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Gareth Sandford

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High performance is a mindset, not a large budget.

10 years ago, I applied the multi-million dollar UK Sport talent campaign principles in rural India,

Where locals were earning no more than ~$2USD/day.

Some principles you can adopt to create innovation under any constraints:…

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High performance is a mindset, not a large budget.

10 years ago, I applied the multi-million dollar UK Sport talent campaign principles in rural India,

Where locals were earning no more than ~$2USD/day.

Some principles you can adopt to create innovation under any constraints:…

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Planning on using a 1000m time trial in ⚽ pre-season?

Think again.

I understand (and have personally experienced) the resistance of a longer test.

But do not overlook the misleading 2nd and 3rd order consequences of this approach.

We need to address the negative downstream…

Planning on using a 1000m time trial in ⚽ pre-season? Think again. I understand (and have personally experienced) the resistance of a longer test. But do not overlook the misleading 2nd and 3rd order consequences of this approach. We need to address the negative downstream…
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Team sports

What is better for critical speed improvement?

Sport specific drills or run/bike/elliptical

Here is a take on bang for buck application

Ft: eric

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Training just under critical speed (moderate intensity) is important because you:

• Develop adaptations that help clear acidosis from high intensity

• Recover quicker from repeated high speed efforts

• Build larger capacity to handle high intensity training

Training just under critical speed (moderate intensity) is important because you: • Develop adaptations that help clear acidosis from high intensity • Recover quicker from repeated high speed efforts • Build larger capacity to handle high intensity training
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