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Rugby is a sport impacted by altitude like few others. With the World Champions, South Africa, and their domestic teams playing some of their matches on the Highveld, opposition are…

While we typically think of altitude as a stimulus to make our training harder, and get more bang for buck from your session, in recent years we’ve witnessed a new…

There are few greater powerhouses of distance running than Ethiopia. In the thin air of the forests above Addis Ababa, you’ll find the world’s greatest going about their business, day…

Performance Specialist Steve Kerfoot takes a look at VO2max, what it is, and what it means for your training and performance. As running becomes more popular and with the modern…

In our previous blog about heat acclimation, we spoke about the effects of warmer temperatures on endurance athletes, as well as on intermittent and racket sports such as football and…

Joe Vigil knows a thing or two about altitude training. He’s a doctor, which is your first clue, and he was the USA Olympic Team running coach for the 2008…

In the 1920s, South African mines were booming. The Golden Arc, a dried up sea bed spanning from Johannesburg to Welkom, was proving a literal gold mine, and it became big…

With the weekends’ Grand Depart, the Tour de France kicked off in the flat lands of Denmark and now moves into the (still flat) cobbles and farmers tracks of Northern…

We’ve seen over the years plenty of research investigating the benefits of hypoxia on those with Type II diabetes. For example, we’ve seen the impacts of continuous hypoxic exposure on…

CrossFit, Hyrox, National Fitness Games, F45…whatever your slant on functional fitness, there is no denying that the space has grown exponentially in the past few years, and with that, the…

Pre-season. Two words that can strike fear into the heart of any athlete, but that can ultimately define a competitive season. It’s one of the only times that S&C coaches…

At the end of a long, hard season, there is nothing that any athlete looks forward to more than a bit of time off. Call it the off season, call…