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How Does Training At Altitude Make You Fitter
Altitude training has been utilised by elite athletes for much of the last century, and there has long been an understanding that living in oxygen-deprived air can benefit performance in endurance events. There has been considerable research into why people...
6 Exercises To Build Explosive Leg Strength
Building explosive strength in the lower body can aid performance across a huge number of sports. It can be worked on specifically through a number of exercises. Here are six movements that you can use to improve explosive power in...
6 Real Mantras Used By Elite Athletes
Research has shown that positive self-talk leads to success in sport, so many top-level athletes form their own mantras. Mantras are phrases that resonate personally with an individual to leave them motivated and in a good frame of mind to...
6 Podcasts To Listen To While Running
With social distancing measures in place, runners have been forced to cover a lot more solo miles than they might do normally. A great way to make the time on your feet more enjoyable is to get some virtual company...
Dubai CrossFit Championship Attracts Stellar Online Field
It came as a stark reality check to hopes of a normal 2021 season when the Dubai CrossFit Championship cancelled their event, which was due to take place in December, earlier this month. The competition is the biggest of the...
Commitment vs Motivation: The Important Distinction
Sports psychologist Professor Steve Peters, creator of the famous chimp management model, says plainly: “I don’t deal in motivation. I deal in commitment.” On the face of it, that statement might leave you scratching your head wondering what’s the difference,...
Lefteris Theofanidis Handed 4-Year CrossFit Ban
Lefteris Theofanidis has been slapped with a four-year ban from CrossFit competition after he tested positive for a banned substance. The failed drugs test occurred at the Dubai CrossFit Championship before being first announced in January, and CrossFit Headquarters have...
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...