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Peaking a Road Cyclist in Pre-Competition Phase Using Isometrics
Euan Cameron is a high-level road racer who has been working with Optimize Fitness for several years, initially aiming to achieve a...
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Optimize Fitness
- Jul 5, 2022
Case Study: Rehabbing an injured time triallist through surgery and back to win a National Title!
Karen Taylor National Champion Blog Karen Taylor has been working with Optimize Fitness for 7 years and has achieved many milestones,...
Optimize Fitness
- Nov 3, 2021
HRV Case Study Using HRV4 Up To And Into Lockdown, March 2020
Heart Rate Variability is away of measuring the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) and is an efficient way of assessing fatigue in an athlete...
Optimize Fitness
- Sep 20, 2021
Case Study: Recovering from a knee injury
C is a talented power and speed athlete who has previously specialised in sprints but is now looking to wards combined events. She has...
Optimize Fitness
- Apr 17, 2021
Creatine - Would it help you?
Creatine is one of those substances that has a lot of myths around it. Some people think it’s an illegal drug (it’s not) and others think...
Optimize Fitness
- Mar 31, 2021
Coaching Paul Fox to summit Everest (and get back safely…)
(Check out Paul’s photography on his Instagram: @flyingfoxoir) Optimize Fitness had already worked with Paul for his first summit attempt...
Optimize Fitness
- Mar 20, 2021
Favourite Runs: Stoodley Pike on a Summers Evening
The absolute favourite has to be going to and back from Stoodley Pike on a summer’s evening. Setting off from Mytholmroyd steeply uphill...
Optimize Fitness
- Jan 31, 2021
Let’s talk protein... are you getting enough?
There’s a lot of talk on social media and through advertising about protein. We have protein bars and protein rich supplements for...
Optimize Fitness
- Dec 23, 2020
Let’s talk Iron... Are you getting enough?
Iron and athletes? Lots of talk about it but what are the facts? Why is it important? Where do we get it from? How much do we need and...
Optimize Fitness
- Aug 27, 2020
Not all strength exercises are created equal…
We know that strength training can have fast and significant impacts on running performance and injury prevention but why? What is...
Optimize Fitness
- Aug 19, 2020
What are the big rocks of endurance events success?
Research tells us the big rocks that predict success in endurance events are: VO2 Max vVO2 Economy VO2 Max VO2 Max is the amount of...
Optimize Fitness
- Jul 23, 2020
Why should Runners strength train?
Performance Ø Improves Running Economy (the classic research showed 6% improvement in 6 weeks). Ø Because strength training improves...
Optimize Fitness
- Jul 1, 2020
What’s the important bit of kit a runner should have? After shoes...
Go faster socks? The lightest waterproof? The best Garmin with all the knobs on? Strava? No – something far cheaper, more accessible and...
Optimize Fitness
- Jun 18, 2020
What should Runners and Coaches measure and assess?
The famous performance coach, Mike Boyle, once said: ‘If you’re not assessing, you’re guessing’. What do you measure in your training and...
Optimize Fitness
- Jun 3, 2020
HIIT Training
What is it? HIIT stands for ‘High Intensity Interval Training’. It usually means short periods of intense effort separated by easier...
Optimize Fitness
- May 14, 2020
Case Study: Rehabbing an injured Para-Triathlete
Rhys Jones has been working with Optimize Fitness for several years in a journey leading, hopefully, to selection for the Commonwealth...
Optimize Fitness
- Apr 30, 2020
80: 20 Training – What is it, why and how should we do it?
80: 20 training is a concept that’s really popular right now but what is it, what does it do, how should endurance athletes do it and...
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