Strength For Endurance Podcast

Depending on where you are in the world, many of you over the winter months or off season will have established some great routines with your strength work. The darker, colder days allow for more time in the gym setting, as the pull outdoors isn’t so tempting and the races are fewer and further apart. But what happens to your 2-3 weekly strength sessions once the race season begins? You’ll have races back to back and really you just want to be outdoors on the trails, road or track, leaving very little desire or time to be maintaining your strength work. This is where 'Micro-dosing’ comes in and that’s what we discuss in todays episode. What it looks like and how to go about it.

Are you someone who is regularly complaining about tight quads or tip hip flexors? Are you always stretching them out or booking in regular massages and treatments to ‘release' the tension, to counteract the hours of sitting you do throughout the day? Well todays episode might give you a fresh look on things. It’s time to get to the bottom of the problem for good, not just treat the superficial symptoms. Kriss also takes you through some practical tasks to test yourself as you’re listening to todays episode. If you miss them you can watch them in full and give them a go here: https://youtu.be/ea1p09j4a38 and here: https://youtu.be/AlBka_abaqA Keep up to date with my recent coaching insights - here  P.S. Whenever you’re ready there are 3 ways you can work with us Strength For Endurance to overcome your pain and return to doing the things you at the level you want. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel - here Arm yourself with a level of knowledge you can call on at anytime. From choosing the best exercises, identifying the warning signs to prevent bigger issues developing or understanding what other factors you could be addressing to unlock your potential, we’ll give you the essential tools and resources. Join our SFE Program Pathway - here The proof is in our results and we’ve taken hundreds of individuals from a place of confusion & despair to a place of confidence and full recovery. Get the highest level of accountability, support, strategy and training starting with our 12 week program. Book a Consultation Call - here Podcast production by Everglade Media

As we look to get stronger, fitter, faster we have to continually look to improve our tolerance for work. What do we mean by tolerance? Essentially your ability to absorb work consistently and sustainably. Everyone has a unique threshold, not just based on their fitness but also depending on individual circumstances such as family life, work life. Todays episode looks at how we can work to increase our tolerance in the form of a timeline: 1. Stability & Confidence 2. Build capacity & strength 3. Increase skill set (drills and plyometrics) 4. Build Maximal strength and speed 5. Train speed and power 6. Build volume Keep up to date with my recent coaching insights - here  P.S. Whenever you’re ready there are 3 ways you can work with us Strength For Endurance to overcome your pain and return to doing the things you at the level you want. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel - here Arm yourself with a level of knowledge you can call on at anytime. From choosing the best exercises, identifying the warning signs to prevent bigger issues developing or understanding what other factors you could be addressing to unlock your potential, we’ll give you the essential tools and resources. Join our SFE Program Pathway - here The proof is in our results and we’ve taken hundreds of individuals from a place of confusion & despair to a place of confidence and full recovery. Get the highest level of accountability, support, strategy and training starting with our 12 week program. Book a Consultation Call - here Podcast production by Everglade Media

We often get asked "What's the best exercise for XXX ?" which is a pretty difficult question to answer given the thousands of exercises there are to choose from. The truth is, this question is all based upon the individual and what they need to work on. Selecting your exercises actually comes after the results of your screening and testing process. What we've done in todays episode is broken the body down and given you what we deem as the best 'bang for your buck' exercises depending upon what it is you need to work on. Keep up to date with my recent coaching insights - here  P.S. Whenever you’re ready there are 3 ways you can work with us Strength For Endurance to overcome your pain and return to doing the things you at the level you want. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel - here Arm yourself with a level of knowledge you can call on at anytime. From choosing the best exercises, identifying the warning signs to prevent bigger issues developing or understanding what other factors you could be addressing to unlock your potential, we’ll give you the essential tools and resources. Join our SFE Program Pathway - here The proof is in our results and we’ve taken hundreds of individuals from a place of confusion & despair to a place of confidence and full recovery. Get the highest level of accountability, support, strategy and training starting with our 12 week program. Book a Consultation Call - here Podcast production by Everglade Media

This week we look at the race taper. A phase of training in any competing athletes schedule that needs to be considered, practice and can often take some fine tuning to master. We discuss how S&C can be utilised in the lead up to a race to keep your body in a state of readiness whilst lowering overall training load and intensity and what your taper program should look like? Kriss mentioned the squat mobility drill during the podcast, which you can see here: https://youtu.be/Tg86Yr2bpF4 Keep up to date with my recent coaching insights - here  P.S. Whenever you’re ready there are 3 ways you can work with us Strength For Endurance to overcome your pain and return to doing the things you at the level you want. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel - here Arm yourself with a level of knowledge you can call on at anytime. From choosing the best exercises, identifying the warning signs to prevent bigger issues developing or understanding what other factors you could be addressing to unlock your potential, we’ll give you the essential tools and resources. Join our SFE Program Pathway - here The proof is in our results and we’ve taken hundreds of individuals from a place of confusion & despair to a place of confidence and full recovery. Get the highest level of accountability, support, strategy and training starting with our 12 week program. Book a Consultation Call - here Podcast production by Everglade Media

Are your athletes struggling with the same recurring injuries? Are you frustrated with your clients who don’t do their rehab? Should you be including strength work in your athletes training program, and if so what should it look like? How do you maximise the benefits you’re seeing with the endurance athletes you’re working with? These are some of the common questions we know you’re facing as coaches, trainers and treating practitioners and thats a big reason we developed the Fundamentals Training course - to help you navigate the complex journey around working with endurance athletes. Listen in to todays episode as we discuss these in a bit more detail. For more details on working with Strength For Endurance as either an athlete or a coach head over to strengthforendurance.com Keep up to date with my recent coaching insights - here  P.S. Whenever you’re ready there are 3 ways you can work with us Strength For Endurance to overcome your pain and return to doing the things you at the level you want. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel - here Arm yourself with a level of knowledge you can call on at anytime. From choosing the best exercises, identifying the warning signs to prevent bigger issues developing or understanding what other factors you could be addressing to unlock your potential, we’ll give you the essential tools and resources. Join our SFE Program Pathway - here The proof is in our results and we’ve taken hundreds of individuals from a place of confusion & despair to a place of confidence and full recovery. Get the highest level of accountability, support, strategy and training starting with our 12 week program. Book a Consultation Call - here Podcast production by Everglade Media

We’re just a few days away (Sunday 19th March) from the official launch of our Strength for Endurance Fundamentals Training Course. The first of it's kind and we're so excited to bring this to you all. So, what is it all about? Whether you’re a Coach, Personal Trainer or Health Professional, this course is going to transform the way you work with your clients, define the success you have and most definitely change the approach you have with your own training. Many of you understand the principles of strength and conditioning but are you able to apply it to an endurance athlete who is works full time and is training upwards of 15-20 hours a week already? How do you integrate a strength program into a schedule where there is seemingly no more time for anything else? Are you confident applying progressive overload to an individual but in a way that doesn’t take anything from their swim, bike, run disciplines? These are just a few of the questions that you’ll be able to answer after working through the Fundamentals Course. Giving you the much needed knowledge and practical understanding of how to keep the endurance athletes you work with injury free and performing at their best. For more information on both the online course and face-to-face course dates, head over to https://www.strengthforendurance.com/fundamentals-training-course Keep up to date with my recent coaching insights - here  P.S. Whenever you’re ready there are 3 ways you can work with us Strength For Endurance to overcome your pain and return to doing the things you at the level you want. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel - here Arm yourself with a level of knowledge you can call on at anytime. From choosing the best exercises, identifying the warning signs to prevent bigger issues developing or understanding what other factors you could be addressing to unlock your potential, we’ll give you the essential tools and resources. Join our SFE Program Pathway - here The proof is in our results and we’ve taken hundreds of individuals from a place of confusion & despair to a place of confidence and full recovery. Get the highest level of accountability, support, strategy and training starting with our 12 week program. Book a Consultation Call - here Podcast production by Everglade Media

We recently had a great SFE Training Day with twenty of our UK based clients and wanted to take this opportunity to share a few insights into the experience and the standout takeaways. Listen in to this short episode where we discuss the differences and similarities between our clients, doing your strength training and drills with intent and putting coaching cues into practise. Keep up to date with my recent coaching insights - here  P.S. Whenever you’re ready there are 3 ways you can work with us Strength For Endurance to overcome your pain and return to doing the things you at the level you want. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel - here Arm yourself with a level of knowledge you can call on at anytime. From choosing the best exercises, identifying the warning signs to prevent bigger issues developing or understanding what other factors you could be addressing to unlock your potential, we’ll give you the essential tools and resources. Join our SFE Program Pathway - here The proof is in our results and we’ve taken hundreds of individuals from a place of confusion & despair to a place of confidence and full recovery. Get the highest level of accountability, support, strategy and training starting with our 12 week program. Book a Consultation Call - here Podcast production by Everglade Media

This week Kriss caught up with not one but two highly successful and experienced athletes. Both Olympic Triathletes in their own right, they are a force to be reckoned with and seem to be mastering the art of training and racing with juggling family life and two small children. Kriss met Brad and Radka (Kahlefeldt) whilst living and training in Lennox Head near Byron Bay back in 2014. But fast forward 8-9 years and alot has changed. Long gone are the mid ride coffee stops and chilled recovery days, it’s all about maximising time and being efficient, as anyone with small children will know. It’s inspiring to hear how these two manage everything, did we mention they are doing all this alongside running a very successful swim school business? Brad & Radka kindly share their secrets to fitting it all in, how they value their gym work as they get older, the tips and tricks they have learnt along the way and how important it is to be setting a good example for their two girls.

Whether you're returning from an injury, returning to exercise after having a baby or something else that has you on a journey back to fitness and performance, it can be really hard to stay on track. Comparison and external input from the media, peers or competitors can easily trigger us into thinking we should be doing things sooner, faster or heavier. But for those who have made the mistake of rushing their return to training and performance before, they'll tell you it's not worth it. Kriss highlights some top tips that he uses with clients on a weekly basis from being patient, to trusting the process and resisting the distractions around you. Keep up to date with my recent coaching insights - here  P.S. Whenever you’re ready there are 3 ways you can work with us Strength For Endurance to overcome your pain and return to doing the things you at the level you want. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel - here Arm yourself with a level of knowledge you can call on at anytime. From choosing the best exercises, identifying the warning signs to prevent bigger issues developing or understanding what other factors you could be addressing to unlock your potential, we’ll give you the essential tools and resources. Join our SFE Program Pathway - here The proof is in our results and we’ve taken hundreds of individuals from a place of confusion & despair to a place of confidence and full recovery. Get the highest level of accountability, support, strategy and training starting with our 12 week program. Book a Consultation Call - here Podcast production by Everglade Media