Are you looking to race on Zwift. Here Coach Alan has written a short ‘How To’ including 5 Top Tips on how to gain some performance advantages!
Read MoreThe year 2020 will go down in many athletes logs as the year that never was, but why should it? We can all think about being able to pull a positive from a negative, and as we slowly get closer to a “normal” training regime again, how should we be planning for the future? What do we do with our previous goals, aspirations and hopes for what could have been in 2020?
Read MoreAs coaches, we often focus on what motivates an athlete. Indeed, one of our primary roles is to help an athlete stay on track with their goals and keep their motivation high. Here though we ask the question: What motivates our coaches. The insight is illuminating, varied and honest. Read on to find out more.
Read More10 years ago the idea of Tri Training Harder was officially realised and now, founder Philip Hatzis looks back on what he has learned and what he wants to continue working on going forwards.
Read MoreHave you decided you want to complete a Triathlon? Or you think you can improve on previous attempts? You have seen the Brownlee brothers winning Olympic medals, you may have seen the Ironman race in Hawaii, so how do you go about getting to your first start, your first finish or just improving on your early attempts at triathlon? Read on to find out more.
Read MoreRecently the Tri Training Harder Coaches had the privilege of listening to Simon Wegerif, founder of ithlete, to pass on his knowledge of HRV to our coaches. Simon is the leading figure on HRV, and its impact on athletes. Below we summarise the answers to some of the critical questions we asked. If you want to find out more about HRV and how it can be used in your training, check out Coach Jon’s Blog or head over to myithlete.com.
Read MoreGiven the ever-changing situation, Tri Training Harder Coaches have come together to decide on a collective direction with the company’s training protocol as of the 22nd May 2020. This protocol will be under review as the situation changes. However, this should help athletes and coaches with a direction on what is deemed safe practice by other peers.
Read MoreRead on below as Coach Trevor discusses how you can build up your cadence ranges and improving your cycling without changing your training routine.
Read MoreThere has been a lot of talk about training to protect your immunity and how to ensure you keep yourself motivated. However, what is the advice should you have experienced COVID-19? Read on to find out an update from British Athletics.
Read MoreIn this article Coach Alan looks into some theories around motivation and looks into what athletes may learn about themselves during this lockdown period.
Read MoreIn this article coached athlete Heather Mayer writes about her personal experience over the last few weeks with regards to social media and her reflections on her and potentially our sporting ‘why’. Heather has been working in some form or another with Tri Training Harder for a number of years on Training Camps before she began working with Coach Alan a couple of years ago. Since then, she regularly stands on AG podiums, rides the legs of most of her male contemporaries and has been to the 70.3 World Championships as well. Read on to hear her very honest reflections on the impact of COVID-19 to her self-confidence and ability. Hear how she turns this around to rise above the noise and become truer to her self.
Read MoreHere, Coach Philip reflects on the current industry situation and how coaches are doing their part as always, for the athletes. The industry is currently confused and in some instances desperate, but we need to rise above this to ensure the athlete’s health always comes first.
Read MoreHere Coach Philip discusses how viewing lockdowns, limits on training stresses and intensities as control sense is only going to lead to pushing back against the rules and trying to do what you have always done. Instead, view these new boundaries as a challenge and an opportunity, and suddenly, you can see that you are learning and developing far quicker as an athlete than ever before. Yes, there is a change in the landscape; yes, there is a change in the rules; yes, there is a change in the attitude we need to adopt. However, there is no reason to change the approach of deliberate and diligent practice seeking better versions of ourselves.
Read MoreAthletes often schedule their training, their races, their training holidays…well, pretty much every aspect of their life. However, all too often they forget to schedule their nutrition with their training. Here coach Diogo makes the point that now is the best time ever to ensure you have a sound understanding and knowledge to set up your pre and post-session routine. Also, hear about our #tricookingharder social media fun!
Read MoreContinuing the Tri Training Harder theme of recovery for this week, coach Jon Reilly takes a look into heart rate variability (HRV) as a tool for measuring recovery. What is it, does it work and could it be used as an early warning for COVID-19?
Read MoreRun safety seems like a random topic, but at this time of social isolation and lock-down, it really isn’t that crazy when you think about it. Read on to hear how our resident ultra-marathon runner and coach Trevor considers run safety at this present time.
Read MoreOn the whole, there are not that many of us who are lucky enough to get through multiple seasons of running training without experiencing some kind of niggle or injury. For triathletes, running is the discipline which induces the most force and impact that we need to experience and control. Typically in the region of 2 to 2.5 times your body weight on each leg, every stride! It is because of this force that it’s worth spending a bit more of your time on conditioning work, and being slightly more conservative when considering training load. Read on to find out how to manage the differences between running injuries and running niggles and when it is wise to back off.
Read MoreThis week’s Tri Training Harder theme is recovery. Over the last few weeks, varying degrees of lockdown has swept around the globe. But with all this extra time at home, are we getting enough good quality sleep? In this blog, coach Jon Reilly talks through the importance of sleep during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Read MoreRebecca has been working with Tri Training Harder for a few months now and has put together some really thought-provoking reflections in her weekly summary on Training Peaks. So much so, that we felt it was worth a share. Have a read here of how some athletes are coming with this fairly drastic change of plan.
Read MoreCOVID-19 is here and it looks likely to stay for the foreseeable, uncertain future. Our approach within Tri Training Harder has been to switch our athletes’ focus to what they ‘can’ achieve during this unusual period whilst prioritising their health and immunity.
But why are we doing this? Coach Alan Ward writes about the impact of exercise on our immune system to explain some of our considerations.
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