Jun 5, 2013 | ithlete Training
We’re now 10 weeks in to the Polarised Training Challenge and I think it’s time to take stock of what we have achieved in performance terms. The table below summarises performance at two recent ‘test’ events: Both of these are 100 mile (approx)...
May 15, 2013 | ithlete Training
By Tim Crowley I have been using heart rate variability in my own training for nearly 2 years. For the past year I have been using it with many of my athletes. This number is steadily increasing and by end of this year I will make HRV a requirement for all athletes I...
May 3, 2013 | ithlete Training
In this 4th update I’d like to focus on my training discipline (or rather the lack of it so far). This has probably been the hardest aspect for me about adopting a polarised training program. Having spent 20+ years riding as ‘hard’ as I can...
Apr 19, 2013 | ithlete Training
Not so much to report this time, since last week I was struggling with the tooth problem and the general malaise that accompanied it! However, Friday was the last day of the antibiotics and I was hopeful that I would be well enough to do a planned 86 mile ride with...
Apr 11, 2013 | ithlete Training
I have a tendency to overtrain I know a lot of highly motived people who do. Hard training can be very addictive. I have had three distinct times in my life where I have physically overtrained. The first was when I was 19. Back in the fall of 1975 I went to the...
Mar 15, 2013 | ithlete Training
by Simon Wegerif As you may know from a recent blog post exploring threshold and polarised training gains I agreed to start a polarised training programme in my training ahead of the Etape. To get started I began with the 4 minute/2 minute zone 3/zone 1 workout...
Jan 1, 2013 | ithlete Training
Getting Started with HRV So, this is my first blog as an ithlete athlete. After receiving support from the ithlete team, I have started using the HRV Monitor and found this fantastic. This month has been an important month for me as I am currently recovering from...
Dec 27, 2012 | General, ithlete Training
by Amber Pierce A big part of what I love about being a professional athlete is helping promote lifestyle choices that lead to better health and overall quality of life. Fitness plays an integral role in maintaining and optimizing health, and people...
Oct 23, 2012 | HRV Research
By Josh Darrall-Jones Who, why and what? The study was completed using 11 healthy male participants with the aim to determine how supramaximal intermittent exercise disturbed Heart Rate Variability (HRV), and how long this would take to recover to baseline values. Due...
Oct 16, 2012 | HRV Research
About me In my role as a Sport Scientist working for a Premier League football Club we are always seeking new ways to quantify and measure the condition of our players, particularly how well recovered they are and how ready they are to train. After some extensive...
