Coaching Resources

BOOKS

ARTICLES

OutsideOnline – Interesting idea for training for post-menopausal women.

Hockey in Society – How hockey and figure skating are trying to attract masters.

Manchester Metropolitan University Research Impact

• Musculoskeletal Function in Master Athletes
• Ageing and Frailty

Coach.ca – Coaching Masters Athletes

Fasttalk Lab – Coaching Masters Athletes

SimpliFaster – Training the Masters Sprinters

WEBSITES

British Masters Athletics – Heath and Well Being

UK Athletics licensed sprint coach – master-athlete.com/coaching-2/

Social network for masters athletes – Sports Masters – A community for mature and Masters Athletes

Resources for masters runners – The Ultimate Resource for Masters Runners (runnersconnect.net)

Athletics Manitoba masters information – athleticsmanitoba.com/masters-athletics-2/

WEBINARS AND PODCASTS

Nutritional needs of masters athletes

• Episode 44A – How are nutritional needs of master athletes different to younger athletes? | Prof. Peter Reaburn | The Long Munch – Nutrition for Runners, Cyclists & Triathletes (podbean.com)
• Episode 44B – How are nutritional needs of master athletes different to younger athletes? | Mary Mitchell | The Long Munch – Nutrition for Runners, Cyclists & Triathletes (podbean.com)

SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

Physiological, Spatiotemporal, Anthropometric, Training, and Performance Characteristics of a 75-Year-Old Multiple World Record Holder Middle-Distance Runner

Resistance training can help maintain muscle mass and strength in prostate cancer patients.

Skeletal muscle morphology, satellite cells, and oxidative profile in relation to physical function and lifelong endurance training in very old men

Sports health – The Masters Athlete

Older adults need more protein than younger ones to optimize muscle protein synthesis.