Top Coaching Tips on How to Increase Endurance
10 UESCA certified coaches shared some coaching tips in Running Lifestyle Magazine’s Monthly Coaching Tip Round-up! Understanding how to build running endurance is important, and it’s not as simple as increasing the miles you run. …
8 UESCA Running Coaches Share Tips for Goal Setting
Recently 8 UESCA Certified Running Coaches were featured in a Coaching Tip Round-Up article with Running Lifestyle Media. Running Lifestyle is a digital publication for runners who live the running lifestyle. They feature information on …
The Most Boring (and Important) Factor of Success
Buy those carbon plated shoes and you’ll hit a PR. Do this specific workout that I’m selling and you’ll increase your lactate threshold. If you use this gel, you won’t hit the wall. There are …
Are We Over ‘Data-fied?’
Aside from not being sure if ‘data-fied’ is actually a real word, I think you get the point. Recently, a post caught my eye that gave me pause. It was about how Tadej Pogacar (arguably, …
Overtraining Syndrome
This blog post is largely taken from our certification content and is contributed by UESCA advisor, physiologist and overtraining syndrome expert Alexandra Coates. While everyone has heard of the terms “Overtraining” and “Overtraining Syndrome”, there …
Why Masterclass is Wrong
Many of you might be familiar with the online learning platform, Masterclass. For those of you not familiar with it, it is a video-based learning platform that hires well-known individuals to ‘teach’ courses in specific …
What is Functional Training?
If you’re reading this, you’re likely an athlete and therefore, have likely heard of the term, ‘Functional Training.’ The reason for this blog post is that this term has been defined in many different ways …
The Aspect of Endurance Sports Coaching No One Talks About
Prior to starting UESCA, I worked as a personal trainer in NYC for over 20 years. During that time, I performed hundreds, if not thousands of training sessions. While those sessions differed by client, types …
Caffeine Use in Endurance Sports
Caffeine is the most established performance enhancing agent in the endurance sports industry due to its ergogenic and cognitive potential. In 1984, caffeine was included on the prohibited list by the Olympic officials. Urine analysis …
5 Reasons for Peak Season Strength Training
Should I strength train during my season? The short answer is, Yes! The long(er) answer is below. USE IT OR LOSE IT! I always find it a bit amusing to see pictures of pre-season professional …
Heart Rate – Intensity Mismatch
Heart rate is used by many endurance athletes as a way to both assess and prescribe workout intensities. While heart rate is fine to use as a training metric in some cases, two reasons often …
10 Tips to Stay on the Legal Side of Your Coaching Practice
Coaches are often so focused on the training side of their businesses that they negate a very important part – the legal side. While I am not an attorney, as someone with over 20 years …
