Hace unos días estuve leyendo un artículo de UESCA donde varios coaches compartían cuáles son las mejores opciones de cross training para corredores. Y honestamente, me gustó mucho porque toca un tema con el que me encuentro constantemente como entrenador: Muchos corredores creen que si no están corriendo… no están… Read More »El cross training no te hace menos corredor. Probablemente te hace mejor.
A few weeks ago, one of my athletes told me about her pre-training routine. She would stretch when she woke up, then have breakfast, get ready, go to her workout and, before starting, stretch again. She asked me if that was a good idea. When I’m in my coach role,… Read More »Should I stretch?… Let me be honest: I was told to go read and investigate… THANK YOU. Here’s what the science says.
How Many Carbohydrates Do Athletes Need Per Hour? When we talk about training, most runners think about mileage, pace, elevation, workouts… but very few think about something that can make the difference between finishing strong or crawling to the finish line: fueling and hydration during the effort. It doesn’t matter… Read More »How many carbohydrates do athletes need per hour? Analysis of the article from Precision Fuel & Hydration
¿Cuántos carbohidratos necesitan los deportistas por hora? Cuando hablamos de entrenamiento, la mayoría de corredores piensa en kilómetros, ritmos, desnivel, series… pero muy pocos piensan en algo que puede marcar la diferencia entre terminar fuerte o arrastrarse al final: La alimentación y la hidratación durante el esfuerzo. No importa si… Read More »¿Cuántos carbohidratos necesitan los deportistas por hora? análisis del articulo de PRECISION FUEL & HYDRATION
I recently read an article from CTS (Carmichael Training Systems) about strength training, and honestly, it was so good I had to bring it here. For those who don’t know them, CTS is a company founded by Chris Carmichael, one of the most recognized endurance coaches in the world. They… Read More »Why High-Rep Strength Training Doesn’t Work – Reviewing the CTS article
SODIUM INTAKE BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER EXERCISE. I’m always talking with the athletes at The Journey 100 about sodium. I try to build their protocols, we run tests, I tell them “try water with salt,” and some of them look at me like it’s some kind of ancient ritual. Well,… Read More »I recently read Alan J. McCubbin’s review on SODIUM INTAKE BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER EXERCISE.
I’m currently starting a new certification to keep learning and improving the service I provide, but I’ll tell you more about that soon. Recently, I was reviewing an article from UESCA about strength training for endurance athletes. And I’ll tell you this: I loved it, because it goes directly against… Read More »UESCA: Strength Training for Endurance Athletes.
A few days ago I listened to episode #124 of the Evokecast podcast, where they interviewed Paul Booth, a high-performance nutritionist who works with elite athletes like Tom Evans and Ruth Croft, winners of UTMB 2025. Evokecast is a very solid podcast focused on endurance sports, especially trail running. I… Read More »WHAT WE LEARNED FROM EVOKECAST EPISODE #124
En la semana previa a una carrera aparece siempre el mismo consejo: “Tienes que cargar carbohidratos.” Muchos corredores lo interpretan como: comer pasta sin control, duplicar las porciones y “comer todo lo que tenga harina”. Pero en realidad no es así. La carga de carbohidratos sí funciona (cuando se hace… Read More »Carga de carbohidratos pre-competitiva: mitos, realidades y cómo hacerlo bien
Esta semana quiero hablar de algo que he conversado con mis atletas durante estos últimos días: el miedo a perder la forma física por dejar de entrenar unos días. 👉 “Coach, no pude entrenar esta semana por trabajo.”👉 “Tuve que parar 5 días, siento que ya perdí todo.”👉 “Viajo una… Read More »¿Qué pasa realmente cuando dejamos de entrenar?