by Webmaster | May 31, 2025 | Training
When I ask my athletes if they are into pain, nobody raises a hand. Yet when pressed, they reveal a no-pain-no-gain training bias. They think, for instance, that post-workout muscle soreness is a sign of having done a “good” workout. Indeed, some claim that all...
by Webmaster | May 30, 2025 | Training
In the BC Endurance training system, we end all workouts at the first sign of fatigue. Fatigue contracts capacity for exertion. Workouts should have the opposite, expansive effect. So, it doesn’t make sense to run into significant fatigue during training. The usual...
by Webmaster | May 29, 2025 | Training
How do you know when you have “recovered” your energy from one of our weeknight workouts? What does it mean to be recovered? A related question is: How would you know when you are “fully” recovered from a race or workout? These questions require an understanding of...
by Webmaster | May 28, 2025 | Training
You and your body are two distinct entities. Increased fitness develops when you engage your body as a teammate. As team captain, your body sets the rules; as its teammate, you’re there to play by the rules, because disregarding them jeopardizes team results. The book...
by Webmaster | May 27, 2025 | Training
Are you injured? Here’s how to deal with doctors who recommend surgery and pain killers, and therapists with their strengthening and stretching regimens. Forget their “remedies;” they don’t address the underlying problem, which is always a combination of over-training...
by Webmaster | May 26, 2025 | Training
One of our staple BC Endurance workouts is the visualization run. In part, its purpose is to see the layout of a racecourse: its hills, turns, and quirks so there are no surprises on race day. Even if you’ve run the race many times, the visualization process is...
