Training
The 10 signs of overtraining you need to recognise
Performance dropping, or fatigue that will not lift? Learn to spot the 10 signs of overtraining and recover before the damage sets in.
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Training
Active recovery: a guide to regenerating better
Understand how active recovery helps your body regenerate after an effort. This complete guide sets out the most reliable methods.
Training
HRV | Heart rate variability and training
Heart rate variability (HRV) has become an increasingly useful reference for understanding what the body is genuinely able to take day to day. It is not about following one more number on a watch or an app: it is above all a way of reading your recovery […]
Coaching
A coach's mental load: the guide, and the tech that helps
A coach's mental load is still rarely named, even though it runs through the daily life of a great many people working in sport. When you have to plan, reassure, follow, analyse, adjust and handle the admin on top, the tiredness does not only come from the field. It comes from everything you have to hold in your head at all times. Among […]
Training
The annual off-season break | When and how to plan it
The annual break is one of those subjects that divides people almost as much as it reassures them. Some see it as essential to lasting; others live it as a step backwards or a loss of level. Yet among endurance athletes the signals broadly point the same way: a planned pause often helps you recover better, […]
Training
Should you train when you are ill?
If you want to reach your goals, every workout counts. But when you are ill, and it might be a simple cold, flu or something more serious, the question comes up: should you carry on training anyway?
Training
Slek: analysing weekly training load with the Foster method
Training load analysis in Slek, explained from top to bottom.
Training
Training monotony in sport
Your Slek app tracks your training monotony index. Here is why that number matters.
Training
Getting the most out of training: preventing overtraining with proper monitoring
How to spot overtraining and stay clear of it. Slek can help!
Training
TRIMP vs Foster: which training load model should you choose?
Amateur or elite, knowing how to dose the intensity of your training is essential if you want to improve without getting injured. Quantifying training load is the tool for that. Among the most widely used methods, TRIMP (Training Impulse) and the Foster model let you […]