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Feel The Water – Sculling
Watch the great swimmers' hands, and you'll see how soft they are when they swim. They're always searching to find that constant connection with the water. The way to improve this is using a technique or drill called sculling. Sculling provides the building blocks to...
Hill Running Intervals
Some runners avoid hills because they can cause injury and they’re, well, difficult. It’s time to reconsider. In the course of a race or season, you are most likely to encounter a hill or two. Although some courses are completely flat, running hills in your training...
How To Taper For Your Event
What is a taper? In the context of sports, tapering is the practice of reducing exercise in the days just before an important competition. Tapering is common in many sports and for many athletes, a significant period of tapering is essential for optimal performance....
Swimming With Kit
Tools are useful for all sorts of training, right? Well yeah, if you use them correctly. I very rarely use any toys while I'm swimming - or coaching - but here are a few bits and pieces that if used correctly, can be a really useful addition to your sessions. Pull...
Rotating Kick, Swimming From The Hips
Following on from last weeks' post, this drill starts looking at taking hip rotation into full stroke - and demonstrates how useful core control can be! https://youtu.be/bmYK19p9Mmg Why Do It: By controlling movement through your core, and generating rotation/balance...
Recovery: The Most Important Part of Your Training Plan
Recovery This is the easy bit! Sounds easy and is easy, but it’s often neglected or under appreciated. Crazy as it may sound, rest is just as important as exercise. Too many people focus on cramming in more/harder training and forget to take the time out, in their...
New Product Update – Huub Wetsuit Review
Having agreed to sell HUUB Wetsuits to you good people, I wanted to make sure that the wetsuits stand up to scrutiny, that they aren't just marketing hype. Some of the fastest triathlete swimmers in the world are wearing them, like Richard Varga, and now ex World...
Running Arm Swing: Efficient/Useful Technique
All too frequently, when focusing on running technique the main areas addressed are the biomechanics of the legs and feet, but what about the movements and use of the upper body and arms? In my coaching experience, there are huge gains to be made for an athlete when...
50 Awesome Pre- and Post-Training Snacks
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for some, but for those who manage to squeeze some training time into their routine, pre- and post-workout foods can be just as huge. While everyone’s nutritional requirements are different depending on their goals and...
Side Kick
We always talk about swimming on our sides, and here is a great drill to work on holding that position. Why Do It: There are four reasons why we want to get right on our sides: - Minimising frontal resistance - only half the body will be in the water. - Extra reach -...
Running Quietly
This isn't about running with company and whether your running partner talks too much! Its all about putting less shock through your joints and legs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDEXAO95zAk Why Do It: By putting less shock through your legs, you can run further,...
Prehab and Protect Yourself – The Performance Matrix
Injury sometimes feels like an inevitable part of sport - in some way shape or form. Whether its annoying niggles, tweaks and strains or a full on muscular or joint issue - to the more serious damage that can occur, no-one wants to spend time out of training and...