RECOVERY 101 FOR TRIATHLON TRAINING

RECOVERY 101 – Sleep – Pre, During & Post Training Fueling – Daily Hydration Priotise these things first – these account for 90-95% of recovery. There are other things that can and will contribute but these things are the original and the best ways to optimise reco ...

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SPEED WORK

What athletes think makes them ‘fast’: track sets… What actually makes them fast: – Leveraging swim fitness for cardiovascular conditioning – Building strength and resilience through a well rounded and appropriate cycling program… – The consistent lower in ...

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RECOVERY

Ice baths, recovery boots and special supplements are nothing if you not nailing the key pillars of recovery consistently:

– Adequate Sleep – Eating Ample Calories – Load & Intensity loading

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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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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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FUEL UP

FUEL UP Doing more training over the festive period? Be sure to fuel the machine. In session fueling isn’t just for the session itself but for those ahead. It also aids the recovery and adaption process. ...

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Nail The Basics

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 training into your weekly schedule avoid (ex ...

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SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability is important in all aspects of life. If allows for consistency. For your triathlon performance? your approach to training – sustainability = consistency your bike fit – fit allows for comfort you can maximize aerodynamic gains, ride faster and run well off t ...

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: FUELLING & HYDRATION FOR ENDURANCE TRAINING

In the spirit of the preparatory phase of training being great for resetting great habits here is a look through the archives with some general advice around fueling and hydration for training to help you optimise health, fitness and performance. Pre Session Hydration –> https://jetcoac ...

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Ditch the hacks…

This one from Steve Magness simply entitled; ‘Ditch The Hacks. Nail The Basics’

As Jan Frodeno once said ‘There are no hacks. The only hack is to hack away every day’

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