I recognise the irony in what I’m going to write about. I’m a male coach. But I’m also a post-graduate researcher investigating factors influencing substrate utilisation in women that take part in endurance-type events. And the women I coach often ask me: should I be...
One of the key training philosophies we embrace at HIIT Science is the simple saying “context over content”. You as an athlete know your context best. You know your situation. Even though a session sits in front of you in the plan, that session might...
New Release: Garmin Push Feature Our latest software release includes the ability to push Athletica training session files to your Garmin device via Garmin Connect for clear session guidance by your device wherever you are training. Importantly, once you sync (either...
I think I’ve heard it said that coaching an endurance athlete involves part science — part art. It’s a sentiment I broadly agree with, and for me, roughly translates to convincing the athlete to do the activity that will help them most on a given day. Successful...
As athletes, we are all individuals — with unique needs. We need a customized training plan that allows us to train properly so that we gain fitness at the appropriate rate (not too hard, not too easy). When this happens, we can stay healthy and injury free. But as we...
“I nearly cried laughing tears when I found out I had won. Every race I assume there is going to be one stand-out person…realizing I was that person was a lot to comprehend.” Those were the words of Brianna Stubbs in a phone conversation she had with me just two weeks...