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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A Reminder: Training Appropriately For The Times…

Reminder: https://jetcoaching.com.au/five-point-checklist-for-all-athletes-for-prep-phase-training-through-global-pandemic/

COVID Training best practice. If you need some help navigating this thing we are here for you via three main services

– Performance Consults – JET ...

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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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Efficiency in Endurance Sport

We heard Dr Dan Plews, exercise physiologist, coach and former AG world champion make a great point on a podcast recently…

To paraphrase…

“you don’t need to get faster… you are likely able to swim/bike/run at the speed required to reach your goal. The ...

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Tip: Now is a great time for a little project…

This goes for athletic development and in life in general.

It is easy to focus on the negative and everything that we can’t do that we thought we may have been able to… Travel, Racing… even, going for a swim.

But, you can flip that and focus on what you CAN do. Bot ...

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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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