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ESPN - Runners first modern athletes to cross Sahara - Moresports

Posted On 4/1/2008 9:53:58 AM by TriFatlete

Three ultra-endurance athletes have just done something most would consider insane: They ran the equivalent of two marathons a day for 111 days to become the first modern runners to cross the Sahara Desert's grueling 4,000 miles. (Details)

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Discovery Channel :: News - Technology :: Soccer Burns More Fat Than Jogging

Posted On 9/24/2007 8:16:03 AM by TriFatlete

Soccer players burn more fat, build more muscles and have more fun, finds a study. There's a new slogan for weight-watchers: Burn it like Beckham. A friendly game of soccer, a new study has found, works off more fat and builds up more muscle than jogging. Danish scientists, who conducted their research on 37 men, also found the soccer players felt less tired after exercising than the joggers because they were having more fun. "This is good news for men who prefer to play football with their mates," said Gary O'Donovan, a sports medicine expert at the University of Exeter who was not connected to the study. (Details)

Tags: soccer, running, training, burn fat, exercise, beckham, soccer, jogging, weight-loss, weight

Soccer Training & Conditioning

Posted On 8/27/2007 10:29:33 AM by TriFatlete

Soccer is the total sport. These soccer training programs and articles cover everything from soccer strength training to speed training to plyometrics for soccer...These are great training plans for any athlete and if you play soccer they will help you to get into the best shape for those very long challenging games. (Details)

Tags: soccer, training, exercise programs, speed training, plans, conditioning