Increasing work capacity
I need to increase my work capacity. I’d like to achieve the following: Be able to eat more; Be able to go for bike rides next summer without worrying how they will impact on my next workout; Do extra...
View ArticleLessons learned this week: the menstrual cycle and making workouts more...
As I sit here writing this, I’ve just got out of the gym. I’ve got tears running down my cheeks and I’m feeling depressed. In fact, I’ve been crying on and off since the second exercise in the...
View ArticleTraining frequency, rest and fatigue
How often to train and how to ensure that we do not adversely suffer from fatigue, both muscular and of the central nervous system (CNS), is of vital importance to anyone who designs and implements...
View ArticleLessons learned: workouts to suit your body
Anyone who read the post about my workouts yesterday will have read that I’ve finally admitted defeat and adjusted my workouts back to something that is better suited to me. Today I’m going to write a...
View ArticleLessons learned: getting work capacity right!
It’s not often I get to write a blog post like this, but this will be a short celebration of the fact that I had learned my lesson last time I tried to increase my work capacity and workout density. I...
View ArticleBlog-watch: should women train like men?
This is a controversial subject. Obviously there is the “women should do light weights with high reps and shouldn’t lift heavy” camp and I definitely disagree with them. However, there are some more...
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