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Best Lunchtime Sessions
By on 19/11/2009 10:05:13
Can you turn your one-hour lunch break into an effective training session? The answer is yes, but it requires a little planning
-up (50m easy swim, 25m pull and 25m kick. 30-second recovery, then repeat). Pulls and kicks are technique drills in which you use only your arms or legs, with a float or pull buoy to assistTechnique drills (pulls or kicks, or practise breathing on each
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Routine Questions
By Selene Yeager on 23/11/2009 16:03:25
Don't expect to see fitness improvements if you train at the same level, doing the same routine, week in, week out. If you want to become fitter and stronger, follow these tips in the weeks and months ahead
-handling skills and cadence (revolutions per minute) become more efficient with practice. Do this cadence drill to get a jump-start: warm up for 10 minutes on a turbo trainer. Spin using only the right leg for 30 seconds, gradually increasing cadence. Repeat
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Best Winter Workouts (Preview)
By Simon Griffiths on 19/02/2010 16:00:20
If you want to boost your performance in summer, you have to train consistently through winter. That's a very cold, hard fact (non-subscriber preview)
to stay warm in the pool and improve your technique."For those wanting to work on their biking skills a turbo trainer would be a sound investment. Failing that, spinning classes can be very effective. Ford makes her athletes do single-leg drills, simulated
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The Family Way
By Andy Richardson on 19/12/2006 11:38:13
Find out how family running can pay dividends - for everyone
to work on drills that will promote biomechanical efficiency, looking at running alignment and making sure they have good running posture. "You need to generate forces that will propel the runner in a linear direction, not a lateral direction. It
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Best Winter Workouts
By Simon Griffiths on 19/02/2010 15:36:26
If you want to boost your performance in summer, you have to train consistently through winter. That's a very cold, hard fact
to stay warm in the pool and improve your technique."For those wanting to work on their biking skills a turbo trainer would be a sound investment. Failing that, spinning classes can be very effective. Ford makes her athletes do single-leg drills, simulated
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Turn Disaster Into Triumph
By Amy Swan on 31/03/2010 15:59:08
At the time, a DNF or DNS can seem like the worst day of your life. It really isn't but you still have to deal with the disappointment and focus on the next challenge
a high-carb diet could be slowing you down, strengthen your muscles with plyometric drills, nine foods to help you beat injury and a round-up of the best wetsuits, helmets and aerobars.
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Lance On The Run
By David Willey on 27/10/2006 10:07:15
It really isn't about the bike for seven-time Tour De France winner Lance Armstong as he prepares for the New York City Marathon. Here's the full version of RW's exclusive interview
Armstrong charged ahead for a mile or so, Isaacs, whose shaved head, Marine’s physique, and South African accent give him the bearing of a really friendly drill sergeant, said his approach was to keep things interesting and Armstrong injury-free. "The
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