RECOVERY

It takes courage to recover..

Recovery is where the adaptation to training comes from!

Number one recovery tool: Sleep

Another important habit: Eat / drink within 30mins of EVERY training session

Training: you can’t and shouldn’t go hard every session or every day ...

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Endurance Training

Flipping conventional wisdom on its head and challenging the idea that ‘more is more’ for endurance athletes…

Let’s look at it from another angle altogether; the least amount of training whilst yielding positive results.

Note: Not to be mistaken for ‘less is more’!

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Recovery

It takes courage to recover..

Recovery is where the adaptation to training comes from!

Number one recovery tool: Sleep

Another important habit: Eat / drink within 30mins of EVERY training session

Training: you can’t and shouldn’t go hard every session or every day ...

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Pragmatism

Flipping conventional wisdom on its head and challenging the idea that ‘more is more’ for endurance athletes…

Let’s look at it from another angle altogether; the least amount of training whilst yielding positive results.

Note: Not to be mistaken for ‘less is more’!

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Phitness Phase!

Phase progression —> Phitness Phase into Race Season

Most of the JET Squad are well and truly into the build phase of the season progression of cycles…

The build phase builds upon the foundation laid in the prepatory phase and builds towards the race season. We also see a gr ...

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Habits for performance

Habits create sustainability.

Sustainability means consistency.

Consistency is critical.

Consistency over time leads to progress…

Consider your daily habits and what they mean long term…

#BeYourBest

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Considerations for ALL training programs…

Specificity

Specific to the needs and requirements of the individual (and any events being trained for as they draw closer)

Consistency

Consistency in approach, mindset, supporting habits and execution

Progression

Appropriate progressions in line with the spe ...

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Returning to training after short break…

Some considerations and quick fire steps on managing a short break and subsequent return to training for age group triathletes…

Spoken about from the context of a short illness such as a cold.

Hope it helps, questions welcome!

Note: adapted from a recent discussion on t ...

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Improvement

The goal of any structured training should be to IMPROVE.

This should be the measure of success.

Training should not be about accumulating hours.

It should not detract from the other areas of your life.

Training isn’t just there to make you tired.

It isn’t ...

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Stop Looking Over The Fence

What other people, even friends and squad mates, are doing is irrelevant to you and your journey. Looking over the fence and comparing shows a lack of focus on the important things; those which you can control.

Sure, show an interest, especially when they are friends or squad mates, but en ...

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