Set up your heart rate zones

As we continue to train indoors I was reminded of Dr Seiler’s study on experienced rowers that benefited from following a polarised training protocol with 80% of training sessions at or below Aerobic threshold and 20% of sessions above Anaerobic threshold. Happy to share the polarised heart rate zone based on Seiler’s work. Just join…

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Positive proactive action to customers care

Great way to respond to a crisis in a positive and calm way. Way to go Science in Sport! Email from the CEO. We want to assure you that at Science in Sport you can still expect world-class nutrition with a 5-star service. COVID-19 is affecting everyone around the world and as a global business…

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Train smart & stay healthy

It’s so important to stay below the stress radar when everyone around is not feeling well and you are training. Train smart and accumulate enough time in zone 2 to continue to build the aerobic base yet not create too much stress signalling. Keep your immune system strong and use this time to invest in…

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Transform how managers manage

OCTOBER 4, 2018 Author, Yves Morieux, Managing Director & Senior Partner, BCG Sooner or later, every technological revolution gives rise to an organizational revolution. To realize the potential of new technologies, companies devise new ways of working; those that fail to adapt end up losing in the marketplace. The steam engine was fully exploited only with…

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Why managers are even more important than ever before.

By GREG MCKENNA FEB 28, 2019 Business Insider Magazine How managers can harness the autonomy of the individuals and groups working throughout the organisation by “creating an environment where people have an interest in deploying their autonomy in the service of cooperation with others for the greater good of the organization.”  If there is one…

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THE DAY BEFORE RACE DAY

Being fresh with good form before a race is important – you need to get your mind and body primed and ready to race. The primary goal in the final day before a race is to prime the body to perform at its peak level. Making sure all the body’s interconnected systems are functioning as…

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October reading sorted

The Fifth Discipline. The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization, by Peter Senge. Helping leaders to understand ‘systems thinking’ and how organisations can tap into the collective consciousness of their people to drive transformative change in complex business environments. As Senge makes clear, in the long run the only sustainable competitive advantage is your…

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