Strength For Endurance Podcast

In todays client hotseat we hear from Martin who has been looking to run long for a number of years but who has been constantly held back with reoccuring episodes of serious back pain. Over the last 6 months he has completely committed to not only improving his mobility and the range of motion through his hips and lower back but also increasing his base levels of strength and power alongside his r...

The inspiration for todays podcast conversation came when talking to a current client who is moving on from his recent 70.3 performance and is now looking at tackling an 11 mile swim event along the length of Lake Windermere. Now as a swimmer (before anything else), SFE client Nathan isn't phased by this next endurance endeavour, however we've also discussed how he can't go into this being complac...

We're very grateful to be able to share Miles's story with you this week. A very talented runner who came to us after a plague of achilles issues and back pain. Fed up with the endless cycle of injury treatment, which although provided temporary relief, was expensive, painful and short term. Miles knew that he had to find a long term solution if he was to get back to performing at his best and enj...

How well do you recover? Whether it's training consistently from week to week, or pulling up after a race or big weekend adventure. We've all been there and unfortunately it's all too common to hear about how broken people are following a big session - almost like a badge of honour, the more soreness the harder you went. But how much better would it be to have the ability to walk away from a signi...

In todays episode we share a recent check-in call Kriss had with SFE athlete Maria. With consistent age group winning performances across the board, Maria is testament to the hard work she puts in. But when a knee meniscal injury derailled her performance last year it's been an interesting (yet successful) journey through recovery. Maria shares with us just how valuable she finds being accountable...

As athletes we will all at some point be faced with uncertainty or moments where we question "Am I good to go on?" or "Is my body capable of this?" and unfortunately for many this will be a gamble. But for those of who have directed specific, purposeful and progressive work into building the necessary S&C foundations, they will have the knowledge and confidence that they need to answer these quest...

Whether it's a job that has you on your feet for really long days? A stressful work environment that peaks at specific times throughout the year or lifestyle responsibilities and hobbies that mean you actually don't sit down very much….if you're also trying to fit in a large volume of training throughout the week, something is going to eventually break. Any of these could be impacting your trainin...

We are all curious about our athletic potential, whether it be our first 5k or first 100miler. To be able to achieve these goals we know that we are likely going to have to make some behavioural changes to our current lifestyle. To do the 'extraordinary' we know that we are going to have to go beyond what we currently know, and many are happy to do this with their training volume and intensity. Ho...

Warm Ups. We all know we should be doing them, but when we're rushing out the door or catching up with training partners before a session they are easy to skip or rush through. Some of you might be embarassed doing them if no-one else is or you simply don't know what you should be doing. The fact of the matter is a good warm up (which could only be several minutes) will define the quality of your...

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 ra...

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 sy...

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 increas...

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 b...

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 squ...

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 coach...

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...

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 wit...

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 for...

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 r...

For this weeks podcast Kriss was joined by Ross Austen owner and founder of Hanora Health who specialises in all things health and wellbeing. Ross's personal and professional pursuit of health has been multi-dimensional and in this episode we discussed a few of his most prominent focuses - gut health and breath work. With a look into the research, a few facts that may surprise you and some useful...

An insightful and thought provoking discussion this week with Sports and Performance Nutritionist Paul Booth. Paul has a wealth of knowledge and experience from not only his research and lecturing background but his own notable ultra endurance achievements. Our conversation covered a range of topics including fuelling strategies over different length races, the consequences of both underfuelling a...

You love to run. Whether it's on the road, track or trails, from 5k to 100miles or more, running plays a huge part in your life. So naturally you'll want to do everything you can to keep running and running as well as possible. Unfortunately this is where many fall short. Being ill-prepared and under conditioned has you struggling with recurring injury or not being able to reach the time or distan...

There are so many 'promises' or 'guarentees' made at this time of year, whether it's by someone else or promises you make to yourself, but as we all know many New Year resolutions last a few weeks, at best a month or so, and then the motivation drops off and the old habits creep back in. So we wanted to start the year, by highlighting what it REALLY takes to get the results you're after. What does...

There can be so much frustration when it comes to trying to return to running, with constant little setbacks appearing every time you try to up the mileage or increase the intensity. This is so often the case due to most only focussing on one or two areas of injury rehab, run training or recovery, with little to no plan with integrating it all together into your current training lifestyle. Our suc...

We've got an awesome line up for your in this years Black Friday Bundle and we don't want you to miss this opportunity to get your hands on some top resources. Sharing with you five of our recent masterclasses, we want to give you an insight into just some of the content that our SFE clients get on a weekly basis. Our 2022 Black Friday Bundle includes: Warm Up - The Essentials - Learn the best way...