I mentioned several years ago that a weight training program should be changed every 2 years. The same applies for circuit training, but to a lesser degree. I believe circuit training has its place in a Track and Field program (or any sport for that matter), from the youth level up to the Elite … [Read more...] about Circuit Training for Lactate Tolerance, Better Recovery and Weight Loss
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More on Weight Training
A reader asked me by email several questions on weight training. Since this is May, and just before the competition phase, I would not do anything radical until September. But it doesn’t hurt to review some of the basic concepts. Weight training has its place but there are a few … [Read more...] about More on Weight Training
How to Weight Train without Weights
This post is dedicated to people who “don’t believe in weights” or don’t have access to a weight room due to economic or geographic reasons. People are quick to say Carl Lewis or decathlete Daley Thompson never did weights, but they are quick to add they did “plyometrics”. Allan Wells used the … [Read more...] about How to Weight Train without Weights
Interval Training and High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
This article is guest blogged by Michael Boyle of Functional Strength Coach 3.0. If you liked my previous article on The 4 minute Workout with references to Tabata and circuit training, then read on, this article is for you. I think every fat loss article we read espouses the value of … [Read more...] about Interval Training and High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
The 4 Minute Workout
The weight loss industry is worth billions of dollars because everyone wants a short cut to losing weight and getting six pack abs. Everything from workout programs, gadgets and weight loss pills. Incredible. Frankly, if you are ever going to lose weight fast, you’ll need to get people … [Read more...] about The 4 Minute Workout
Interval Circuit Training Examples and Routines
The limitation of the 400 meters is not lactic acid, or lactate for that matter. Rather, it's acidosis, or the increase of positive H+ hydrogen items that limits the muscles. How can you tolerate this? How can you build up a resistance to this, other than typical extensive tempo workouts or … [Read more...] about Interval Circuit Training Examples and Routines
Other 30 Minute Circuit Training Workouts
If I was a comic book hero, I would call myself Lactic Man. To train for the 400m, one has to tolerate huge amounts of lactic acid. Earlier, I posted a 30 minute workout. 31.5 minutes to be exact. Here is the other workout. It comprises of 9 continuous exercises (3 non-stop sets of … [Read more...] about Other 30 Minute Circuit Training Workouts
The 31.5 Minute Workout
They say Roger Banister, the first man to break the 4 minute mile in 1954, used to train hard 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week while in medical school. While training methods have advanced in the last 50 years, the one thing remains constant: time. Some of us can only train 1 hour a day at … [Read more...] about The 31.5 Minute Workout
