FEMALE ATHLETE BLOG SERIES POST #3: Fuelling for Female Athletes

Next up, Fuelling for the female athlete!

It has long been thought that female athletes should be fuelling differently to male athletes around training and racing.  While this might be true to some extent, there are a few important things to consider.

We know that adequate protein and ...

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FEMALE ATHLETE BLOG SERIES #1: The Menstrual Cycle

In celebration of Mothers Day, we are going to have a month full of blog posts about the female athlete. Enjoy!

First up, the menstrual cycle.

A widely researched and sensitive aspect of women’s health that necessitates consideration when building a training program for the ...

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Swim Tips For All Age Group Triathletes

Frequency: Swim as frequently as possible (and with the shortest gap possible between swims) 

This might be a simple ‘3 x per week’ approach or adapted to suit your schedule. eg. Tuesday & Friday each week. Consistency trumps greatness and hero sessions. & ...

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COACHABLE

Be Coached. Be Coach ’able’ You employ a coach to help you achieve your goals, smart move. Let your coach into your work, family, personal and athletic life and respective goals. Be open to challenge, discomfort and willing to push the boundaries of how ‘you’ think it should be ...

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POST SEASON BLUES

As we conclude the racing season and enter the “post-season”, most of us will enjoy a period of R&R and relaxed training schedules.  This period of time is there to allow the body and mind (and our families :)) to recover from the busy racing season.  This is a great ...

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POST SEASON, WINTER TRAINING & PLANNING AHEAD

For the majority the ‘triathlon season’ is complete and it is time to plan ahead for the remainder of the year and next season. Over the coming weeks we will be sharing articles and ideas about how to best manage this period, set meaningful goals and what training should look like to ...

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HERE WE GO AGAIN…

STOP! Here is your regular scheduled reminder to ‘nail the basics’… don’t sweat the small stuff, especially when you don’t have the big things in order.

What are the basics? Here’s a few:

– sleep (7-9hrs per day)

– integrate strength trai ...

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JET STRENGTH GO-TOs

Strength Must Haves

This supporting strength session has been designed to cover off all of the ‘must haves’ so that if you did no other (non sports specific) strength you will be covered with this session.

It is quick, it is easy and it is simple. It can easily be integrated int ...

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MAF / LOW HR RUNNING (session of the week)

SESSION OF THE WEEK: MAF / LOW HR RUNNING APPROACH (from our JET news) This has been a hot topic of late so it seemed fitting that we feature some MAF Running for this week’s session of the week!

MAF itself is ‘maximal aerobic function’ – which is a term coined by D ...

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Values Of Coaching – Kevin Collington

Words By Pro Triathlete & Coach: Kevin Collington

As an 18 year veteran of pro triathlon racing, I have been approached countless times at races in the expo area or in the transition area with age group athletes asking all manner of questions. Takin ...

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