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“You Have To Remove Emotion From Your Programme” - Sara Sigmundsdottir On Learning To Coach Herself
Sara Sigmundsdottir was so disappointed at not being able to complete the full CrossFit Games last year when she failed to make the cut into the final 10 that she decided to immediately compete in a half-ironman afterwards. It was...
Olympic divers seek to push their bodies to the absolute limit and have excruciatingly demanding training schedules to do so. Some of the best Chinese athletes in the sport train six and a half days a week in the country’s...
5 Benefits Of Taking A Training Break
As athletes, we can often be greedy in our pursuit of fitness. We constantly train hard and put in extra sessions to try to maximize our potential.But some of the best athletes in every sport take a complete break from...
Does CBD Lower Resting Heart Rate?
The cannabidiol CBD, which performs an opposing function to the element THC that is behind cannabis’ psychoactive effect, is growing in popularity across the globe. It is now used relatively widely to treat anxiety and other disorders, and is available...
How Do Rugby League Players Train?
How Do Rugby League Players Train? Rugby league is one of the toughest sports on the planet and its players are revered for their all-round fitness. Currently, the Australian NRL is one of the few professional sports leagues playing fixtures,...
5 Health Benefits Of Turmeric & Curcumin
Turmeric is one of the most popular health supplements available. The spice has been used as a medicine for centuries and, as with many health products, there is a string of claims about what it can do. Here’s a look...
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...
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...
How To Train To Heart Rate Effectively
Heart rate training is a subject which splits opinion. Some coaches swear by it and encourage their athletes to make the most of technology while others see it as a dangerous over complication. In decades gone by, athletes managed to...