1.
Coach
(Allan Besselink, PT, Dip.MDT - Director)
...ers and ultrarunners to experienced age group and pro Ironman distance triathletes. He is currently coaching endurance athletes in Canada and the US. He has coached five athletes that have qualified f...
2.
Smart Sport System
(What is SSI?)
...veruse injuries in sport. Up to 60% of runners will face an injury every year. Many other sports, especially endurance sports, are reflective of this trend. The most common training error is that of &...
...e spent most of my career working with athletes, be they recreational or elite. They have run the gamut from endurance sports to power sports, and all points in between. Over 12 years ago, I completed...
Sunday, 25 April 2010
...e To Health". There has been a great deal of sports science research devoted to training strategies for endurance athletes and for power athletes. Traditional views would indicate a divergence in...
Sunday, 11 April 2010
...the Palmer Events Center (900 Barton Springs Road). Allan Besselink, PT, Dip.MDT, Austin physical therapist, endurance sports coach, and author of "RunSmart: A Comprehensive Approach To Injury-Free Ru...
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
Allan Besselink, Austin physical therapist and endurance sports coach, will be in-store at RunTex Riverside (422 W. Riverside, Austin) on December 12 from 12:00 - 2:00 PM. Besselink will be discussing
Saturday, 05 December 2009
... your own power, your own efforts, and without the assistance of a rules infraction was the gold standard in endurance sports – and triathlon in particular. ...
Thursday, 29 October 2009
...e."
Curt Rickert - Mckenzie Diplomat:
"'RunSmart' is a complete manual for the endurance athlete. The scientific
method and common sense are blended to educate the runne...
Tuesday, 02 June 2009
...ntral
time for the latest episode of "Consumer's Guide To Health". This episode will continue the endurance discussion as I will discuss "Ultrarunning". It could start off w...
Saturday, 09 May 2009
...t Sport International office in Austin, Texas. Throughout this time, the focus has been on physical therapy, endurance sports coaching, and education.
On the physical therapy side, ...
Monday, 12 January 2009
...e effect of airflow (or lack thereof) on
heating and cooling. If there is one thing that is critical in an
endurance sport, it is maintaining homeostasis and core temperature. If
the operating temp...
Sunday, 12 October 2008
...recovery as it's currently perceived, and the dreaded "recovery runs", have become the bane of the endurance world. The concept of "going for an easy recovery run the next day" is ...
Thursday, 26 June 2008
...e more than a cursory description of the aerobic pathways being of critical importance to your success as an endurance athlete.
If you are sedentary or relatively new to exercise, then I might su...
Thursday, 07 June 2007
The debate over limitations in human performance has been waged for decades. In the endurance sports world, the commonly-held perception is that the cardiovascular system is the primary limiting fact
Monday, 19 March 2007
Yes, the rumors are correct. I grew up in Canada – the great white north. Home of the comedian (Google “Canadian Comedians” and see if I jest). It's also the home of – winter &
Saturday, 25 November 2006
...comes to strength training ...
Do I need to do a lot of sets and repetitions because I am working on my endurance ? The answer is a resounding “no”. You build your endurance with your ...
Sunday, 01 October 2006
...m, maximum VO2, heart rate monitor ...”.
Your answer – an emphatic “Limiters To Endurance Performance”.
Cue up the harsh sounding buzzer. Ouch. The correct answe...
Wednesday, 20 September 2006
...veruse injuries in sport. Up to 60% of runners will face an injury every year. Many other sports, especially endurance sports, are reflective of this trend. The most common training error is that of &...
Wednesday, 02 August 2006
...ecovery.
Since we started training with Smart Sport, we have seen an increase in our strength, speed, endurance level, and improved recovery time. We are able to have quality workouts and still...
Saturday, 29 July 2006
...t, physics provides us with the foundations for our understanding of the world – even the world of the endurance athlete.
Let's take a common discussion topic. Athlete A, a relative newcom...
Saturday, 29 July 2006
21.
Coach
(SSI/Director of SSI - Allan Besselink, PT, Dip.MDT)
...ers and ultrarunners to experienced age group and pro Ironman distance triathletes. He is currently coaching endurance athletes in Canada and the US. He has coached five athletes that have qualified f...
Thursday, 27 July 2006
...: A Comprehensive Approach To Injury-Free Running” by Allan Besselink, Austin physical therapist and endurance sports coach. All programs will be developed by the author himself on a biweekly...
Tuesday, 18 August 2009