Matthew Slater

2.33 marathoner, healthcare scientist and sports science PhD student.

[Jeanne Dekerle @jeannedekerle]

Having the Heart to Exercise Control: Cardiac Interoception Influences Self-Paced Exercise Regulation.
New publication from us. @SHSUnivBrighton @BrightonSSM @uniofbrighton with @CritchleyHugo 🙏🏼

https://t.co/fR4ahC9h11

[Gavin Rackard @gavin_rackard]

Any elite athlete, coach or support staff member, your insights are still needed. If you have 10 minutes to complete the questionnaire below for Sleep Research, it would be much appreciated #EliteAthletes #Sleep

@theronandoherty @LisRyan_Nutri @madigan_sharon @laurakeaver

[Sebastian Sitko @SitkoSebastian]

Why you can’t judge a new training program (or coach) after just 2-3 months

Let's go with a brief thread on the importance of a long term perspective on performance.

🧵👇

[Matthew Slater @Buildthebase]

@SitkoSebastian @jem_arnold This is fascinating. Any insight into if it was beginners or more experienced athletes getting injured?

[The Endurance Physio @theEndurancePT]

Here’s something I see constantly.

Athletes worrying & focusing on the “sexy” bits of perf. or rehab without doing the basics well 1st.

You don’t put the roof on the 🏠 before building firm foundations.

Marginal gains matter, but only when maximal gains have been achieved.

[Darren Delaney ASCC, SENr @DarDelFitness]

Coaches & Athletes, please consider participating in my PhD study, investigating perceptions & expectations of REDs experiences

To anonymously participate -
Coaches https://t.co/qQM8xtOHjm
Athletes https://t.co/Nc4VIa6LkY

[Jason Fitzgerald @JasonFitz1]

We're always presented with extreme options:

1/ Parker Valby's low mileage, high cross-training approach vs Kelvin Kiptum's 170+ mpw

2/ The intensity of Crossfit Endurance vs. the conservatism of the Maffetone Method

3/ The mostly bodybuilding approach of "hybrid athletes" vs. runners who do no strength training

Truthfully, the answer is always somewhere in the middle.

Beware of training extremes. Most of the time, they'll lead you to poor performances or injury.

[Phil Hayes @phil_hayes_13]

We have a PhD post starting in Sept 2025 looking at how endurance athletes learn pace judgement - is it innate or a skill to be learnt? Pls RT .https://t.co/2dLfaT8ZKy

[Ben Hunter - @benshunter.bsky.social @benhunter92]

Excellent thread summarising our latest work on marathon runners.

[Ben Hunter - @benshunter.bsky.social @benhunter92]

🚨Job Alert 🚨

My team at @LondonMet_SST needs a Lecturer in Sport Psychology and Coaching

Link here: https://t.co/Vsea8kGS45

Happy to talk it through with anyone interested. Come and be my friend.

Shares appreciated!

[Matthew Slater @Buildthebase]

@sociable_weaver I suspect somewhat it does depend on the individual athlete. But with the right taper and no overtraining, the pure aerobic development from the marathon training probably just trumps the more hybrid, speed or speed endurance adaptations from 10km training.

[Charles Brenner, PhD @CharlesMBrenner]

not planning to leave twitter

science needs disagreements--state your case and defend it. change your mind when that's what the data say

be honest

[Matthew Slater @Buildthebase]

@JDruns Also part of me wonders if day to day variation on how we feel is often due to more or less central fatigue, just a theory!

[Matthew Slater @Buildthebase]

@JDruns Excellent article as usual. Check out Davies and Thompson 1986 and Nicol 1991 too!

[John Davis @JDruns]

Three papers, all published in 1991, laid the groundwork for physiological resilience...but nobody noticed for 30 years! https://t.co/kXnpi1yVMy

[Matthew Slater @Buildthebase]

@andykirkland71 Lots of discussion around durability though, and id suggest there is likely interplay with pacing here, All is not lost!😂

[Matthew Slater @Buildthebase]

@runliftrunlift Not saying this is an absolute, and it depends on the athlete and phase but under optimal conditions. I often struggle to hit paces with less rest in full training, just because of fatigue. This really helps me hit them and accumulate work at that intensity.

[Matthew Slater @Buildthebase]

@runliftrunlift Not necessarily faster, 3-5km pace is what you are after anyway and you might achieve that with less rest. It just might allow you to do more intervals and accumulate more work at that duration. 2:1 is a good ratio for similar reasons on "threshold" intervals of longer length.