Peak Performance
April 30, 2007 8:19 AM Subscribe
Peak Performance is a website featuring dozens of articles on just about every aspect of sports science, including large sections devoted to cycling, swimming and sports psychology. Some of my own favorites deal with the beneficial effects of Omega-3 fatty acids, the Chinese government’s plan to dominate the Olympics, Veronique Billat’s 30-30 running workouts and how to increase growth hormone levels naturally.
This one wouldn't fit on the front page:
posted by jason's_planet at 8:21 AM on April 30, 2007
This site reads much like the 'OMG GET HUGE NOW' sites which are advertising shills for "performance boosting" shakes. It may be the annoying pop ups and the SpecialAdvertisingSection-esque language, but this seems awfully pepsi-blue to me.
posted by casconed at 8:37 AM on April 30, 2007
posted by casconed at 8:37 AM on April 30, 2007
Wait just a second. Fitness and exercise are correlated?
posted by srboisvert at 9:05 AM on April 30, 2007
posted by srboisvert at 9:05 AM on April 30, 2007
So obviously the key to a long and healthy life is...
RUNNING LAPPS!
(I'll show myself out.)
posted by Faint of Butt at 9:24 AM on April 30, 2007
RUNNING LAPPS!
(I'll show myself out.)
posted by Faint of Butt at 9:24 AM on April 30, 2007
(rimshot)
posted by jason's_planet at 9:31 AM on April 30, 2007
posted by jason's_planet at 9:31 AM on April 30, 2007
Peak performance is a great site, it's a pity that that fucking pop-up is everywhere.
They're definitely selling some stuff, but the articles they've got up go well beyond the standard fare, almost always grounded in research. The running articles are quite good.
posted by OmieWise at 9:39 AM on April 30, 2007
They're definitely selling some stuff, but the articles they've got up go well beyond the standard fare, almost always grounded in research. The running articles are quite good.
posted by OmieWise at 9:39 AM on April 30, 2007
yeah, lots of Prevention Magazine sourced info reprinted here where ad space permits.
posted by Fupped Duck at 10:49 AM on April 30, 2007
posted by Fupped Duck at 10:49 AM on April 30, 2007
Thanks for posting this, I've been looking for something similar for a while... the soccer specific section alone kicks ass!
posted by hatchetjack at 11:07 AM on April 30, 2007
posted by hatchetjack at 11:07 AM on April 30, 2007
They're definitely selling some stuff, but the articles they've got up go well beyond the standard fare, almost always grounded in research.
Yeah, it does have a commercial edge to it. But I always ignored the big ads and the pop-ups and went straight to the library of free stuff at the left-hand side. And it is good shit indeed. Most emphatically not the "GET SUPER-HYOOOGE IN THREE WEEKS" crapola you see in muscle mags.
Thanks for posting this, I've been looking for something similar for a while... the soccer specific section alone kicks ass!
You're welcome! Glad you liked it!
posted by jason's_planet at 2:08 PM on April 30, 2007
Yeah, it does have a commercial edge to it. But I always ignored the big ads and the pop-ups and went straight to the library of free stuff at the left-hand side. And it is good shit indeed. Most emphatically not the "GET SUPER-HYOOOGE IN THREE WEEKS" crapola you see in muscle mags.
Thanks for posting this, I've been looking for something similar for a while... the soccer specific section alone kicks ass!
You're welcome! Glad you liked it!
posted by jason's_planet at 2:08 PM on April 30, 2007
mmmmmmm...rimshot
Always like the Fartlek training myself.
Dem nordic folks, hey?
posted by Smedleyman at 2:22 PM on April 30, 2007
Always like the Fartlek training myself.
Dem nordic folks, hey?
posted by Smedleyman at 2:22 PM on April 30, 2007
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