The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show

Triathlon is a sport unto itself - it’s not three different sports (who knew!?). For this reason, how we train is different than stand alone swimmers, bikers, or runners. Heart rate is a helpful metric for keeping ourselves in check so we make good choices about how hard we push. To listen, visit thecoachamyandcoachlizshow.com or wherever you get your podcast. Thanks for listening!

A Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) device is a physical therapy device that stimulates high intensity training without the same stress on the muscles, bones, tendons, and ligaments. It stimulates the body's recovery response improving strength, aerobic capacity, and muscle repair. Listen at thecoachamyandcoachlizshow.com or wherever you get your podcast. Thanks for listening!

The density of the foam roller as well as how we apply the pressure makes a big difference in how effectively we loosen those tight spots. To listen, rate, or reveiw please visit us a thecoachamyandcoachlizshow.com or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening!

Doing races just for fun still requires some preparation to set ourselves up for success. To listen, rate, or reveiw please visit us a thecoachamyandcoachlizshow.com or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening!

Coach Liz explains and answers Coach Amy’s many questions as to why the kick is important in triathlon and how to do it properly. Visit the landing page at thecoachamyandcoachlizshow.com to listen to and watch videos that include training drills.

With seriousness but a lot of humor, Coach Amy and Coach Liz discuss the issues that can arise in the “nether regions” with endurance cycling. Visit our landing page for show notes: thecoachamyandcoachlizshow.com

Coaches Amy and Liz explain how mid-back rotation is responsible for improved stability and efficiency with running and how a lack of rotation can cause many running injuries. Show notes include two videos. See landing page thecoachamyandcoachlizshow.com

Coaches Liz and Amy chat about the potential risks associated with the impact of cycling on mid-back mobility and how it can lead to neck and shoulder injuries when combined with swimming. Visit our landing page for a video clip and show notes: thecoachamyandcoachlizshow.com.

We share our first significant endurance sports injuries and how they impacted our future in sport. For show notes, visit our landing page: thecoachamyandcoachlizshow.com

Cookies, running drills, and sharks? It’s all covered in this week’s episode of The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show. Coaches Amy and Liz discuss activating your landing muscles before your foot touches the ground. Amy shares mind tricks and run drills to help you learn how to preact your landing muscles to generate more power, harness energy, increase stability, and prevent injury with your run. Visi...

Strong, healthy glutes are essential for running; they are the primary driver and power source. Yet, despite their good health and adequate strength, they sometimes fail to perform. Coaches Amy and Liz discuss the overdiagnosed condition in runners known as "sleepy glutes." They explore what causes sleepy glutes and how to wake them up.

Coach Amy and Coach Liz chat about their first experiences with failure in endurance sports and how it helped them grow as athletes and people.

Coaches Amy and Liz provide advice on how to handle endurance sports training when sick. They discuss when to pause, rest, and modify your training and how to resume training as you start feeling better. Their tips are not a replacement for consulting with your doctor. Visit our landing page for show notes and to leave a comment: thecoachamyandcoachlizshow.com

Coach Amy and Coach Liz discuss supershoes and their impact on running speed, mechanics, and the body in general. Are they as super as they suggest, or are they potential villains in disguise? For show notes and to leave comments, visit our landing page: https://www.thecoachamyandcoachlizshow.com/

How can you improve your swimming in the “off-season”? Coach Liz explains the difference between decreasing drag vs. increasing propulsion in your swim stroke and the pitfalls many of us make when trying to improve speed. She also includes a few tips and drills you can use in and out of the water! Visit our landing page for show notes and to share your comments. Landing Page

Coach Amy and Coach Liz discuss mistakes to avoid when creating endurance sports goals and the factors to consider when developing realistic ones! Visit the landing page for a full description, show notes, and share your comments. The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show

Coach Amy and Coach Liz share their current training regimens with a glimpse into how their current goals shape what they are doing or not doing. A segue into further goal-planning discussions!

Coach Liz and Coach Amy introduce the topic of goal setting in a prelude to their two-part series on the subject. It's a great listen any time of year, but definitely, as we enter a new year or training season. Visit our landing page, The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show , for complete show notes and episode resources.

Coach Liz reviews her Pike’s Peak Ascent race experience. Coach Amy explains what compression socks do and how they work, including when to wear them and contraindications for their use. Visit our landing page, The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show , for complete show notes and episode resources.

In this episode, Coach Liz shares her experience on a running trip in Morocco, and we discuss things to consider when planning endurance sport travel. Visit our landing page, The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show , for complete show notes and episode resources.

Coaches Amy and Liz explain why running outside in the winter beats running indoors and how to prepare your mind and body for the elements. Visit our landing page: The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show , for complete show notes and episode resources.

In this episode, Coach Amy and Coach Liz follow up on Amy’s post-operative return to running and discuss tips for running and cycling safely in the dark. Visit the landing page: The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show , for complete show notes and episode resources.

Coach Amy responds to the question, "Is it advisable to use a massage gun?" She cites numerous instances from the clinic where athletes have misused this percussive device, resulting in more harm than good. Visit our website The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show , for complete show notes and episode resources.

Coaches Amy and Liz provide insights on when to use heat, ice, or neither to treat an injury or delayed onset muscle soreness. Visit our website: The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show , for complete show notes and episode resources.