Patience and Process

Play The Long Game.

Do Not Rush.

Athletic Development Can And Will Take Time.

Focus On Self Improvement, Enjoyment And Education.

Be Your Best.

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Goals…

Training should have the following:

– consistency – specificity – progression / challenges – a focus on SELF improvement

#beyourbest #simplicity

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Age Group Tips: AM Training

One of my biggest tips for age group triathletes: train first thing in the morning…

Going a step further; if possible schedule your key sessions for the week in your available morning time slots

Why?

– we are (generally) well rested – exercise is a great sta ...

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Health vs Fitness…

Are you ‘fit’ but lacking your health?

I’m a big believer in health first, then fitness and then chasing performance… I think you can be seen as ‘fit’ but not necessarily healthy, but if this is you you’ve likely missed the point.

Often it’s not training that is ...

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Race Week Positivity

Race week nerves?

Have a look through your training diary / log / program and look at all the work you’ve done in prep for the event… Think about the sessions you’ve completed and the lessons learnt.

Be confident and positive and focus on what you can control… your m ...

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Make the hours count…#agegrouperlife

It is not about accumulating mindless hours…

It is about finding the hours available each week to train and using them to prepare to the best of your ability.

Some tips for doing this:

– commit to your over-arching goal, whatever that may be (ie. know your why!) ...

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Sleep!

Number one recovery tool: Sleep!

Try to get more hours at night, nap when you can, create a routine where you can get to bed earlier… especially in heavier training periods.

Sleep will improve performance in sport and in life…

#recovery

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PAIN

I think he could do a lot of things differently / better but am a fan of Lionel and his transparent approach none-the-less…

This is a good little nugget from a pre-Kona interview though.

Remove the negative connotations associated with what we feel when training and racing and ...

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Sustainability

The most effective training programs are SUSTAINABLE.

They are built from a foundation of basic principles and they fit around life and hence, allow for consistency.

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The Triathlon Lifestyle

Endurance Sport and Endurance Training can be brutal, but it can be a great lifestyle too…

This is why it is important to have a holistic view… it is not all about training and racing – integrate it into your life and be all in! Being all in doesn’t mean you sacrifi ...

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