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Workouts for Beginning Runners
Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by yuri.
Okay, so you’ve just bought a new pair of shoes, a headband, and as many sports drinks as you can get your hands on. You are pumped about getting into running, and as you head outside, you get excited about getting out there and pounding some pavement.
Then you realize that you have no clue [...]
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Fitness for Hockey
Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by yuri.
I have to say that the last time I was really into hockey was about 15 years ago – right around the time that Patrick Roy was traded from the Montreal Canadiens. When that happened, I don’t think I followed hockey, until…
The recent winter Olympics in Vancouver.
I was drawn back in from the incredible excitement [...]
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Soccer Fitness – Why Soccer Players Are So Fit
Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by yuri.
Yesterday, I mentioned that I believed rugby players to be the fittest of all athletes. Today, I want to discuss why I believe soccer players are 2nd on my list of fittest athletes.
Aerobic Fitness Demands
First, off to play soccer at a decent to high level you need to be able to run 90 minutes. It’s [...]
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Fittest Athletes?
Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by yuri.
Having played soccer pretty much all my life you would think that I would have a biased opinion as to which athletes I believe are the fittest.
But that isn’t necessarily the case.
I used to think that soccer players were easily the fittest athletes, until I got into high performance conditioning and coaching. I quickly began [...]
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My Olympic Workout Week
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by yuri.
As I’ve mentioned a few times already, I’ve really been bitten the Olympic fever. I don’t know if it’s because the Olympics are taken in my home country – Canada – or that we’re getting 24/7 coverage of the games? All I know is that I’m hooked and inspired.
Since I still like to consider myself [...]
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