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Training

A complete overview of training principles, building blocks, scheduling and phasing, completed with scientific articles and real-life tips & examples.

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Training Principles 
Building Blocks 
Training Schedules
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Racing

Advice for optimizing your performance, via clever tactics or a perfect preparation, Evaluate your performance with the Hungarian Scoring Tables.

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Racing Strategies
Mental Preparation
Analyzing Performances
Going for Gold
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Drugs & Medicine

Racing faster is more than just training more and harder. Live a healthy life.

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Nutrition
Legal Supplements
Illegal Substances
Common Injuries
Muscles
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Discussion

Post your opinion and discuss training, nutrition etc. with others.

Links

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Statistics
Health
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Athlete's Pages
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My Running

There's more to it than theory. Try it yourself! Or would you rather check out my schedules and results first?

Abstracts, news & Articles

 Building Blocks

Strength

Progression Models in Resistance Training for healthy adults:
A detailed article about the various concepts and consequences of weight (resistance) training: periodization, variation, loading, volume, exercise order, rest periods, velocity of actions, frequency etc.. Read full article.

 Overtraining

How to detect Overtraining?

Overtraining: making a difficult diagnosis and implementing targeted treatment:
Overtraining syndrome is a serious problem marked by decreased performance, increased fatigue, persistent muscle soreness, mood disturbances, and feeling 'burnt out' or 'stale.' The diagnosis of overtraining is usually complicated, there are no exact diagnostic criteria, and physicians must rule out other diseases before the diagnosis can be made. An orthostatic challenge shows promise as a diagnostic tool, but the subjective feelings of the patient remain one of the most reliable early warning signs. Prevention is still the best treatment, and certain subjective and objective parameters can be used by athletes and their trainers to prevent overtraining. Read full article

 800m

Overview

Training for the Elite 800m runner:
Lindy Remigino explains the typical macrocycle phases, as well as the various components to build a balanced 800m training program. Also includes training effects and examples, anaerobic vs. anaerobic, and quantity vs. quality in training for the 800m. Read full article.

 Training Schedules

The Effects of Training

Basic Principles of training at high altitude:
Felix Suslov presents an account of the conclusions he has reached, after 40 years experience of altitude training for athletes in all events. Read full article.

The Secret of Hills:
stresses the advantages of hill running to improve strength endurance and outlines shortly a variety of hill running programs. Read full article.

Training:

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ABSTRACTS, NEWS & ARTICLES:

TRAINING PRINCIPLES:

- I. Individual Differences
- II. Overload
- III. Progression
- IV. Adaptation
- V. Use / Disuse
- VI. Specificity

BUILDING BLOCKS:

- I. Strength
- II. Speed
- III. Stamina
- IV. Endurance
- V. Coordination

OVERTRAINING:

- I. The Overtraining Syndrome
- II. How to detect Overtraining?
- III. Overtraining and Chronic Fatigue
- IV. How to avoid Overtraining?
- V. How to cure overtraining?

800m:

- I. Overview

TRAINING PROGRAMS:

- The Effects of training
- Phases of Adaptation
- The Annual Program
- Examples

COMBINING DIFFERENT TRAINING MEANS:

- Preparation of Middle Distance Runners