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With all manner of different approaches and theories of how to improve fitness, things can become complicated pretty quickly. But when you boil it down, there’s one overarching principle that is applied universally: stress and recover. It’s a wonderfully simple...
The 200-mile-per-week training of Dave Bedford
Dave Bedford is one of the great characters of athletics. He’s famous for having set a 10,000m world record in 1973, loving a beer just as much as he loved to train hard, and in the 21st century for the...
Ronnie Coleman is considered one of the best bodybuilders of all time, having won eight Mr Olympia titles. Coleman was known as an incredible trainer who was willing to push harder in the gym than any of his competitors. A...
CrossFit Games Reduced To Field Of 30
The CrossFit Games will only involve 30 male and 30 female athletes, CrossFit Headquarters have announced. Restrictions around the world due to the coronavirus pandemic have prompted organisers to cancel the team competition and revoke invites to all national champions. ...
Do You Need To Carb Load For A 10k?
There’s a bit of an obsession with carbohydrates in the distance running world. A lot of athletes and recreational runners firmly believe they need to be eating piles of pasta or rice before shorter distance events. But is it actually...
How Does Sub-2hr Marathon Runner Eliud Kipchoge Train?
Eliud Kipchoge is widely regarded as the best marathon runner of all time. He’s the current Olympic champion and has won 11 of the 12 marathons he’s raced in. Last year, the 35-year-old made history by breaking the two-hour barrier...
Training Twice A Day: The Pros & Cons
There’s a degree of temptation among athletes who are greedy for gains to train as much as possible. One way of training more is to start working out twice a day, but it comes with both pros and cons. Here’s...
The Role Of Mitochondria In Exercise & How To Make Them More Efficient
Most amateur athletes have a basic understanding of physiology on some level, but getting into the bones of what energy systems are activated during exercise can be extremely beneficial. It can add meaning to your training, helping you understand the...
Beginners Guide to Functional Training - Workouts
CrossFit and functional training all consist of movements and workouts which engage the whole body. By training in this type of way, the stimulus enables the body to build muscle and lose weight. This is the physique seen by many...