I love how Julie says, this time of year, do what you love, mix it up, enjoy those cross-training-endurance days! I have snowshoed a bunch since the beautiful white stuff has started falling in our area. It’s such a great workout for the lower body. I can really feel it in my quads, glutes, hips, […]
The injured runner and running injuries – what a conundrum! A while back I had become increasingly frustrated by what seemed, a lack of science-based treatment plans for the injured runner. There also seemed a void on how to systematically return runners to sport, and prevent injuries. Running magazines, blogs and books seemed to exacerbate […]
Daryl Hataway’s final installment in his three part series, to read part I, click here, to read part II, click here My results were pretty cool to read and super eye opening. I efficiently metabolize fats at a heart rate of 122-147, which is amazing to know during our strenuous workouts. Even cooler, I found […]
December racing has taken the Elite Team across the globe. After the season openers in West Yellowstone, Sabra, Emily and Spencer traveled to Bozeman, MT for a second weekend of SuperTour racing. The Bohart Ranch course is known for its long, steep uphills and technical downhills, a killer combination that quickly made clear who has […]
In our last post we discussed who can benefit from testing, today we provide a brief overview of the tests available and what they deliver. To read part I, click here Part II – Which Tests are Available? Resting metabolic rate (RMR) Lactate threshold (LT) Vo2max Metabolic efficiency What are the Beneficial Take-Aways of […]
Below is a collaborative piece based on an ongoing project between Silver Sage Sports and Fitness Lab and the developers of TrainerRoad software. We wanted to see how deriving threshold via lactate and power compared, contrasted and ultimately how the numbers stacked up. Recently, Chad and Reid from TrainerRoad performed lactate tests at Silver Sage […]
This is part II of Daryl Hataway’s three part series depicting his experience with Silver Sage Sports and Fitness Lab’s metabolic efficiency test. Click here to read part I My running shoes are slipped on and the upcoming process was explained. I was asked about my 10K time, about 48 minutes these days, not my […]
Sugar Bowl Academy Nordic Head Coach, Martin Benes, offers his thoughts on the importance and value of Vo2 testing his athletes… A couple of weeks ago we had the opportunity to bring our U18 athletes down to the Silver Sage Sports and Fitness Lab for VO2 max testing. While it was certainly fun get VO2 […]
Below a post by Silver Sage sponsored ProjectHero Veteran and Athlete-Extraordinaire You’re sitting on the couch, polishing off the last of the pumpkin pie, when you realize you’re out of cool whip! You could lose an ear in some countries for running out of cool whip! Anyway, you drive to the store, on the way […]
Physiologic testing provides the tools to maximize your training time investment. Below starts a three part series including – Who Can Benefit, Tests Available and Tools to Take Away, and finally Why Test. Please give a holler if we can answer additional questions. Part I – Who Can Benefit? We at Silver Sage Sports and […]
