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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JET Pack Profiling – Robbie Piper

Name

Robbie Piper

Age Group

35-39

Years in the sport

4

What brought you to the sport?

To challenge myself, improve my fitness and maintain physical and mental health

Biggest accomplishment in the sport?

Crossing the finish line of eac ...

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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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JET Pack Profiling – Sophie Findlay

Name

Sophie FINDLAY

Age Group

25-29

Years In The Sport

2.5

What brought you to the sport

It was something I wanted to try for a few years, but I kept putting it off. I think I was drawn to the physical challenge and the opportunity to push myself. ...

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Navigating COVID-19 – Lockdown Version 2.0

A message to our athletes, but also the winder endurance sport community.

This COVID thing is hanging around… Many in Victoria are directly affected by round two of the ‘Lockdowns’. Naturally, people deal with this sort of thing in different ways. But, for most it is hard ...

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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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Virtual Triathlon Life

Live the virtual triathlon life

This pandemic sure has changed the way we live our lives day-to-day, but now is the perfect time to EMBRACE the change and give our bodies a fresh lease on triathlon life.

Want to join a fun, inclusive community who are finding unique ways to swim, bi ...

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