The Four Kinds of Endurance Talent
What does it mean to have a talent for running or cycling or other endurance sports? Generally, we think of it as a natural capacity to maintain high speeds for prolonged periods o
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Training science, coaching, and the 80/20 method — from Matt Fitzgerald and the 80/20 Endurance coaching team.
Good Cop, Bad Cop
To train with maximal effectiveness, you have to be mean to yourself. And you also have to be kind to yourself. Every week I do two full-body functional strength workouts at a loca
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Become a Better Coach by Becoming a Better Listener
This week, Matt writes for the TrainingPeaks Coach blog and his article can be found here.
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The Art of the Marathon-as-Workout
If you’re a relatively inexperienced runner, or a back-of-the-pack runner, stop reading now. This one’s not for you. Unless you’re just curious—then go ahead and keep reading. For
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How to Cultivate a Growth Mindset in Athletes
This week, Matt writes for the TrainingPeaks Coach blog and his article can be found here.
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Test or Stimulus? How You View Your Workouts May Say a Lot About Your Overall Mindset
I’m working on a new book on the psychology of endurance sports. It’s titled The Comeback Quotient and it’s a sort of sequel to How Bad Do You Want It? As part of my research, I’ve
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Would You Go to a Fortune Teller for Retirement Planning Advice? Then Why Do You Not Go to Trained Professionals for Sports Nutrition Guidance?
If you’re interested in the effects of diet and nutrition on endurance performance, you’ll be interested in a study that was just published in the Journal of Sports Medicine and Ph
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The Benefits of Rust-Buster Races
Let me be clear: Many if not most endurance athletes race too often. I consider over-racing to be one of the most common and costly forms of self-sabotage in endurance sports. Chec
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Join Eliud Kipchoge and Me in Running a “Kamikaze Marathon” This Fall
Exercise scientists have two basic ways of measuring performance in their studies. One is a time trial, where subjects are asked to cover a specified distance in as little time as
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Don’t Panic: My Ironman Santa Rosa Race Report
At some point during the three-hour drive I undertook with my wife, Nataki, from our home in Oakdale, California, to Santa Rosa last Thursday I came up with a motto for the Ironman
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