The Angel and Devil of Opportunity: Reflections on a bobsleigh run
This extract is taken from Chapter 2 of How to Support a Champion, with some further reflections below… Toni Minichiello is the coach with whom…
Tag: SportsPhysiology
CORE skills ain’t SOFT
In 1958, as NASA began it’s search for aerospace pilots, the job description listed the need for the following characteristics; · Male (how 1950s?) ·…
Maximising experiences
I am a lucky boy. Lucky, lucky lucky (apologies if after only 8 words you are now singing Kylie Minogue’s hit or reciting sections of…
Top 10. applications: No. 7 Seeking inspiration
When this topic broke in the mid to late 1990s I am ashamed to say I desperately misjudged the physiological mechanisms that underpinned the positive…
Sleep to Win: Part 4 – Sleep and Competition
In this guest blog series we hear from experts Kevin Morgan and Luke Gupta – on the vital component of performance – Sleep! If you…
Sleep to Win: Part 3 – Sleep and Travel
In this guest blog series we hear from experts Kevin Morgan and Luke Gupta – on the vital component of performance – Sleep! If you…
Sleep to Win: Part 2- Sleep and Training
In this guest blog series we hear from experts Kevin Morgan and Luke Gupta – on the vital component of performance – Sleep! If you…
Sleep to Win: Part 1- Sleep and Sport
In this guest blog series we hear from experts Kevin Morgan and Luke Gupta – on the vital component of performance – Sleep! This introductory…
1:59:59 marathon: This year’s big athletic talking point, explained by top scientist Dr Jamie Pr
“The Sub-2 hour marathon… I think it’s a monumentally difficult challenge” Since its announcement last month, much has been made of Nike’s ‘Breaking2’ project: Three…
Top 10 Applications: No 1. Power to the revolution
I am a runner. Well I used to run. Actually I still run, but only a couple of times per week. But I used to…