by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Aug 21, 2015 | Ask Coach Al, Injury, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training, Recovery, Running Injury, Stability
So let me ask…. Are you training 7-days a week, thinking that you need to hit-it every day in order to improve? Do you feel you get enough rest in between training sessions, or that a complete day of rest is only for novices? Does training every day make you...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Aug 20, 2015 | Ask Coach Al, Injury, Mobility, Mobility, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training, Recovery, Running Injury, Stability
Whether we like it or not, when it comes to things like movement quality (mobility, flexibility, stability), running shoe choice, and training volume or intensity, to name a few, each of us has our own “margin of error.” That margin tends to lessen as we...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Apr 22, 2015 | Injury, Podcast, Running, Running Injury, ultrarunning
[powerpress] Today I am pleased to welcome podiatrist Rebecca Rushton of Esperance Podiatry in Esperance, Australia, to the podcast. Without a doubt, Rebecca is one of the world’s foremost experts on blisters! Now if you’ve never struggled with a...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Feb 19, 2015 | Ask Coach Al, Injury, Musings from Coach Al, Running, Running Injury
In response to a recent survey I sent out to some athletes on our mailing list, many told me how frustrated they are with an on again-off again running injury cycle. Quite a few also said they have learned the hard way that when they're injured, they can't train, and...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Feb 17, 2015 | Ask Coach Al, Authentic Movement, Injury, Musings from Coach Al, Running, Running Injury
Hey Everyone. Coach Al here. Thanks for joining me today. I want to to share with you today some thoughts on the challenge of changing beliefs and perceptions in athletes. It’s a view from my side of the fence, the perspective of a long-time coach who has...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Jan 13, 2015 | Authentic Movement, Functional Strength Training, Injury, Musings from Coach Al, Running, Running Injury
If you are one of the many runners or triathletes who routinely run on the roads because the trail isn’t comfortable or intimidates you, or is a place you tend to get hurt or frustrated, read on. I used to feel that way too! First, anyone who routinely reads our...