Tag: Science of Winning

When Bob Bowman, Leon Marchand’s and Michael Phelp’s coach, was asked about his favorite book on “The Exponential Podcast“, he mentions “The Science of Winning” as his favorite physiological book.

Threshold work at a young age is typically devastating to the aerobic capacity of athletes. Longevity in the sport can be achieved by working on the aerobic capacity at a younger age. See the clip on the ASCA instagram page here.

During this session, we will provide a brief look at the scientific findings to ensure reliable interpretation/use of lactate values in training. Using practical examples, we will also try to keep you away from pitfalls and misconceptions about lactate in training.

And, last but not least, we will provide some guidelines to use lactate in the most appropriate way, depending on the level of the swimmer and the available budgets.

More information can be found on the ASCA website.

Marc Lamberts, coach of cyclists such as P. Roglic and W. Van Aert: “As a coach I have learned a lot from Jan Olbrecht. I have incorporated this knowledge into Jumbo-Visma’s current training vision.”

Read more at the magazine Knack (Dutch)

An article about the optimization of training and the collaboration between Jan and Pascale Olbrecht with the Cercle des Nageurs Marseille.

Read more (in French) about the collaboration in the CN Marseille e-magazine.

Read more at The Sydney Morning Herald.