Using short rest intervals and longer reps forces the body’s aerobic energy system to be utilised for this session and as a result enhanced. This session is perfect for Ironman and Olympic distance triathletes or people doing longer ocean swims.
View More Saturday Swim Session: 400’s To Develop Stamina
200’s a good distance to swim to build stamina, especially if the rest between is limited. This session is perfect for Ironman and Olympic distance triathletes or people doing longer ocean swims.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Build 200’s to Develop Stamina
Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure and persistence. … Sometimes, you wonder whether the training is actually working. All the…
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This is not a sob story post, or an icky post. More of a ‘understand your own physiology’ post. As a woman trying to train to the best of my ability, it has been important to learn a few things about how my body is affected by monthly hormone changes (more so now I’m into the 40+ category) and how that in turn affects how and when I can train, and the adaptations I have to make during the different phases. In addition to that, I have recently learnt about nutrition and the female body, and how vital this can really be week to week.
View More Ali’s Adventure – The Female Athlete
With the lead in to Christmas well on the way and Christmas decorations starting to go up (I’ve even heard my first Christmas Carol), it’s…
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Pre Opening Ceremony: Friday 19 October 2018 Rowing training was held at the Quay Centre and for our training session we had an honorary coach,…
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I am wondering if I’m actually going to be able to do this Triathlon only because I’ve not run in a while now. Two weeks…
View More Lisa’s Journey, Week 25: Just dive right in…
Last week I slowly started getting back into training after my mountain bike crash, and so that was my plan to continue that through this week. I…
View More Coach Ray’s Sufferings: I Get Over One Thing Then Get Struck Down With Another!!!