Intensity vs consistency
Intensity versus consistency in training, which is more important? The #1 rule for becoming a better athlete is consistency. Hands down!! Nothing else comes close. Champions in all walks of life are built from many [...]
September 2021
June 2021
200 podcasts: 5 key lessons
Two weeks ago we published episode 200 of the High Performance Human podcast. I thought it would be fun to look back at those conversations and see if I could pick out some key lessons. [...]
April 2021
Short intervals could lead to big improvements in your swim fitness
As we emerged from lockdown I started writing swim sets with 25 & 50m reps on the basis that short intervals could lead to big improvements in your swim fitness. Let's talk about the reasoning [...]
March 2021
Return to Swimming
On April 12th (hopefully) we will all be able to get back into the pool and resume our ‘full’ triathlon training programmes. The time will go quickly, and there’s plenty that you can do to [...]
May 2020
The Benefits of RPE
Rewind 30 plus years to the late 80’s. September 1987 to be precise. That’s when I started my triathlon journey. After my first event I was hooked, and determined to train hard for a bright [...]
October 2019
Training Peaks Endurance Coaching Summit 2019
10 days ago I attended the Training Peaks Endurance Coaching Summit in Boulder, Colorado. As usual they had some excellent speakers and below are some of the gems of information that I picked up. [...]
September 2019
Seek your limits and you will find them
Imagine training for months, maybe years, with the goal of finishing an Ironman triathlon and then after swimming 3.8km, cycling 180km, and running 42km you miss the cut off by 56 seconds. Would you be [...]
October 2018
Common Traits of athletes who qualify for Kona
In the last 25 years, I’ve probably coached and worked with around 50 athletes who have qualified to race at Hawaii Ironman World Championships. Whilst each of these athletes have followed a slightly different path [...]
February 2018
Want to swim better? Quit trying to go faster and focus on efficiency!
Are you currently trying to improve your swimming in readiness for the 2018 triathlon season? You are not alone. There are two ways to do this. Get fitter - Swim more (increase frequency and or [...]
January 2018
Why kicking in the swim is NOT a waste of time for triathletes
I'm about to say something controversial. That’s not new for me but this comment might be for you. Are you ready? Triathletes should develop a kick to help not just their swimming, but their entire performance. This [...]