The maximum metabolic steady-state: Definition, measurement, and application
Definition, measurement and application of the second physiological threshold or the maximum metabolic steady-state (MMSS).
Eating Before your Workout – Carbohydrate vs Protein vs Fasted
What's the best time and what to eat before a workout to maximise your session.
Training intensity distributions: From Polarized to Pyramidal models, specificity is key in Long Distance Triathlon
In the Ironman community, there is a lot of talk about training intensity distribution. In this blog, I am going...
The first aerobic threshold: Understanding and practically determining yours for endurance training
As endurance athletes, we spend a lot of time talking about our ‘thresholds’; “what’s your FTP?” is as ubiquitous in...
Recovery from a Zwift race: A physiological perspective
We, as endurance athletes in the world of the COVID-19, indoor-training dominated world, are perhaps more than ever having to...
Why low intensity training needs to be of low intensity
If any of you have listened to Dan’s chat with Triathlon Taren on his podcast recently, you would have heard him talk...
My Training Numbers to 8:24 at the 2018 Ironman World Championship
It’s been a while! After sharing my training for the 2018 Taupo Ironman, which was well received, I thought it was about time to do...
Kona Gems – Recap from Age Group Ironman World Champion Dan Plews
Since Kona, it’s been all R and R, and it’s been just amazing and much needed. It’s been an incredible...
From Ironman New Zealand to The Big Dance in Kona
The 3rd March 2018 was a big weekend and a very good one. It marked the 2018 Ironman New Zealand...
Polarised to Pyramidal Training Intensity Distribution: The Principle of Specificity is Key
A new blog post has been a long time coming (we’ve been busy!; me doing some training, work and the...
Fat Could Make you Faster, Science Says
We took a stab at debunking one myth – dehydration and exercise and performance. Time to take a swing at...
Jan Van Berkel: The Fat Adapted Healthy Athlete
High levels of visceral fat, that is the fat we carry around our organs, is a well-known marker of health...
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