🚨 AAG Sports Academy Expands Into Montana!
We are proud to announce the launch of the Dawson Athletic Club, our newest Cross Country and Track & Field division based in Glendive, MT. This expansion marks an exciting new chapter as we bring AAG-level coaching and athlete development to a second state.
Our Montana athletes will make their official debut Saturday, December 6th in Bismarck, ND, [...]
Tips on How to Breathe While Running
There are a few tips on how to breathe while running that will help make your future miles a breeze, even if you’re running with a mask during the coronavirus [...]
Heart Rate Zones
Heart rate training zones are calculated by taking into consideration your Maximum Heart Rate (HRmax) and your Resting Heart Rate (HRrest). Within each training zone, subtle [...]
The Health Benefits of Running
Everyone knows regular exercise keeps you happy and healthy, inside and out. But why is it so good for you? Here's the science behind running and how it improves the way your [...]
Strength Training – Progressive Overload
Progressive overload essentially means doing more work over time.
This principle is based on the concept that your body eventually adapts to the demands placed on it. To [...]
Importance of Run Duration
The great endurance coach Arthur Lydiard wrote, "Aerobic training at moderately high volumes is absolutely essential in developing the endurance athlete. Increased numbers [...]
Running Economy
In many sports, speed is an important attribute and ways to improve speed are constantly sought after. To improve speed, you need to increase stride length and/or stride [...]
Warm-up/Cool down
Time spent on warming up and cooling down may help improve
an athlete's level of performance and accelerate the recovery process needed
before and after training or [...]
Recovery runs – Slow down to speed up
Occasionally slowing down your pace can actually make you run faster in the long-term. That means running at a pace that doesn’t tax your body. The most common mistake most [...]