The Little Black Book of Training Wisdom: How to train to improve at any sport

distance runner the performance capability that you are trying to improve through training is the time it takes to cover a given distance. There are a large number of different adaptations that you could seek to attain in order to achieve this goal. For instance, you could: Improve the ability of your blood to carry oxygen to the muscles; Improve t

“strength” a common definition would be “the ability to express force”.

The nervous system is also important in understanding loading capacity. For instance, there are a number of regulatory mechanisms that the body uses to control the amount of loading experienced by muscles and tendons.

weight training guidelines are normally expressed relative to several different training goals (see Figure 5.2.1). It should be noted that these “categories” are not mutually exclusive and there is clearly overlap between each.

Low freshness/high fatigue: these are units which do not require much intensity, effort, concentration, velocity or acceleration, but that may be of higher volume. A classic example would be a basic hypertrophy session (i.e. one that is aimed at building muscle). There are lots of repetitions to perform, but these can still be performed if the athl

At the session level, there is the rest period that is taken between each training repetition or set.

the GAS model of adaptation is the most widely used model of training and in particular will be influential on the way that sports scientists and physiologists think about training.

They are seeking to expand their tank through tangible physiological adaptations that will improve the delivery of oxygen to their muscles and the ability of the muscles to use this oxygen to release energy.

scheduling an athlete’s