by coach Matt Russ

Fat is the enemy right? If you are trying to achieve a more effective power to weight ratio body fat is the ballast you want to drop, however, during endurance training and …

Personal:  I have an advertising company and real estate company.
New To Triathlons. Just got bored of always running, eliptical, etc. just to run with no goals or anything other than to get my aerobics in …

Athletic Accomplishments: I have run two sprint triathlons this year and have run a few 10k’s over the recent years (US 10k and Peachtree being the most recent), with two more races on my calendar …

Athletic Accomplishments: Very Athletic since 14 and have particpated in Water Skiing, Football, Baseball, Softball, Karate, Running several 5k’s and 10k’s and one 1/2 Marathon. Started training for a Sprint Tri last Spring and did …

By Ilana Katz RD
Athletes are well aware that carbohydrates are their main source of fuel, particularly during activity. This seems simple enough, however, the word carbohydrate itself opens a can of worms worth dissecting. Carbohydrates …

ILANA KATZ MS, RD, LD
Applying nutrition and hydration principles is of great benefit to optimizing an athlete’s training and performance. The athletes that understand the digestion and absorption of nutrients and fluids are more likely to …

One of the values performing VO2 tests on a large body of athletes is that you gain perspective on how unique athletes really are. My run VO2 testing protocol is the same for each athlete, and involves an alternating increase in speed / incline every 1 min.. This continues until the athlete basically “taps out” or their oxygen consumption plateaus. Presumably the longest test would correspond to the highest VO2 (or vice versa), but that would take out one key factor in running speed; efficiency. The highest max VO2 values (those that can take in the most oxygen volume in milliliters per kilogram of body weight per minute) for the most part have been posted by our pros or elite age groupers, but there have been some surprises. Remember that your max VO2 is largely determined by genetic factors and is only partially trainable…

By Coach Martha Handford
I am often asked by my athletes whether it is better to train with a group or alone. Typically, I recommend training alone for all your critical workouts because it can be …

by Coach Matt Russ for Active.com
The landscape of training and coaching technology has changed pretty dramatically in the last decade. Just as our phones, computers, and televisions have transformed so has the hardware we train with, and …