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29 March 2025

Click the results to generate graphs and estimates of max speed/acceleration based on the 60m-splits from the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn.

15 January 2025

Only have room for 20–30 meters of sprinting? You can still estimate your top speed and predict a 60-meter time.

20 December 2016

All the concluding chapters of Atko Viru's book are now up:
Anaerob arbetsförmåga
Mesocykler i träning
Makrocykeln och dess strategi
Inför en tävling
Slutord.

10 December 2016

One more chapter: Träningsproblem med hänsyn till ålder.

9 December 2016

Chapter 21, Strategins allmänna plan, is finally up. Six chapters to go.

24 June 2014

Another year, another chapter up: Mikrocykler i träning

6 August 2013

Chapter 18, Ekonomisering vid aktivitet i närheten av kapacitetsgränsen, and chapter 19, Träningspass och träningsbelastning, is up.

18 July 2013

Chapter 17, Utveckling av aerob uthållighet, is up.

26 June 2013

Chapter 16, Träning av snabbhet och explosiv styrka, is up.

18–20 June 2013

Chapter 12, 13, 14 and 15 of Viru’s book is up

6 June 2012

Chapter 11, Ärftlighet, adaptiv proteinsyntes och prestationsförmåga, of Viru’s book is up

19 November 2011

Chapter 10, Adaptiv proteinsyntes och träningsuppläggning, of Viru’s book is up.

15 November 2011

Chapter 9, Träning och proteinsyntes, of Viru’s book is up.

10 November 2011

Chapter 8, Lagen om superkompensation och betingade reflexer, of Viru’s book is up.

19 June 2010

For a lucid rebuttal of the claims that certain NFL-players are faster than Usain Bolt, read the text about 40-Yard Dash and timing in our new game.

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