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Chapter 11: The ultimate guide to crafting your winning Annual Training Plan
“We overestimate what we can accomplish in a year and underestimate what we can accomplish in a decade” The above quote may be a strange way to begin a…
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March 2023
Chapter 10: Long Term Athletic Development: Lessons from the World's best!
“It takes 10 years of extensive training to excel in anything” – Herbert Simon (Nobel Laureate) In the previous chapters, we discussed how athletes vary…
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Chapter 9 - Are you responding to your training?
Measuring and improving training response.
Mar 7
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February 2023
Chapter 8 – How to build your body for Victory: Tailoring body composition to excel in your sport
In the previous chapter, we discussed how physiological testing can identify the strengths and weaknesses of athletes in different sports. We looked at…
Feb 17
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Chapter 7: Building the Blueprint - Assessing Athletic Foundations for Tailored Training
In the previous chapter, we explored the use of physiological testing in tailoring training zones to an individual's current physiology. But that's not…
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January 2023
Chapter 6: Everything you need to know about Training Zones
In previous chapters, we examined various training adaptations and the time required for them to fully develop. These adaptations include changes to the…
Jan 20
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Chapter 5: Specialization - Fine tuning your fitness for a fast race.
In this chapter, we will dive into the third principle: Specialization. Specifically, taking a look at how to achieve "race fitness" for a specific…
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Chapter 4: The Foundation of Fitness - Building a Strong Base.
In the previous chapter, we discussed the significance of individualization in a training plan. In this chapter, we will explore the second principle on…
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December 2022
Chapter 3: Adding the science to Maximal Athletic Development
Making effective use of data (and code!)
Dec 29, 2022
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Chapter 2: First, principles.
The key ingredients in any successful training plan.
Dec 22, 2022
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Chapter 1: Athletic development through the lifespan
- The importance of living an athletic life.
Dec 15, 2022
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The Science of Maximal Athletic Development: Proposed Table of Contents
As it turns out, ‘maximal athletic development’ is quite a broad topic :) Below you’ll find a first draft of the areas that I would like to cover in…
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