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[headline_tahoma_medium_left color=”#000000″]The Importance of a Dynamic Warmup[/headline_tahoma_medium_left][red_arrow_list width=”100%”]
- Gets your body ready for hard running and minimizes your chances for injury
- Should be done for the whole body, top to bottom
- Most important areas are hamstrings, hip flexors and calves
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[headline_tahoma_medium_left color=”#000000″]Stepback Weeks and Measuring Progress[/headline_tahoma_medium_left][red_arrow_list width=”100%”]
- Stepback weeks should be included ever 3-4 weeks in your training programs
- Stepback weeks are necessary physically AND psychologically
- Measure what you’re doing and it will fuel your motivation! Small changes make a big difference 🙂
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[headline_tahoma_medium_left color=”#000000″]Why You HAVE TO Separate Hard and Easy Workouts[/headline_tahoma_medium_left][red_arrow_list width=”100%”]
- You get faster in your harder workouts and they need to be given priority
- Going too hard on your easy days will not allow you to go hard enough on your hard days
- You can only “go to the well” so many times and the well will run dry!
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[headline_tahoma_medium_left color=”#000000″]Running Analysis – Knowing what you need to work on[/headline_tahoma_medium_left][red_arrow_list width=”100%”]
- We all have things we do well and things we can improve upon
- It’s not about working harder – it’s about working SMARTER and knowing what your tendencies are. This has nothing to do with fitness – it has to do with running economy and efficiency
- If I’m constantly repeating something to you at track, that’s probably a good thing for you to focus on 🙂
- Video I reference on Chris Goebel can be seen here: http://youtu.be/B9hE3WpK5ds
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[headline_tahoma_medium_left color=”#000000″]How to go :20 per Mile Faster[/headline_tahoma_medium_left][red_arrow_list width=”100%”]
- It’s always best to have multiple measures to focus on
- Track workouts are all about covering a specified distance in a specified time with a specified recovery interval
- Going :15 – :20 per mile faster has as much to do with your mental focus than your physical fitness
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[headline_tahoma_medium_left color=”#000000″]The Process of Improvement[/headline_tahoma_medium_left][green_tick_1_list width=”100%”]
- You must practice things consistently if you’re going to see improvement
- If something feels “weird” while you’re working on it, you’re probably doing it RIGHT. You must go through a period of STRUGGLE to see results.
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- You must practice things consistently if you’re going to see improvement
- If something feels “weird” while you’re working on it, you’re probably doing it RIGHT. You must go through a period of STRUGGLE to see results.
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[headline_tahoma_medium_left color=”#000000″]Performance Nutrition and Recovery[/headline_tahoma_medium_left][red_arrow_list width=”100%”]
- Know the difference between fatigue and pain
- What you do within 30 minutes of your workout will make your or break your recovery
- “Fuel Up, Keep Up, Recover” nutrition is DIFFERENT than your daily nutrition
- Video I reference in the video below can be found at: http://youtu.be/AgZdsZWPEOg
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