Posts tagged Strength & Conditioning

TTH Live S&C sessions: What are they and how might they benefit me?

Here Coach Jon highlights some of the benefits of our Live Tri Training Harder Strength and Conditioning sessions.

Tri Training Harder initially began hosting live strength and conditioning sessions for all our coached athletes via Zoom during the COVID 19 pandemic. Due to the popularity and convenience of performing an ‘at-home workout,’ they have become a staple part of many of our coached athletes' weekly schedules. We know that strength training has many great benefits for endurance athletes. Today’s blog explores the advantages of performing your strength training live with one of our TTH coaches.

Jon ReillyFebruary 18, 2022Strength and Conditioning, Strength & Conditioning, Jon Reilly, TrainingComment

Hierarchy of strength and Conditioning Progressions

Strength and conditioning can be a confusing subject. Was it high-reps and light weight I was supposed to be doing today or was it the other way around? There are countless models out there to progress strength and conditioning workouts, in this blog coach Jon explains how to implement these into a triathlon training program.

Jon ReillyFebruary 18, 2022Strength and Conditioning, Strength & Conditioning, Jon Reilly, TrainingComment

How do I schedule S&C in a season?

To finish this series off, Coach Tim will look at the S&C scheduling or programming throughout the season, the art of putting it all together. He has already mentioned the critical training principles such as overload, progression and specificity. So what are the important components in strength & conditioning?

Tim AnsellJanuary 4, 2022Strength and Conditioning, Strength & Conditioning, Tim, coachingComment

Can I do just bodyweight training for triathlon?

As Coach Tim continues this series around Strength & Conditioning for Triathletes, he looks into what else you can do with limited gym equipment or space. He's already discussed the dilemma regarding strength training trying to schedule into the weekly plan. He has also discussed the benefits of adding strength work into your training regime and the benefits of better technique, injury reduction and ultimately faster racing. At the same time, many triathletes still find it hard to strike a perfect balance with strength training.

The answer? Bodyweight conditioning is a great way to build muscular strength without adding muscle mass. Read on to find out more.

Tim AnsellDecember 3, 2021Tim Ansell, Strength and Conditioning, Strength & Conditioning, TrainingComment

How to build injury prevention into your routine and make habits stick

In this blog, Coach Jon looks at making injury prevention a permanent part of our daily routine.

Jon ReillyNovember 20, 2021Jon Reilly, Psychology, Strength and Conditioning, Strength & Conditioning, Injury, TrainingComment

Will I bulk up lifting weights as a triathlete?

In this article, Coach Tim explores the common misconception that lifting weights will make you bulk out. For an endurance athlete, bulking up doesn’t conjure images of better performances, but Tim explains how a proper strength and conditioning programme can add to your endurance performance gains.

Tim AnsellNovember 1, 2021Tim Ansell, Strength and Conditioning, Strength & Conditioning, TrainingComment

How do you balance three sports and S&C?

Balance in life can be amazing. Unfortunately, not many of us can achieve it consistently. When it comes to competing in triathlons, balance in a triathlete’s life and training is essential. Coach Tim looks into how to find that balance between three sports and strength and conditioning.

Tim AnsellSeptember 28, 2021Tim Ansell, st, Strength & Conditioning, TrainingComment

What are biomechanics and what can I do to avoid injury?

In this article, coach Soraya discusses how two key areas of the body that offer your platform for good movement and function. Read on to find out about how to improve your shoulder and your pelvis function to ensure you avoid the dreaded overuse injury.

Soraya MerryleesSeptember 24, 2019Coaching, Strength & Conditioning, Soraya MerryleesComment

Injury Prevention while training for an IRONMAN

Training for an IRONMAN can be a gruelling and tough task. Your body literally takes a pounding through the training you are doing and can sometimes break down. Carrying some sort of injury while training is very common among triathletes, almost so common that athletes think it is expected that they will end up carrying an injury through training. Well, we disagree!

Philip HatzisNovember 30, 2018Training, triathlon, Strength & ConditioningComment

Triathlon Coaching or Physical Training?

Quite often I find it amusing when I meet people for the first time. After the initial question of "What is your name?", the follow up is always the tricky one to explain. "What do you do?". When you say "coach", immediately, your new acquaintance says: "Oh, a PT!" proudly as if they know what you do. Though both a professional coach and a professional PT work with people in a sports and leisure environment, the reality is they don't have as much in common than first appears. It like when someone says they work as Civil Engineer. To say they shovel tarmac is their job...is indirectly what they do, but it is a different role completely. Clearly, the athletes we work with do physical activity but as a result of what we do not as our purpose.

Philip HatzisDecember 18, 2017Triathlon, Coaching, Strength & Conditioning, Philip HatzisComment

How should you categorise your races through the season?

Athletes often categorise their races. In this article, Coach Philip outlines how athletes can use a category to help adjust their mindsets before the event.

Age is just a number: How does getting older impact an endurance athlete?

Ageing is a natural process which, we hope, we will all get to experience. As we age our bodies change, some more dramatically than others. In this article Coach Denise looks at what changes we can expect and how we can accommodate them, to enable us all to keep training, and racing, for as long as we want to.

How to pick the best Race Buddies

Are you planning on racing with a bunch of clubmates or friends? Do you know how you will cope? Will you be the easygoing traveller, or will you be the one who carries their nerves quite obviously? Coach Philip addresses some key points of self-reflection that athletes should go through before travelling to a race with others.

Endurance Athletes – Training Through the Menopause

Training through the menopause is often a confusing and difficult time. In this article, which was first published for the Castle Race Series, Coach Philip looks at the changes and how athletes can navigate them.

Are Training Plans Dead?

In this latest article, coach Philip explores whether a training plan is now dead. He also looks into the rise of artificial intelligence and its impact on the sports industry.

How do you get faster at endurance races without any training?

In this article, Coach Philip explores how athletes are often distracted by the enormity of the task and get excited about the headline sessions instead of ensuring that all the fundamentals are in place to improve their chances of success or, more importantly, reduce the probability of failure.

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How to be an endurance athlete post menopause?

In a recent series of blogs Coach Denise has looked at the impact of the menstrual cycle, contraception and perimenopause on the female athlete. In this article she looks at what athletes and coaches should consider in the postmenopausal phase of life.

Should we dial down our FTP after the off-season?

In this latest article, coach Philip Hatzis explores how much we should dial back our FTP after an off-season break, or even if we should!? Read on to learn how to adapt your training after taking some time off.

Perimenopause and the athlete

In earlier articles Coach Denise has looked at the impact of the menstrual cycle on the female athlete, and how to train effectively within the body’s natural rhythm. In this article, Coach Denise looks at the impact that perimenopause can have on the athlete, and how to continue to train effectively through this phase of your life.

How can I do better at test sessions?

As we look to the new season, testing is one of the first things many athletes will do. This will be the form of benchmarking to understand initial fitness levels, biomechanics or other areas. Various aspects of training and performance will be measured and improved upon in the coming months. Yet, often, athletes dislike “test week” and miss out on brilliant opportunities to improve. Coach Philip Hatzis explores the topic of improving your testing sessions in this article.

How do I know if I should train if I am not feeling 100%?

At some point in their athletic career, every athlete has a point when they’re unsure if they should or should not train. This is often a result of illness or fatigue or something similar. They are feeling a bit “yuck” but do not necessarily understand why, which makes deciding whether they should train a tough challenge. In this article, coach Philip Hatzis explores how athletes can decide whether to train or not.

Should Goals be Time-bound?

In this article, Coach Philip explores goal setting and the commonly accepted approach to goal-setting that may actually inhibit performance by forcing a time constraint on athletes where no time may be the best option.

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Are Coaches Sacrificing Health for Performance?

In this article, Coach Philip explores some trends we are starting to see with new athletes who have been previously coached by others. Though athletes often start working with coaches for performance, we are also responsible for ensuring that athletes are healthy and safe. This article looks at some examples and highlights some things that athletes and coaches can do to enable a better approach to athlete welfare.

How to plan for a triathlon season

Love it or loathe it, the topic of planning is central to all sports, none more so than multi discipline endurance sports. Helping to focus time, effort and energy, great plans can produce the best results on race day. In this blog Coach Denise looks at the topic of planning, why it helps within the sport of triathlon and how a coach can help you to help yourself.

How to become effective in swimming in the waves

Being able to swim in a pool is not quite the same as being able to swim in open water. In this latest article, Coach Rita explores her learning experience when she took an open water swim session with some British athletes and her surprise at the skills gap between their swimming ability and open water experience.

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