It is well known that if you want to improve distance running you need to develop your aerobic capacity. As the distances community will always say, you want to get the km’s in the legs. What is less well known is that the faster you can run (your top speed over short...
A great recent study by Yamanaka et al, out of Japan shows that in elite 5km and 10km athletes, 100m and 400m performances was strongly correlated with seasons best times. What does this mean? It suggests that even within an elite population of accomplished distance...
Medical treatment for injuries seems as though it would be straightforward. You go to a health professional or the hospital, have it assessed, get any tests that are required, and start the treatment they recommend. Easy. But what happens when they tell you everything...
At a sports injury conference recently renowned sports physiotherapist Rod Whiteley commented that coaches and athletes do not care about injury, they care about performance. Working with coaches and athletes on a daily basis you are reminded of this constantly. As a...
It is a question that is often asked of, ‘when should children or younger athlete’s start strength training?’ It is often associated with incorrect myths, such as strength training stunts growth or will reduce your flexibility. These myths are completely misguided and...
A great paper was recently published looking at the sleep patterns of elite athletes in response to training and competition, Haines Roberts et al 2018. The systematic review identified that many athletes do not meet the recommendations for sleep time (>7 hours)...
