The Training Effect

Eddie Izzard, what a guy – 43 marathons in 51 days!  Just one question.  HOW?  He’s not naturally uber-fit.  He only put in five weeks of preparation.  And, with each marathon, his time actually decreased.  So, again I say, how did he manage it? Sports scientist put it down to something called the training effect.  I was narked that, as a trainer, I’d never heard of this...

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Fighting For Mental Health

I’m into running at the moment.  I would say ‘jogging’ but my brother would kill me.  He’s a fit dude, a triathlete, with sickeningly high levels of will-power.  Apparently jogging is for girly-girls and pensioners.  What we do is run, dammit! Despite questions recently as to whether running/jogging could be bad for you (or just French presidents), the medical...

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