A Reminder…

Just a reminder as we head in to race season It should be; Health. Fitness. And then performance. strength hydration recovery nutrition training phase progression Should be considered ON THE SAME LEVEL as your endurance training… not as an after thought. It’s more than swim ...

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The Blacksheep Basics

Great post from @blacksheep_ep We especially like number ONE and number THREE #thebasics ...

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Winning… QOTD with Gustav Iden

Winning is a choice – Gustav Iden Gustav Iden was quoted as saying winning is a choice. He clarified that what he meant by that was that he know that if you consistently makes the right choices regarding training, training intensity, sleep, recovery, feeling, hydration etc he can win. W ...

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Nutrition & Hydration for Triathlon

Do you practice your nutrition and hydration strategy for racing? No, that does not mean sampling one dose of your proposed product… it means taking in the amounts, quantities and doses you need to / plan to on race day and seeing how your body responds. This starts from some basic testing ...

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Where should your focus be?

Where should the focus be?

Training hard and getting fit is the easy part, or at least it should be.

What the majority miss is the supporting habits that ensure performance progression and consistency.

This includes:

– Sleep and other recovery habits – Foll ...

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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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IN SESSION HYDRATION

To get the most accurate profile of your sweat / sweat loss you can and should complete a ‘sweat test’… our friends at Koda Nutrition have a DIY sweat test that you can order online. They will then analyze your sweat, talk through what it means and work with us to help refine your nutri ...

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In Session Fueling

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

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

It is likely and often advised that no fueling is required before or during these types of sessions as the demand on the body is generally quite low

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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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