Efficiency…

Efficiency is the key to endurance sport performance…

It is about the trade off between your pace and the energy cost required to produce that pace.

Your best way to improve this is by being able to go faster at lower effort / heart rate / power.

There are technical and ...

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Five Point Checklist For All Athletes For Prep Phase / Training Through Global Pandemic…

1. Building General Resilience (Hint: Staple Ride and Runs) – easy, enjoyable, technical, ‘aerobic’, tissue endurance

2. Improving Overall Strength (Hint: Swim Strength, Pilates, General Strength Sessions) – improve range of motion, tissue health, global strength

3 ...

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Are You A Virtual Athlete Or A Real One?

Many athletes around the globe have been forced indoors of late… and rightly so in many cases. But, getting outside in fresh air, amongst nature and in the sunshine is good for us. Good for us as human beings, let alone as ‘athletes’.

So embrace it and take opportunities where yo ...

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Let off some steam…?

As Coaches we will often hear that an athlete ‘needs to let off some steam’…

This usually means that they have had a few days off training, or have underperformed, or, they have had a stressful week/few days in other areas of life.

Their answer… go hard and try to †...

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Pre Run Warm Up

Looking For a Simple Pre Run Warm Up?

Or a way to move and break up your work day?

Here is a simple, repeatable and adaptable little routine that gets you moving… and it only takes 5mins.

Give it a go!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYJUqPtNgag

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Guest Post: Strength Training Overview For Endurance Athletes

Throughout post season and prep phase, triathletes have a great opportunity to seek diversity with their training.

Away from straight line running, hours of pedalling and turning heads every two strokes, we can teach our bodies new skills, new movement patterns and create new habits in or ...

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JET Cycling Challenge… Complete!

JET Cycling Challenge

In lieu of the great ocean road otway Classic… and for a bit of fun this weekend saw another challenge for the JET Pack and wider JET community.

We had 160/100/60km challenges either indoors or outdoors. Another simple, yet effective way to get the guys ...

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JET Coaching Scholarship

Our goal is to help as many people as possible live to their full potential; using the vehicle of triathlon and endurance sports.

How can we make a difference, and how can we help ensure everyone has access to a coach who can guide them, nurture their talents and help improve their fitness ...

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Zwift + Virtual Sessions – Embracing Change

Some of the #JETpack embracing Zwift over the past weeks… one of the few ways we’ve been staying structured and connected amongst the chaos and uncertainty.

We’ve also had virtual strength sessions and an increase in communication and education to our pack over the past few weeks ...

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The Sunday Set Up

How do you plan ahead set yourself up for success?

The Sunday Set Up involves spending some time on a Sunday afternoon (as most operate on a Monday-Sunday week) to look at your commitments for the week ahead.

This time is not for work itself but the opportunity to look ahead at ALL ...

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