Post Season Planning: Reflect, Reset, Reload. Make Next Season Your Best Yet!

Post Season: Reflect, Reset, Reload…

Your season is done. Next season seems so far away. Do you keep training? Do you take a ‘break’? The period of post season / off season, and then the prepatory and build phases (often loosely labeled ‘winter training’) can be tricky to nav ...

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Food…

Eating and fueling…

Make better choices!

– Eat wholesome, REAL food

– Eat lots of plants

– Avoid packaged, refined foods

– Avoid excessive sugar

– Eat to you needs

– Stay hydrated… mainly with WATER

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Hacks…

One being that hacks and gimmicks don’t work!

If it claims to be a quick fix or someone claims they have all the answers; walk away.

Pragmatic, sustainable application of the basics over time will yield the most success. And remember that success is the progression in athletic dev ...

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NOISE

Noise…

There’s a lot of noise in the world… and it seems so many want to pretend they’re an expert, or know what’s best

Some tips for navigating: – Nail the basics – Keep it simple – Know your intrinsic motivators and stay true to them – Sta ...

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#beYOURbest

“If you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right”…

Not just a motivational quote but also great in the context of #agegrouperlife…

Think about it; some people seem to be able to make time for the things they value (of which there may be many) and others ...

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Getting it DONE

It’s one thing pushing hard when you are feeling good and all is going well… but, successful people find a way to push through and get it done regardless of what challenges they face.

So when training and life throws you challenges, embrace them and make it happen… it’s goo ...

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Evolution Over Time…

The final 9-13 weeks leading into an event is directly effected by the block of 13 weeks prior to that and that 13 weeks by the block that precedes it…

I think you get the point.

It’s not about having a massive block into a race/event, it is about layering the final pieces o ...

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Success As An Age Group Triathlete

Success as an age group triathlete:

Improvement in swim-bike-run performance whilst maintaining and improving in the following aspects of life:

– health – family – relationships – work

#agegrouperlife #context

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Consistency… What does it really mean?

Consistency… what does it really mean?

Well let’s start with what it doesn’t mean… it doesn’t mean having to do back to back ‘race blocks or race builds’ and, it certainly doesn’t mean flogging oneself day in and day out!

Consistency is about adding little p ...

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Are you simply punching the clock?

Training is about maximising positive adaptations from the physical load and stress we place on the body…

To maximise this process you must have appropriate stimulus combined with adequate rest and recovery. To that point each session will have a purpose – some will be about c ...

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