Faster, Higher, Stronger! not just for the young!
Do you want to Improve your Performance?
In the world of Masters Track what do we need to be aware of to improve our performance?
Well here I hope to not only find out for myself but also share that with everyone else. Ranging from fully tested and proved training ideas to far out concepts if I can find it ill be sure to test it and then share that concept or idea with you all to benefit too.
In my view the better masters track performances become the more spotlight the sport gets! And that is a good thing for everyone.
Factors Affecting your Recovery
How Inflammation Affects Your Workout and Life Muscle inflammation is actually a gift; that tight achy feeling is our body’s way of yelling at us to back off and let it relax and have the chance to heal so it can make us fitter and stronger. That one little change in thought process has really ...
Got no time? Do the 7-Minute Workout!
Struggling to get a workout in? well there is no real excuse, do the 7 minute workout! It’s been four years since researchers from the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute in Orlando first published a series of 12 exercises that became a fitness craze known as the 7-Minute Workout. After the workout was first reported ...
How exercise in old age prevents the immune system from declining
Highly active elderly people can boost their immune systems to protect against infection, according to research. Doing lots of exercise in older age can prevent the immune system from declining and protect people against infections, scientists say. They followed 125 long-distance cyclists, some now in their 80s, and found they had the immune systems of ...
Leg stiffness and sprinting – Drop Jumps
Using the drop jump to improve sprinting speed by increasing your leg stiffness. If you take a slow motion view at any top-class sprinter whilst in full-flight you’ll see what appears to be minimal knee flexion of the stance leg when its directly under the body. When you consider that an elite sprinter’s ground contact ...
Marathon Training Plan
The ultimate challenge has been accepted! now you want to compete a Marathon! Well hopefully the below plan can get your started along the way. Marathon Training Plan. How do you know what marathon time you should aim for? “If you have run a marathon or even a half marathon before you should have a ...
Lactic acid for more testosterone
If you end your strength training session with a set of high reps so that your muscles produce extra lactic acid, it’s likely to increase your natural testosterone production. This Lactic acid increases testosterone production through the Leydig cells. If when you complete a strength training session you add a set of high reps set ...
Sitting in a Sauna can raise Human Growth Hormone HGH!
I spent the new year holidays tucked away in the woods and hills in my very own log cabin. with the wonderful use of Sauna and this reminded me of a paper I read a long time ago about HGH and heat response, and so I have dug up this article. Its important to remember ...
Grow old like an athlete
The question of how to maximise ‘health span’ – the period of life during which we are generally healthy and free from serious disease – is increasingly prevalent both in and out of sport. Global average lifespan doubled during the 20th Century, and this trend continues. Someone who is 50 today could expect to live ...
Men in their fifties recover just as quickly from strength training as men in their twenties
If you are older than forty and train with weights, you will probably have noticed that your body is aging. Your making less progress than when you were younger, and your workouts have a more profound impact on your energy levels, your joints and muscles. Does this mean that your body recovers less quickly, and ...
