Peak Performance Back Issues

PP 001 - Oct 1990

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October 1990: How to change your performance plateau into a peak; A guide to plyometrics for strength training; Do runners need smog masks?; Dealing with Achilles tendon injuries; The facts about dehy

PP 002 - Nov 1990

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November 1990: How tapering can improve performance; New research into carbo-loading; Do athletes lose weight faster?; How to prevent cramp; The facts about iron and sports anaemia; Can exercise rever

PP 003 - Dec 1990

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December 1990: Are you over- training ?; The facts about chromium; A guide to fast-and slow-twitch muscle fibres; Injury treatment: is hot or cold best?; Why runners can benefit from a change of pace;

PP 004 - Jan 1991

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January 1991: Are you over-trained and under-rested?; Combatting gastro-intestinal problems; Special report: sudden death in running; New research into treating lower- back pain; The facts about exerc

PP 005 - Feb 1991

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February 1991: A guide to ‘eccentric” training for marathoners; Why protein isimportant; How to prevent ankle injuries; The facts about exercise and caffeine; Can L-carnitine boost performance?; H

PP 006 - Mar 1991

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March 1991: Can exercise reduce the risk of cancer?; The connection between margarine and “bad” cholesterol; Why mega-mileage is a myth; Can dreams improve your performance?; Coping with viruses;

PP 007 - Apr 1991

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April 1991: The wonders of variable-pace training; How aqua-running helps injury repair; How to avoid neck pain; New research on sports drinks; Making sense of the shoe market; Sprint training to boos

PP 008 - May 1991

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May 1991: How to make your intervals more “realistic”; VO2max explained; Self-monitoring – an athlete’s checklist; A further look at sodium bicarbonate; The effects of eccentric exercise; Does

PP 009 - Jun 1991

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June 1991 Is your aerobic capacity holding you back?

PP 010 - Jul 1991

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July 1991: The benefits of tune-up races; Do amino acids help performance?

PP 011 - Aug 1991

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August 1991: Speed sessions – does your mileage have to suffer?; How to run the perfect marathon; The facts about osteoporosis and amenorrhoea; How exercise cuts heart disease risk; Insoles can help

PP 012 - Sep 1991

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September 1991: Periodisation – how to plan the perfect peak; A complete guide to drinking during exercise; How distance runners can offset iron loss; Exercise can help prevent diabetes; The 'smokin

PP 013 - Oct 1991

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October 1991: Ten take-home lessons from the Tokyo World Championships; Why fatigue is the athlete’s friend; Sports Science Conference reviewed; Which shoes are best for energy return; What is “la

PP 014 - Nov 1991

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November 1991: First aid for the muscle-damaged marathoner; The benefits of lactate testing; How to train for the cross-country; The facts about isotonic drinks; Exercise is also good for women’s he

PP 015 - Dec 1991

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December 1991: An expert guide to lactate-threshold training; The lowdown on plyometric exercises; Fresh facts about amino acids; A Russian approach to recovery; The tactics of race-winning; Reps: how

PP 016 – Jan 1992

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January 1992 How practice makes the perfect marathon; Field testing made simple; Spotlight: BASM annual congress; Treadmill scores can predict heart deaths; Plyometrics: Look before you jump

PP 017 - Feb 1992

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February 1992 Relax your way to faster times; Relaxation – Japanese style; Do you need to get away from it all?; Fuelling the marathon debate; Getting the sexes closer together

PP 018 – Mar 1992

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March 1992 Give your racing the kick it’s always needed; Free radicals, vitamins, and the overtraining syndrome; Overtraining: knowing when enough is enough; The power of hills, Weight loss risk at

PP 019 - Apr 1992

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April 1992: How hill training improves running economy; An anaerobic programme to boost performance; New warning on steroids; Do running shoes do more harm than good?; When less training can be benefi

PP 020 - May 1992

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May 1992 – The coach, the runner and the schedule; For faster times, join the association; Master Class: Harry Wilson and Jill Hunter; Athletes need more protein; Conference Corner

PP 021 – Jun 1992

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June 1992 A stitch in time can ruin a race; Sugar: the sweet taste of success? The benefits of interval training; The times they are a changing, or are they?

PP 022 - Jul 1992

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July 1992: Unlocking the secrets of the Kenyan distance runners (part 1); A guide to vegetarian eating for athletes; How to improve your ventilatory capacity; More on the benefits of aquarunning; Furt

PP 023 - Aug 1992

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August 1992: Stop the cycle, I want to get off!; Sleep your way to better performances; Why the Kenyans are so good (part 2); Unhappy birthday to Conconi?; Albuterol gives you the “edge”; Urine: s

PP 024 - Sep 1992

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September 1992: Workouts to improve lactate threshold running speed; Marathons made easy (almost); Why some stars didn’t shine at the Barcelona Olympics; A last word on hill training; Why strength t

PP 025 - Oct 1992

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October 1992: Fast training can boost recovery; A guide to legal 'drugs'; Sea-level training gives the best quality; How to improve running economy; 5K – the race pace that’s perfect for training;

PP 026 - Nov 1992

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November 1992: How to build your own perfect training programme; Can exercise damage your health?; “Power walking” on a beach to burn calories; Why BC A A supplements are good for endurance athlet

PP 027 - Dec 1992

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December 1992: How lactic acid tolerance leads to faster times; Why fluid fizz does the bizz; Why a little dab of rhabdo could be fatal; 220 minus your age – close but not close enough; Vets defy ag

PP 028 - Jan 1992

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January 1993: Is creatine the one true ergogenic aid?; Heart rate and your training; Pre exercise drinking can boost endurance; How muscle composition affects cycling efficiency; What mileage level is

PP 029 - Feb 1993

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February 1993: Should you crash your way to better times in ’93; Step by step through 400 metres: why understanding the process can help your running; Altitude: putting theory into practice; Psst!

PP 030 - Mar 1993

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March 1993: Is there really a 20-minute exercise threshold?; Is low intensity the key to performance highs?; Can BCAAs boost your immune system; Where have all our good 10K runner gone?; Why extra vit