Sport Science and Training Q & A
Professional answers to all your sport science and training questions, with 50% of profits donated to support Cops for Cancer. A Question & Answer session will be held at Rider’s Cycles on Monday, July 2nd, 6:15-7:45pm. As long as questions are related to sport science and coaching, all questions are welcome, no question is too small (or too big). The [...]
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Development/Elite squad training
About a month ago, I set out on a mission to figure out how to take my (coaching) game to another level. I learned a few new things, got confirmation that I am doing some things right and that I need to make a few changes too. I was warned it will be a two steps forward one step backwards [...]
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Recipe Roundup
A recipe roundup posted on my sports nutrition website… Click on each picture to see the recipe and explore the site too, there are many more recipes posted! By the way, do you ‘like’ PT Performance Training on Facebook? You should, because when we reach 350 ‘likes’, anyone between 301 and 350 will automatically be entered into a draw to [...]
Read More →No Zero Policy in Schools & Athletes
A few days ago, I read an article about an Edmonton teacher suspended for giving zero’s for work that was not handed in and exams that were not written. Here is some commentary about that as well. How is this related to coaching? To begin with, the link to the article was posted on twitter by another triathlon coach. I [...]
Read More →Vitamin D – Too much of a good thing?
I think it is common knowledge that vitamin D deficiency could lead to many health concerns. But a new study from the University of Copenhagen (press release here) shows that perhaps plasma vitamin D levels that are too high could cause some health concerns as well. The press release clearly states the study limitations (there were many) and that more [...]
Read More →Nutrition Corner
Click on the pictute to check out the recipe!