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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Truth Bomb!

Hard work is a pre-requisite, not a differentiator!

Everyone can work hard. Hard work is a pre-requisite for success. You need to embrace and enjoy doing so.

But challenge yourself to go beyond hard work when looking to optimize performance (no matter what you are doing)… and, ...

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Programming

View through a longer lense – not week to week. 10-14 days blocks might be better, especially for athletes newer to the sport or those that are time starved.

A good way to set up a week is as follows:

– Two key / priority sessions or days – One endurance based day ...

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Upgrades…

We all love them. Below are the upgrades to JET’s services over the past few months.

– Increased communication with athletes and members via the edition of a weekly bulletin: The Sunday Set Up

– Heightened sense of community with addition of a community chat group

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The Sunday Set Up – How To…

The Sunday set up is a performance habit anyone can complete on the Sunday of one week to set up for success for the upcoming week…

It’s is the simple process of taking a birds eye view of the week to come so you can be organized and ready for what’s ahead… for life and for ...

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Navigating Adversity… Navigating Life!

Those who have successfully navigated this unique and challenging time in our lives are the ones that either:

– already trained for the intrinsic benefits it brings (physical and mental health, creativity, sense of accomplishment etc)

– have used training to provide rout ...

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QOTD: Little Actions Trump Big Intentions…

Performance in sport and in life is the sum of all parts.

So whether it is a 20min training session instead of a 40min one because that is all you have time for, or, six very well executed intervals instead of ten mediocre ones

Or,

Going to bed half an hour earlier on five o ...

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Real Performance ‘Hacks’

A list of things that have enough evidence to say it is true:

– Move your body regularly (train) – Avoid processed food and eat when hungry – Stay hydrated – Don’t smoke – Don’t drink much, if at all – Get plenty of sleep

The simplicity is wha ...

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