Strength and conditioning for Triathletes
Strength and conditioning has always been a difficult piece of the triathlon puzzle. The old myth that endurance athletes don’t need to strength train is…
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Getting the most out of Open Water Swim Training
As most swimming pools are closed for the next few months we are limited in our ability to train our swim. Luckily the weather is…
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How to improve cycling with a longer off-season
2020 has become a difficult year for many athletes to plan for. Race schedules are uncertain and offseason training suddenly got extended indefinitely. Organized athletes have had…
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Zwift as a training tool
Zwift has become an extremely popular online platform for both cyclists and triathletes. It provides an exceptional opportunity to perform rides for training, racing and…
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Adapting your annual plan
In past articles we have covered how to structure and plan a season. This year best laid plans have been hit with a wave of…
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Training from home
There are situations where we don’t have access to training facilities. Holiday periods are the most common but Global Pandemics and severe weather events are…
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When training hard doesn’t work
Increasing fitness is a cyclical process of applying stress, adapting and progressing. Progressive overload is used in training to provide effective stimuli over weeks and…
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Returning from Injury
Returning to training after injury is quite different to returning from illness or layoff from training. The period of returning from injury in many sports…
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It’s not always about speed, It’s about not slowing down!
Time and time again we hear athletes training to be faster. They use intense efforts to push on the top pace they can reach. They…
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Last minute training
Cramming for a competition is extremely common. In many cases, races creep up on people and the training they planned to do never quite gets…
