitness assessment to measure your lactate levels
How to keep an eye on your lactate acid levels
Psychometric tests: a case study focusing on rugby league side Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants and their search for a new coach
The role of sports psychology in sport
The ambidextrous athlete: by working on your non-dominant leg you can improve your symmetry and your speed!
A practical guide on how to identify your own dominant side and bring the other side up to par
Predicting your race time with the critical velocity speed test
High-speed running tests are excellent predictors of race finishing times
Aerobic exercise: everything you need to know about Maximal Lactate Steady State Pace
An easy way for runners to estimate Maximal Lactate Steady State pace
vo2max
Calculating Vo2max: Make sure you have your doctor's permission before carrying out the following test.
Anaerobic training
Anaerobic Training: To get the most out of anaerobic training, do it in the afternoon or early evening
Lactate Testing
Lactate testing: is there any point?
freestyle swimming techniques
Freestyle swimming techniques: Only the development of swimming flumes in the 1970s allowed tests to be performed which compared to those being carried out on such activities as cycling and running.
Distance running & testosterone
Distance Running & Testosterone: Can distance running determine the sex of your children
Olympics Sex test
Olympics Sex Test: Why the Olympic sex test is outmoded, unnecessary and even harmful.
anaerobic performance testing
Here's a new running-based test of anaerobic performance for which you need only a stopwatch and a calculator.
athletes drug testing in sport
Athletes Drug Testing In Sport: What do you do when running breathes meaning into every moment of your life - and you're suddenly told that you can't run anymore?
athletes drug testing in sport
Athletes Drug Testing In Sport: What do you do when running breathes meaning into every moment of your life - and you're suddenly told that you can't run anymore?
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