How Do You Know If Your Training Methods Are Effective?
A Coaches Guide To Data Science & Statistics
How do you if your training methods are effective? The simple answer is that you track performance over time. If performance is improving then you can be reasonably confident that something you’re doing is working. Though, there is always the possibility that an athlete’s performance is improving in spite of what they are doing in training and not as a result of what they are doing. As a result, I think it’s worth trying to answer the more difficult question of why a specific training method is or is not leading to observed performance trends. I’m always skeptical when I hear coaches talk about their mitochondrial biogenetic protocols, maximum lactate steady state progressions, and standardized protocols that increase stroke volume. It’s not that I don’t believe these methods have been effective in improving an individuals performance, but rather that i’m skeptical about the reasoning and confidence in why said protocols are working.
There are plenty of protocols that should elicit a …
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