Tips to make a strong comeback from Injury
Unfortunately injuries often go hand in hand with any sport or physical activity, especially when you're pushing your body to its full...
TRAINING GUIDES — Cycling
Turning a Corner
Cornering skills come quite naturally to a lot of people, especially those that have ridden motorbikes, but for many it is something...
Burning Fat – the myths and the facts around fat utilisation
The ability to utilise stored body-fat to produce energy is of utmost importance for the endurance athlete. Triathletes can benefit from both...
Looking to Purchase Bike Speed: where to spend your cash?
It is possible to go faster in cycling, time trialing and the bike leg of a triathlon through purchasing of free speed....
Testosterone and Age-Related Performance.
No adage is more relevant to an age group veteran master to increasing performance than ‘train smarter not harder’. For 99% of...
Should Endurance Athletes take Creatine?
Creatine has a pretty long and glorious history compared to other sports supplements. The supplemental form, creatine monohydrate, was first taken up...
Keep Your Cool to Race Faster
As you may have read in my previous blog post I’ve recently started attending cold water immersion sessions and this sparked my...
Simple Tips To Avoid Motivational Lags
Motivation requires both passion and a goal. It doesn't matter if you're coming back from an injury, competing in your first race...
Lactic Acid vs Lactate: What Is The Difference?
Do you know the difference between lactic acid and lactate? If not, you're not alone! A lot of people don't know the...
April is Stress Awareness Month.
Phil Ellison explains why stress isn’t all bad! Stress is everywhere! We are all stressed on a daily basis. The good news...
Lactate is not your enemy
For years the conventional thinking among fitness experts, and even scientists, has been to demonise lactic acid, or lactate, as the culprit...
Gravel Grind on My Mind
by Inkalinka_on_the_bike I’m a road cyclist. I have been for about 7 years now, since I abandoned my long distance running due...
Redefine Your Goals
Athletes race for different reasons, and they often finish feeling disappointed and unsatisfied with their accomplishments. Can you make a better job of defining success? Goal-setting experts tell us...
Five mindset approaches to unlock your full potential
At its core, mindset is a term that reflects our overarching set of thoughts, beliefs and attitudes about who we think we...
Cold Water Immersion and Breathwork
Cold Water Immersion and Breathwork We are bombarded with buzz words and fads, and you may have relegated the terms above into...
The need for speed - Nailing that perfect bike leg or time trial
The bike leg of a triathlon is often the place where you can really make a difference to your overall placing and...
Bouncing back from a bike crash
Even with the best biking education and years of experience, many triathletes and cyclists will experience a crash. Here are some of...
Increase your stamina with Xendurance lactic acid buffer
Looking to increase your stamina? Our lactic acid buffer is proven to improve stamina and VO2 max. This is how it works:...