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Martin
Nov 1, 201710 min read
Training and Heart Rate Variability
In previous articles we have explored the relationship between excessive stress, whether caused by training or other life factors, and...
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Martin
Sep 7, 201710 min read
Un’atleta al Lavaredo Ultra Trail (120km, 5800m+) – Simone - Un tributo a Cico
Cosa fai quando una notizia brutta ti raggiunge a solo due ore prima della partenza di una gara sognata, che stai preparando di oltre 6...
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Martin
Sep 4, 20178 min read
Polarised Training and the 80/20 Rule
There are two important variables in run training. These are volume (how far you run) and intensity (how fast you run). A third factor,...
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Martin
Jul 17, 20177 min read
Un'atleta alla Cortina Trail (47km,2650m+) - Andrea
Siamo sentiti qualche tempo fa. Andrea aveva deciso che le sarebbe piaciuto correre in montagna e magari fare qualche gara. Uno dei...
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Martin
Jul 10, 20179 min read
Overtraining Syndrome
“……….pretty much the whole race thus far I had felt nauseous and calories were not settling right. It felt like the struggle of being at...
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Martin
Jun 21, 20177 min read
Choosing a Coach
To have or not to have a coach? Similar to the unresolved question which Hamlet puts to himself in the form of “To be or not to be”,...
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Martin
Jun 12, 20176 min read
Steady State Run Training for Trail (English & Italiano)
Versione Italiano (chiedo perdono per eventuali errori di grammatica) La SSR (Steady State Run) viene prescritta da molti allenatori, in...
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Martin
Jun 5, 20175 min read
Training with Rate of Perceived Exertion
The use of a heart rate monitor is often prescribed within the context of training protocols. The monitor is used in such a way as to...
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Martin
Jun 1, 20174 min read
Strengthening core and back muscles for Vertical Races
And there we have it, the classical posture of a runner when facing a very steep uphill. The necessity to make rapid upwards progress but...
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Martin
May 17, 20176 min read
Should we be stretching?
All of us have done it at some time or other, some of us do it on a regular basis with an almost religious fanaticism, others only...
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Martin
May 17, 20176 min read
Specific Training for Ultra Trail Events (Part 2)
Hill Sessions. The quantity of ascents and descents to be covered during an Ultra Trail event render the total amount of muscular...
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Martin
May 17, 20175 min read
Specific Training for Ultra Trail Events (Part 1)
Sooner or later every trailer will arrive at a point in which he asks himself whether he is able to make the jump to the next level. For...
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Martin
May 17, 20173 min read
Specific Training for Medium Trail
Medium and medium long trail events introduce a greater complexity into the mix of specific abilities to be mastered. The necessary...
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Martin
May 16, 20178 min read
Specific Training for Short Trail, Sky Races & VK
The exact difference between trail and sky race is difficult to tie down however it is generally accepted that sky races are...
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Martin
May 16, 20173 min read
Specific Training for Race Readiness
Specificity refers to developing a particular athletic quality in the manner in which it occurs in a particular sport. The often quoted...
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Martin
May 16, 20175 min read
Training for Endurance
Endurance Training can often be referred to as Stamina Training) Stamina (ability to suffer and resist) is the ability of an organism to...
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Martin
May 15, 20177 min read
From Aerobic Base to Speed and Strength
A prolonged aerobic base period such as suggested by the MAF approach will enable an athlete to improve his pace at this heart rate by...
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Martin
May 12, 20174 min read
Periodisation
“Periodization is the process of dividing the training into smaller periods of training where the emphasis, or the target, of the...
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Martin
May 12, 20176 min read
The MAF Method (Dr. Phil Maffetone)
As a sprint athlete in the 1960s Maffetone had no interest in endurance training or racing, and maybe didn’t even suspect that such a...
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