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A perfect HIIT does exist – Is High-Intensity Decreasing Interval Training the best way to Rome?
VO2max is defined as the highest rate at which oxygen can be absorbed and utilized by the body during severe exercise (Hill and Lupton 1923). It represents one of the most important parameters for the assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness and one of the determining...
Medical, Science & Hands-on Staff All Matter Now More Than Ever – With Dr Ian Beasley
Listen to the episode now or find us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Show Notes Medical staff is all encompassing health - it is slightly different then “just” performance. Remember that your medical and health staff have to always put the health of these humans first....
Performance into the Ages: what can we learn from world-class masters athletes?
Aging is associated with lowered performance across most sports that include a heavy physical component, including running. Yet, an increasing number of elderly individuals engaged in running are interested in optimizing their performance. What does the science...
World Cup 2022 – Running Analysis For Group Stage
Qatar 2022 Football World Cup Running Analysis: Group Stages Part 1 In this short blog, we summarize the highest physical performers across the group stages of the 2022 Qatar Football World Cup. Although we understand the limitation of such “cherry-picked” data, we...
Applying the Anaerobic Speed / Power Reserve in Practice
Intro and recap of key terminology. Many individual and team sport events require extended periods of exercise above the speed or power associated with maximal oxygen uptake (i.e., maximal aerobic speed/power, MAS/MAP). In the absence of valid and reliable measures of...
We’re hiring Sales Professionals!
Casual/part-time paid position (10-20h/wk) Start: ASAP Working alongside the entire HIIT Science team, this role will be mainly responsible for developing and delivering sales strategies for HIIT Science. You will also assist in developing the growth and innovation of...
Can Popular High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Models Lead to Impossible Training Sessions?
Background High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is a time-efficient approach to maximize physiological adaptation and optimize sports performance. In 2013, HIITscience founders Martin Buchheit and Paul Laursen wrote a review...
Speed Training: the missing HIIT Type
Introduction As you may know, one of the key concepts HIIT Science developed over the last 3 years is the HIIT Types. This was Martin’s brainchild from the team’s two part review written in 2013, and Paul wrote a simple blog titled ‘why the HIIT Types’ that more...
Five key factors for success at the Beijing Winter Olympics
We recently had the opportunity to chat with one of our contributors Øyvind Sandbakk on Episode 5 of the Training Science Podcast. One part of the discussion focussed on the unique challenges this Winter Olympic Games poses on the athletes and support teams. As we did...
Why does context matter? A nutrition example
Background One of the first posts we released on HIIT Science, by Martin, was in 2018 and titled Content is King, but Context is God. It's a principle we always go back to time and time again. In this post, more than 3 years later, we show yet another example from a...
The 30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test – two decades of learnings
Two decades? Really? Yep. Another masterpiece released by Martin in Sport Performance & Science Reports on his baby — the 30-15 intermittent fitness test (30-15IFT). After 20 years of use, the test is now implemented all over the world, mainly in team, racquet and...
We’re Hiring! Social Media and Marketing Associate
Social Media and Marketing Associate Casual/part-time paid position (10-20h/wk) Start date: December 1st (ideally) Working alongside the entire HIIT Science team, this role will be responsible to drive brand awareness and increase engagement for HIIT Science...