After some last minute itinerary shuffling, schedule revision & some sharp logistical planning, this afternoon will see Johan Terpstra & Cheri Mah presenting to the UK Athletics support staff, coaches & athletes on the effect sleep has on performance & recovery. Johan is...
One of the oldest debates in the sporting world has revolved around the importance of stretching in warm-ups. Should you stretch? How should you stretch? Dynamic or passive? How long should you stretch for? & most importantly, what effect will stretching have on my...
Tuesday is session day! After a slightly later start, the athletic collective assembled under the threatening storm clouds & made our way to the Iten track. & what a venue the Iten track is…perched on the side of the Rift Valley, decorated with grazing sheep & goats, with a...
The British Cross Country Trials took place over the weekend at Sefton Park, in Liverpool & it was the first chance for many of the athletes that were out in Iten, Kenya for the UKA/London Marathon Altitude Training Camp, to test their legs in competition & evaluate the effect...
A brief break from the norm, as I occasionally like to do to mix things up & prevent us from getting a bit too high brow on the blog. Today brings a musical theme & I am delighted to hear that Bwani Junction have now released their new album, "Fully Cocked" & it is getting...
Yesterday I took the opportunity to get along to the last day of the UKSEM at the Excel Arena in the London Docklands. This year, the programme ran from Wednesday to Saturday but due to staffing levels at Lee Valley, I was unable to take time off to go in the week. Mutchy...
Earlier in the week I was speaking to my good friend & occasional blog contributor, John Geist, regarding some recent updates in the area of concussion. For those of you that read the blog regularly, you will be aware that John is well read on concussion management & you may...
Whilst I was treating one of my sprinters earlier this week, the topic came up about her ability to last the pace in hard, fast track sessions. As a female athlete in a mixed group, she commented that in the harder sessions, she is able to outlast the guys in her group, when...
After a week back home in Edinburgh, I headed back down to London, intent on making the most of my last day of my annual leave. Granted, I never managed to get away & have the break I had been hoping for but it had been a worthwhile few days at home & so I came back south a...
I have just reviewed a paper that was brought to my attention on another website & on the face of it, I'm not sure it tells us much that we didn't already expect. However, as far as I can recall, it is the first prospective, clustered randomised controlled trial looking at the..
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