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Meet the future stars of triathlon! This episode with The Real Coach Raf and Coach TC, showcases young athletes with incredible potential and dedication, highlighting their journey from beginners to passionate sports enthusiasts. Witness the emergence of a new generation of triathletes! #TriathlonKids #sportsjourney #YoungAthletesFutureStars #TriathlonPotential #YoungAthletes

In this episode of BR Word with Head Coach of BR, Alessio Rispoli and Coach TC discover the most common mistakes runners make that lead to injuries and how to avoid them! Discover why strength training is essential for runners to prevent injuries and improve performance. Get tips on effective exercises. Listen and watch on Spotify, Applepodcast, Youtube or wherever you get your podcast. https://li...

In this episode of BR Words, Head Coach of BR Kids Academy, Raf Polonara and Coach TC discuss about issues that triathletes, but also athletes in general can find while approaching strength training and give some tips to fix common mistakes. Listen and watch on Spotify, Applepodcast, Youtube or wherever you get your podcast. https://linktr.ee/brtriathlon Comment and let us know if there is a speci...

In Season 4 of BR Words Head Coach of BR Alessio Rispoli and Coach TC discuss about practical tip for triathletes to fix common mistakes while swimming. Listen and watch on Spotify, Applepodcast, Youtube or wherever you get your podcast. https://linktr.ee/brtriathlon Comment and let us know if there is a specific topic you want to know about and we will do the research for you! https://brperforman...

BR Words is back with a new season, which starts with Head Coach of BR Alessio Rispoli and Coach TC, discussing about practical tips for triathletes to fix common mistakes on the bike. Listen and watch on Spotify, Applepodcast, Youtube or wherever you get your podcast. Comment and let us know if there is a specific topic you want to know about and we will do the research for you! https://linktr.ee...

Coach Melina answers to questions on being a supermom and living in her element, the sea. 3rd September she participated to UltraOceanman Kalamata, a 30 km swim which resulted in many challenges in the challenge. From balancing training, family, work and life to the mental and physical preparation, Melina gives words of advise if you want to get into the "Ultra Metaverse". Watch some amazing shots...

It's quite common to start the new year with resolutions, even though Triathlon is a journey that goes a long way in the past and in the future. Coaches share their personal resolutions for 2022 and extend them to the Athletes.  From resolutions the discussion continues to more emerging trends in Triathlon training and racing. Watch, listen, subscribe and like! Links at https://linktr.ee/brpe...

Back in the house of knowledge at BR Words with Coach Joao, Melina, Alessio, Leo and TC. A multivariate approach to training has been the latest best practice for Elite Triathletes. Let's hear about the emerging trends and how much they are applicable to any type of athlete. BR Endurance Coaches continue to discuss about modern athlete centered ways of training, with Coach Melina enlighting us on...

Almost full house at BR Words with Coach Joao, Melina, Alessio, Leo and TC. Triathlon is characterized by the multidisciplinary nature of the sport where swimming, cycling, and running are completed sequentially in different events, such as the sprint, Olympic, long-distance, and Ironman formats. Are we sure that physiological adaptation is enough? BR Endurance Coaches discuss about modern athlete...

Back to the house of knowledge. Conflicts among coaches exist regarding the role of strength training for endurance athletes despite over 25 years of research supporting its efficacy and application. What athletes should really do when we are talking about strength training? Watch, listen, subscribe and like! Links at https://linktr.ee/brperformance And don’t forget to let us know what you think a...

Back to “Meet the Coaches” series we finally find time to interview Coach Mo'. In the last few years Coach Mohammed has been one of the pillars of BR Performance Studios Triathlon Team not only in Dubai, but also in Saudi Arabia where he is in charge of the Saudi Triathlon Federation. Listen up what he has to say about himself and the sport we love! Watch, listen, subscribe and like! Links at http...

Back to “Meet the Coaches” series after a couple of busy weeks, you will get to know the latest addition to BR Performance Studios Triathlon Coaches, Coach Leo. Leo has grown his passion for sport and triathlon since he was a kid, and even if he is the youngest "kid" in the block he knows already like a veteran! Watch, listen, subscribe and like! Links at https://linktr.ee/brperformance And don’t...

As promised BR Words is the house of knowledge. So many athletes ask about Recovery. But then when instructed by their coaches do they follow the right routines? Watch, listen, subscribe and like! Links at https://linktr.ee/brperformance And don’t forget to let us know what you think at info@bespoke-ride.com . . . #dubailife #wearebr #brfamily #brtriathlonteam #triathlontraining #trilife #triathlo...

In the fourth episode of “Meet the Coaches” series, you will get to know Coach Tommaso.  Sport has characterized TC's life becoming an important part of his professional career as Fighter Pilot. Hear what his background brings to his coaching style. Watch, listen, subscribe and like! Links at https://linktr.ee/brperformance And don’t forget to let us know what you think at info@bespoke-ride.c...

In the third episode of “Meet the Coaches” series, you will get to know Coach Alessio.  He started his sport journey as a kid with an extreme love for endurance swimming and ended in Dubai to be a full time expert and science based Coach. Watch, listen, subscribe and like! Links at https://linktr.ee/brperformance And don’t forget to let us know what you think at info@bespoke-ride.com . . . #d...

In this second episode of “Meet the Coaches” series, you will get to know how BR Head Coach Joao became the pillar of endurance, triathlon and strength not only well known in Dubai and UAE, but also recognised worldwide for his work and UAEMan Challenge 2021. Watch, listen, subscribe and like! Links at https://linktr.ee/brperformance And don’t forget to let us know what you think at info@bespoke-r...

Let’s “Meet the Coaches”, so that you can familiarize with who we are and what our areas of expertise are. In this episode you will get to know Coach Melina. Watch, listen, subscribe and like! Links at https://linktr.ee/brperformance And don’t forget to let us know what you think at info@bespoke-ride.com . . . #dubailife #wearebr #brfamily #brtriathlonteam #triathlontraining #trilife #triathlonlif...

With the racing season in full swing and 70.3 WC approaching Coaches start to reduce Athletes’ volume to taper them for the A Races. And the common feeling from the athletes is a sense of guilt that they build because they don’t train like the peaking weeks. We are again in the Periodisation topic. Leave us your comments and let us know if you have any questions. https://linktr.ee/brtriathlon BR P...

The Art of Working on your Limiters At the beginning of the Triathlon Journey or let’s say any journey which involves a long term commitment it is procedure to analyse show stoppers, to use a military term. This are limits in a general sense which set the boundaries of our activities. Coaches, in Triathlon, called them limiters. In today’s episode we will identify them, analyse them and tell you h...

The Art of Racing Part 2 In the last episode we talked about The Art of Racing. We covered how to choose a race in terms of type, time and athlete’s characteristics. We covered some of the issues that athletes usually find in their path to the race like replicating climatic conditions, wearing a wetsuit and winning the fear to box their bike and travel. The topic is vast and that’s why we decided...

The Art of Racing Part 1 With the Olympic Games in full swing we are all asking ourselves how to improve the way we race. If on one side we like all the science related to sport on the other one we feel that science is not enough. That’s why today BR Coaches discuss about the Art of Racing.  With so many BR Athletes racing in a couple of weeks, listen to some great insights about Ironman Asta...

The Art of Resilience In endurance sports we hear a lot the word “resilience”. What does it mean? From the dictionary “Resilience is the ability to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened” Today we talk about ups and downs of athletes’ journey. Sounds from podcast.co Leave us your comments and let us know if you have any questions. https://linktr.ee/brtriathl...

The Art of Long Term Thinking You probably are used to hear your Coach saying “enjoy the Journey”. But do you really understand what your coach really means? Do you catch the essence of what happens to you daily from the moment that you undertake this journey? In this episode Coach Joao, Melina and Alessio in Dubai, Mohammed in France and TC in Italy discuss about the topic sharing their journey e...

A triathlon journey brings all of us, sooner or later to a final test which is the competition. In today’s episode BR Coach Joao, Melina, Alessio and TC dig into the psychology of why we do triathlon, including in general endurance sport, and in end game why we compete. Ahhh that feeling of racing! Leave us your comments and let us know if you have any questions. https://linktr.ee/brtriathlon NEW...

The Art of Transition Athletes asked and BR Coaches answered! Some people say that in Triathlon, Nutrition is the 4th discipline, but Transition is definitely the 5th! We often tend to underestimate the importance of “transition” from swim to bike (T1) and bike to run (T2), spending that time for just a breather wasting precious minutes and without structuring our race tactics.  In this episo...