How many sets/reps should one do
What exactly are you training for? Distance runners shouldn’t train like body builders, and Hockey players shouldn’t practice like pole vaulters. These are obvious extreme examples, but your training specificity will affect your results. So what target are you aiming at? Max strength? Endurance? Let’s make sure you’re training for the correct result.
How to begin
‘Dear Running Man, You know…I am NOT a runner!! But I need to get in better shape, and your recent post has me thinking maybe it would help me. Do you have any pointers on how to begin running (starting from a bad place).’
Born Teacher
I have so much anger right now and I don’t know what to do with it. How many people out there openly ask the world to kill them… and yet here they are. They drink too much, they drug too much, the eat too much, drive too fast, sleep too little, stay out too late. […]
How’s my running form?
Your running form is like your fingerprint: i.e. unique. Thankfully there are common traits to great running form.
Run Faster… it’s easy
You want to make this more complicated than it is; to believe you need months of running splits at 80% max heart rate; that eating certain food will aid oxygen metabolization; that your training has to be perfect.
VO2 Max predicts mortality
Scientists measured the VO2max of 122,000 53 year old subjects and then tracked their mortality. The participants were categorized into four groups based on their baseline VO2 max: “Low,” “Below Average,” “Above Average,” and “High.” During the study researchers found:
Citius, Altius, Fortius
Citius, Altius, Fortius is the motto of the Olympic games. Translated- Faster, higher, stronger, i.e. improvement. Of self; of sport; of (hopefully) international relations. Improvement is inspiring. To quote Tony Robbins “Progress = happiness”. Progress is addictive; It builds self esteem; It motivates you to stick to the goal. but it doesn’t happen by accident: there are steps to improvement.
You thought you were just getting fit
Every person who turned their fitness around put their own unique twist on it. They figured out that it ain’t the notes, it’s how you play them.
Walk this way pt II (how to walk well)
We all walk. A lot. Some people walk over 10,000 steps per day. Learning how to walk well will undoubtedly improve your life.
Walk this Way (how to walk well)
The average reader of this blog takes 10,000 steps a day. If you’re going to do something over 10,000 times you better do it well.