I just wanted to give you a heads up for the articles written by Howard Gray at his blog. His paper/poster on sRPE/TL (Polar Team2) influenced me to create my own monitoring system. This is my way to express my gratitude to Howard. Enjoy the links!
Preseason: Low volume & always avoiding fatigue?
The effectiveness of the strength and conditioning coach
Monitoring training part I – can’t see the wood for the trees
Monitoring training part II – using RPEs to track intensity & volume
Monitoring training part III – calculating & analyzing load, monotony, and strain
The other side of monitoring – keeping track of outside stressors
I am a little bit sick, so I was staying home for the last two days and I have been reading Science of Winning by Jan Olbrecht. Some interesting info, but I am really confused by his capacity/power definition. Hell, going back to reading….