Post Session Fuelling & Hydration

Post session habits – Fuelling and hydration.

Fuelling

– We advise fuelling after every session regardless of how long/short it is or how hard/easy is. Why? Because it is a good habit and it is something we can all control as age group triathletes with busy lives

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Seven Tips From A Pro… Tip Three!

Get focussed and go hard! Tip number 3 from pro Kevin Collington…

When it’s time to train hard you have to train hard!

Post-season and pre-season (Prep Phase) are necessary periods and have some good work in them, but when it comes to race (or any sort of challenge) prep ...

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Pre Session Hydration

A little summary on pre session hydration…

When considering hydration we want to ensure we are hydrated prior to commencing every session. As such we will focus on some basic hydration tips for daily living.

–> AM Sessions

When training ‘first thing’ i ...

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Pre Session Fueling

A little summary on fueling for training sessions of varying duration and intensities.

—> Short and Easy Session (60mins or less)

*Little to no fuel required before or during *Fuel post with carbohydrate and protein

—> Long but easy session (60-90mins+)

*A sm ...

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Walking…

When was the last time you went for a walk?

As ‘athletes’ we often get caught up in the structure of our training schedules… which is good, encouraged and healthy.

BUT

It often means we neglect the benefits of low level physical activity. Human beings are meant to m ...

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What are you training for?

Train for…

There are so many reasons to maintain, resume or start training. And it isn’t just about fitness or racing. Training is there to help you be better at the things that are important to YOU!

Train for health. Train for fitness. Train for performance. Train for sport ...

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Random Approach = Random Results

More on training vs exercise is simplified and summarised with the following quote thanks to Purple Patch Fitness.

Many athletes remove themselves from a coaching relationship saying that they will keep up their training and they will be ok… but time and again we see them fall away a ...

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Exercise Vs Training

Exercise is, by definition: “activity requiring physical effort”

Training is, by definition: “the process of learning the skills you need to do a particular job or activity”

We believe everyone should train, rather than exercise. Exercise is random and althou ...

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JET Pack Profiling – Calvin Amos

Name:

Calvin Amos

Age Group:

25-29

Years In The Sport:

Approaching 5 years… November 2015 – Present

What brought you to the sport:

– Dad is a keen cyclist – Brian Curran (69 year old local Healesville man. Still compet ...

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Training For Amateur Athletes…

Age groupers/’fitness enthusiasts’ need to fit training into life, not life in and around training.

Think about the time you have left available after all of life’s non-negotiables.

These include: – Work Time – Family Time – Sleep – Downtime ...

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