One of the technique cues that runners sometimes struggle to master at first when changing their technique is the “Heel Pull”. Jeff Grant of Hillseeker Fitness has shared a great drill for mastering the “Heel Pull” in the short video below. WHY MASTER THE MOVEMENT?...
Swimming with high elbows is a common technical refrain – but what part of the stroke are people talking about? The bit over the water (recovery)? Or the bit under the water? The bit that the majority of people focus on is what is going on over the water, the...
People are not well designed to deal with heat or limited water. While we can survive for as long as a month in a moderate climate without food, we would struggle to stay alive for longer than two days in desert conditions without water. After oxygen, water is a close...
Bilateral Breathing If you are able to breath to one side WHILE maintaining good form, then more power to you. However, very few people can do this. Bilateral breathing is seen as a must have skill, a must do with regards to technique. The problem with only breathing...
Just before you crest a hill or reach the end of a speed interval, your lungs go into overdrive. Your breath becomes shallow and rapid. You think if only you could pull in more air, you could surge up that hill or maintain your pace. But the more your chest heaves,...
