Training explained.
Evidence based notes on endurance, strength and the science behind better training.
VLaMax: The Other Engine That Sets Your Threshold
Everyone knows VO₂max. Almost nobody talks about the other engine: VLaMax, your glycolytic power. It helps set your threshold, your fuel use and your endurance, and the science around it is more interesting than the hype suggests.
Read article →How to Taper: Turning Fitness Into a Peak
You have done the training. The last two weeks decide whether it shows up. Here is what a taper actually does, the layout the science supports, and why the real answer is personal. For athletes and coaches.
Read article →Training Load Explained: Fitness, Fatigue and Form
Training load turns “how hard have I trained” into a number you can steer by. Here is what fitness, fatigue and form actually mean, how to read them, and where they mislead. For athletes and coaches.
Read article →Strength Training for Trail and Ultra Runners (and How the Mountains Change It)
Your road strength work still applies off-road, but the mountains add four demands the road never makes. Here's what changes, and how the emphasis shifts as you grow as an athlete.
Read article →How to Train Your Two Lactate Thresholds (and Escape the Grey Zone)
You know your two lactate thresholds. Here is how to actually train them: how much easy, how much threshold work, when the grey zone has its place, and a real training week built from a lactate test.
Read article →Strength Training for Runners, Cyclists and Triathletes (and How It Should Differ)
Runners, cyclists and triathletes share the goal but not the gym plan. How strength work should differ by sport: plyometrics and single-leg for runners, heavier max-force for cyclists, durability for triathletes and how to periodise it across a season.
Read article →What Is Lactate Testing and How Is It Used?
What blood lactate testing really measures, what LT1 and LT2 mean and how the Norwegian method shaped by Marius Bakken turned a lab test into a daily training tool.
Read article →How Much Strength Training Do Endurance Athletes Actually Need?
Most endurance athletes need about two strength sessions a week. The evidence on why it works, how many sessions per training phase, and how to fit lifting around your endurance work.
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