Equilytics Sport Science Platform

5-Week Trainer Curriculum

13 lessons · 26 concepts · Mon / Wed / Fri · Plain stable language, no university required. Each lesson pairs two concepts from the Master Concept Library and includes key points, science snapshots, stable questions, and trainer takeaways.

13
Lessons
26
Concepts
5
Weeks
3
Days/Week
Each lesson also available as a 2-page PDF for printing.
Week 1
Energy Systems
ATP → VO₂max → Trainability
Monday
#1ATP + #4The Aerobic System

The only fuel for muscle contraction · The dominant energy engine for all races beyond a sprint

Wednesday
#3The Anaerobic System + #7Lactate Threshold / MLSS

Why horses fade · The line between building fitness and breaking it

Friday
#5VO₂max + #17Aerobic Capacity Promotes Trainability

The ceiling of aerobic power · A bigger base allows more training to be absorbed

Week 2
Training Science
Supercompensation → Periodisation
Monday
#18Supercompensation + #19Rest IS Training

Why training actually works · Recovery is where fitness happens

Wednesday
#29The Five Training Variables + #26Paradoxical Training Effects

Volume, intensity, rest, interval length · When more work makes you slower

Friday
#21Capacity Before Power + #31Periodisation

Always build the engine first · Training in waves, not straight lines

Week 3
Heart Rate Science
Resting HR → V200 → Zones
Monday
#41Resting Heart Rate + #44Heart Rate Recovery (HRR)

Your daily early warning system · Post-exercise recovery speed as a fitness marker

Wednesday
#46V200 — Speed at 200 bpm + #51HR as Internal Training Load

Your weekly fitness scorecard · What the horse's body actually experienced

Friday
#43HR Training Zones + #45HR-Speed Relationship & Drift

Five gears, five different horses being built · Watch the shift, not just the number

Week 4
Practical Training Science
Overtraining → Tapering → Testing
Monday
#33Overtraining Syndrome + #27Detraining

When more work makes a worse horse · Fitness disappears faster than you think

Wednesday
#32Tapering + #20Training Cycles: Micro / Meso / Macro

How to arrive at race day fresh and sharp · Thinking in days, weeks and seasons

Friday
#28Diminishing Returns + #38Conditioning Test Integration

The fitter the horse, the harder to improve · Stop guessing, start measuring

Week 5
Performance Science
VO₂ Kinetics → 7 Variables → Speed Reserve
Monday
#17bEquine VO₂ Kinetics + #1037 Key Performance Variables

Horses reach VO₂max in 40–45 sec — the game-changer · The complete 7-variable performance framework

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