Peak Centre Seminar Series
- Session 1: Heart Rate & Lactate Based Training - Friday January 18th from 7:00pm - 8:30pm
- Session 2: Strength Training for Endurance Athletes - Saturday January 19th at 3:00pm - 4:30pm.
1) Heart Rate & Lactate Based Training - Add Precision to your Training
Presenter: Ed McNeely, MSc. Exercise Physiology
When: Friday, January 18th at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Where: Peak Centre for Human Performance - Suite 101, 4181 East Hastings Street, Burnaby
Cost: Free
Tired of putting in the training hours, but not really improving? Interested in taking the guesswork out of your training? Have you ever wondered what exactly to do with your heart rate monitor? This session is designed to answer all of your questions about using heart rate training zones to add precision to your training. This seminar will explain the physiology that heart rate training zones are based on, how to get your individual training zones measured and discuss how to use them to determine which of your thresholds is limiting your improvement. By focusing your training on your limiting thresholds, you will eliminate the junk miles and focus your training hours so they lead directly to performance improvements at your particular sport and race distance. Topics discussed will include blood lactate, lactic acid, muscle fibre types, aerobic threshold, lactate threshold, V02 max, heart rate training zones and most importantly, how to use the information in your training.
RSVP: We have limited seating so if you are interested please give us a call at 604-299-7959 or send us an email at info at peakcentrevancouver.ca (replace the "at" with "@" to send us an email) to reserve a spot.
2) Strength Training for Endurance Athletes
Presenter: Ed McNeely, MSc. Exercise Physiology
When: Saturday, January 19th from 3:00-4:30 pm
Where: Peak Centre for Human Performance - Suite 101, 4181 East Hastings Street, Burnaby
Cost: Free
We all know that as endurance athletes we should be incorporating strength training into our training routines, but they always seem to be the first sessions to be squeezed out when time gets tight. In this session, we'll explore why strength is often a limiting factor in performance for endurance athletes and cover the specific strength requirements of endurance sport. We'll also cover the relationship between strength and Peak Power and how to convert strength into sport specific power and speed. We'll discuss the physiology of strength training for sport and answer any questions you may have about integrating strength training into your program.
RSVP: We have limited seating so if you are interested in one or both of our seminars, please give us a call at 604-299-7959 or send us an email at info at peakcentrevancouver.ca (replace the "at" with "@" to send us an email) to reserve a spot.
About the Speaker: Ed McNeely, MSc. Exercise Physiology
Ed McNeely, currently based out of the Peak Centre for Human Performance in Ottawa, received his Masters degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Ottawa in 1994 and has been involved in strength training and conditioning for the past 15 years. He has been a consultant to 17 Canadian National and professional sports teams. Ed is the author of three books and over 100 articles on training and athlete development. Ed is a frequent speaker at National and International Sport and Fitness Conferences, having done over 75 presentations in the past 10 years at conference such as the NSCA National Convention, the AAHPERD National Convention, the Society of Weight Training Injury Specialists Conference, ECA Sport and Fitness Conference, Coaching Association of Canada Conferences, Rowing Canada Conferences, Ontario Minor Hockey Association Clinics, Joy of Sculling Conferences and Olympic Solidarity Conferences.
Directions: We are located at 4181 East Hastings, Suite 101 (between Boundary and Willingdon) at the corner of Carleton. At the north-west corner of the Carleton-Hastings intersection, there is a Starbucks in a strip-mall. We are located on the ground floor, underneath the residential tower behing the Starbucks. You can park anywhere in the strip-mall parking area. There is also free parking on Carleton north and south of Hastings Street. We're under the Peak Centre sign!
We hope to see you there!
Cheers
Mike
