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It NOT About The Plan.

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Aug 26, 2015 | Ask Coach Al, Core Stability and Strength, Functional Strength Training, Injury, Mobility, Mobility, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training, Recovery, Running, Running Injury, Stability

Recently, at a race where I was volunteering, I was chatting with a fellow runner. A week earlier he had finished his second 100-mile ultra. He was feeling very good about having finished, and why not? Much like finishing an Ironman, getting to the FINISH line at a...

Do Skills Really Matter?

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Aug 24, 2015 | Ask Coach Al, Core Stability and Strength, Injury, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training, Run Form

Happy Monday! So listen, I know you work hard every day, but I have to ask, is all that hard work you are doing, actually working? For example, do you consider the training you do “practice” with the goal of improving your skills, or do you simply want to get in a...

What Is Your MOST Important Tool For Recovery?

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Aug 22, 2015 | Ask Coach Al, Injury, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training, Recovery, Running Injury, Stability

My short post yesterday on 1 day of scheduled rest each week really got many of you thinking, at least based upon the feedback I received. (Yes, I love hearing from you, so keep your replies and emails coming!) As time goes on, I’ll share lots more about both recovery...

Are You Getting Enough Rest?

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Aug 21, 2015 | Ask Coach Al, Injury, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training, Recovery, Running Injury, Stability

So let me ask…. Are you training 7-days a week, thinking that you need to hit-it every day in order to improve? Do you feel you get enough rest in between training sessions, or that a complete day of rest is only for novices? Does training every day make you feel...

What Is Your Margin Of Error?

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Aug 20, 2015 | Ask Coach Al, Injury, Mobility, Mobility, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training, Recovery, Running Injury, Stability

Whether we like it or not, when it comes to things like movement quality (mobility, flexibility, stability), running shoe choice, and training volume or intensity, to name a few, each of us has our own “margin of error.” That margin tends to lessen as we get older, as...

058: Mindsets for Optimal Performance with Stanford Researcher, Omid Fotuhi [Podcast]

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Jun 13, 2015 | Ironman, Mindset, Podcast, Running, Triathlon, ultrarunning

[powerpress] Today I am really psyched to welcome onto the podcast, Dr. Omid Fotuhi, triathlete and project manager for the Stanford University Interventions Lab. I truly believe the topics we discuss on the podcast today will have a profound impact on anyone...

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