TESTING FOR AGE GROUP TRIATHLETES
YOU DON’T NEED TO TEST EVERY 4–6 WEEKS! Testing absolutely has its place. We use it to establish a performance profile, set appropriate training zones and help guide training. You don’t need a maximal effort every month to know whether you’re improving. It doesn’t make you fitter, t ...
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JET KIT = SUPER POWERS
JET KIT = SUPER POWERS! We’ve heard it makes you faster… We’re still waiting for the science to catch up, but one thing’s for sure: – More support, both on and off the course – Look good. Feel good. Race good. Train the house down. Pull on the JET kit. Be Y ...
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ENDLESS DRILLS AREN’T THE ANSWER – SWIM TIPS FOR TRIATHLETES
DO YOU NEED MORE DRILLS TO SWIM FASTER? Probably not! Swimming is highly technical. There is no doubt about that. But for adult-onset age group triathletes, spending hours and hours doing drills probably isn’t where your biggest gains are going to come from. Why? 1. You don’t need p ...
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BABY ON BOARD
BABY ON BOARD One of our favourite stories from last season… When Amelia lined up for IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast, she wasn’t racing alone. She was 9 weeks pregnant. She was already committed to the event when she found out she was pregnant and preparing for the event. We discus ...
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THE ONLY STACK THAT MATTERS
THE ‘STACK’ THAT MATTERS Everyone is searching for the next supplement, recovery hack or magic bullet. The truth? The biggest improvements in performance still come from consistently doing the fundamentals well over long periods of time – Training sustainability – Invest ...
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124 DAYS UNTIL MELBOURNE 70.3
125 DAYS UNTIL MELBOURNE 70.3 We often get asked: “How long do I need to prepare?” Our answer? We’ll always make the most of the time we’ve got… but generally, the longer the better. Why? Because real fitness doesn’t happen in a week. Or even a month. It’s bui ...
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RACE DAY – THE VICTORY LAP
VICTORY LAP! ‘We don’t train expecting race day will be easy, we train so we are ready when it isn’t’ In many ways race day is the victory lap. When we showcase the preparation, the training, the commitment and the passion. – early mornings – long days – fatigue & ...
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HIGH PERFORMANCE IS MESSY
HIGH PERFORMANCE IS MESSY Social media has convinced us that high performers have it all figured out. Perfect training. Perfect nutrition. Perfect sleep. Perfect routines. But for most age-group athletes, that’s simply not reality. Life gets busy. Work gets demanding. Kids get sick. S ...
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REVERSE PERIODISATION FOR AGE GROUPERS
STILL CHASING WINTER BASE MILES? There’s a better way… Traditional periodisation says we should spend winter building our base and there’s no doubt that ‘volume’ and periodisation works… But, for most age groupers winter means dark mornings, cold temperatures and short days ...
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MOTIVATED OR DISCIPLINED?
MOTIVATED or DISCIPLINED? Motivation is unreliable. It comes and goes. Some mornings you’ll wake up excited to train. Many mornings you won’t. That’s where discipline takes over. The athletes who improve year after year aren’t always motivated. They’re the ones who continue ...
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