Training intensity distribution is all the rage. If you walk into a crowded auditorium of exercise physiologists and announce your feelings on it, you might start a fight or an orgy. People are ready ...

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A solid metric to know, considering its influence on race performance. Many coaches argue that lactate threshold is one of, if not the, biggest performance predictor. It determines how fast you can ...

When runners talk physiology, two terms dominate the conversation: VO2 max and lactate threshold. The two metrics are related but not the same, and they shape performance in different ways. Naturally, ...

Polarized training is based on a clear 80/20 distribution: 80% of your training at low intensity (max HR 65–75%) and 20% intense (at or above the anaerobic threshold), while the middle zone is largely ...

Do you want to become faster over a distance of 10 kilometers? With these five tips, you can significantly improve your personal best over ...

Whether you get on your bike for fun, competition, or a bit of both, if you haven’t been periodizing your training, you may be missing out. Periodization—or strategically planning your training in a ...

The first rule of scientific fight club is that you have to agree on what you’re fighting about. A newly published debate on the merits of polarized training in endurance athletes, in Medicine & ...