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The Fundamentals of Sports Nutrition: How to Use Intuition to Improve Fueling
Data has its benefits, but only when we learn to apply an intuitive approach to our fueling can we unlock the most efficient and healthy sports nutrition habits.
Data has its benefits, but only when we learn to apply an intuitive approach to our fueling can we unlock the most efficient and healthy sports nutrition habits.
Crunching numbers is one thing, but if you want to turn data into victory, here are a few key things you should do and a few things to avoid.
HIT has many proven benefits and several big limitations. Trevor Connor explores how HIT works, its effects, and the most effective high-intensity interval workouts you can choose for specific gains.
Olympic triathlete Matt Sharpe has given us a long run workout that’s perfect for building endurance in the last leg of a half-iron distance triathlon.
This is a great swim workout that helps athletes become comfortable swimming at different speeds.
Runners and cyclists can work on this circuit year-round to create a stable platform to drive force into the foot strike or pedal. Just like other aspects of training, consistency over time will pay off.
Mimic race conditions on a climb with threshold hill repeats.
Improve your fitness in the pool with a swim workout that gets progressively harder with each set.
We’re always racing on tired legs, but overdoing it too often can lead to illness, injury or overtraining.
This workout focuses on minimal gear shifting between intervals to better maintain speed in a race.
Maintain high-end fitness with super short sprints and long recoveries.
These moves can reduce the risk of injury while improving upper-body and core muscular strength and endurance.
Tempo runs aren’t the most glamorous of hard runs, but they’re critical to helping you run faster and stronger.
Practice gradually tapering your speed for events with fast starts.
Prevent injury during race season with a regular lower-body mobility routine.
Swim training at the local pond or beach improves race times, increases confidence, and brings a change of pace to the monotony of endless laps in the pool.
This run workout is designed specifically for race week, focusing on maintaining small amounts of intensity while allowing ample recovery.
If you have a lot of races lined up this season, don’t forget to make time for some sweet spot work to maintain your high-end aerobic fitness.
As a triathlete, fine-tuning your race-day execution is crucial, and nothing beats a good brick workout for this purpose.
Grab two cycling buddies and get ready for a high-octane group ride.
There are many ways to do sprint workouts, but this is one of my favorites.