Strength For Endurance Podcast
Kriss Hendy
The Strength For Endurance Podcast explores the wins, challenges and lessons experienced in the pursuit of successful endurance performance.
Each episode your host and owner of Strength For Endurance Kriss Hendy discusses what it takes to truly reach your potential and stay injury free, whether your sights are set on your first 10km or elite competition.
From strength and conditioning to injury rehabilitation and preventing overtraining, Kriss is regularly joined by inspiring guests, from clients and coaches, to lecturers and research experts.
Ultimately we look to answer the question 'How can we achieve long-term successful endurance performance, whilst maintaining optimal health and lifestyle-balance?'….
To find out more about training with Kriss at Strength For Endurance, head over to www.strengthforendurance.com
Each episode your host and owner of Strength For Endurance Kriss Hendy discusses what it takes to truly reach your potential and stay injury free, whether your sights are set on your first 10km or elite competition.
From strength and conditioning to injury rehabilitation and preventing overtraining, Kriss is regularly joined by inspiring guests, from clients and coaches, to lecturers and research experts.
Ultimately we look to answer the question 'How can we achieve long-term successful endurance performance, whilst maintaining optimal health and lifestyle-balance?'….
To find out more about training with Kriss at Strength For Endurance, head over to www.strengthforendurance.com
Episodes
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Nov 12, 2021 • 24min
What's more important perfect technique or increasing weight?
This week we had a great question come in from a listener asking 'What's more important perfect technique or increasing weight?'. So today Kriss weighs up both by looking into what perfect technique actually means, earning the right to lift more and when is it necessary to explore the grey area between the two if you want to keep progressing. Don't forget, if you have any training questions to send yours in and we'll look to answer them in an upcoming episode.
Nov 5, 2021 • 13min
What can you do whilst waiting for an injury diagnosis.
Nobody likes being injured, especially when it takes you away from the sport or activities you love. But rather than sitting and waiting for things to heal you can actually take control of the situation. Use your unspent energy to do everything you can to find out why the injury happened in the first place - were you weak? were you under fuelling? were you doing too much intensity? Start to be your own detective - make sure that when you do get the green light physically that you are a stronger and smarter athlete than you were before.
Oct 29, 2021 • 37min
Working things out together - 'In house' chat with Polly & Kriss
This week it's an in-house chat as Kriss is joined by his wife (and one of the people behind the scenes at SFE) Polly. Kriss and Polly talk openly about their journey together through sports performance, how they navigated injuries and more recently overcame their fertility struggles. There is no such thing as a perfect relationship, it takes work, communication and sacrifice. And appreciating the value of support and accountability as a goal-driven couple will no doubt relate to many of our listeners. We hope you enjoy it!
Oct 22, 2021 • 22min
Injury: What are the warning signs?
We're not always able to see what's coming and if we are do we always listen to it? Sudden injuries happen that are out of our control but there are also circumstances and certain injuries that can be prevented and often the body has a clever way of telling us it's time to back off. Today we discuss a few warning signs that we should be mindful of as athletes if we want to navigate a more pain-free, injury-free path.
Oct 15, 2021 • 25min
Physical Expectations of an Endurance Athlete - How strong is strong enough?
What you should be able to do in terms of strength? Lower body, upper body, core - how strong do they need to be if you want to perform at your best across multiple distances, time after time, without pain or injury? And then how do you go about testing this? We look at whether you can tick all the boxes. If not….there's work to do - but that also means you've got more potential to give out on the road, trails, track... which is the most exciting thing!
Oct 8, 2021 • 19min
Running Injuries - Why your current treatment isn't working
It's well known that lower-body injuries are an epidemic within the endurance community, but is it just something you need to accept if you want to run, ride or hike the trails? We discuss where most people go wrong, why your current treatment isn't working and how learning more about your body can be an invaluable resource if you want to keep training and racing year after year with confidence.
Sep 23, 2021 • 41min
What it takes to run 100miles - Client Hotseat with Ben Kohler
How do you train for a 100-mile running race whilst holding down a full-time job and making sure you're present for your young family? Not to mention staying injury-free along the way. We're joined by client Ben Kohler this week, as he talks us through his mental and physical preparation for this year's Swiss Alps 100. With a self-confessed 'addictive' personality that many of you will relate to Ben shares the lessons, he's learnt in his journey to master his ultra-distance performances.
Sep 17, 2021 • 26min
An elite mindset isn't just for elite athletes. Bernie's Client Success Story
Today's episode is likely to resonate with those of you who aren't necessarily looking for a podium finish or a qualifying time yet you want to be the strongest, healthiest version of yourself so that you can keep doing things you love. In a world of comparison and endless competition sometimes it's important to remind ourselves why we set these physical challenges for ourselves, what benefit will it bring us and what can we learn about ourselves along the way. I personally am super proud of our guest today who to me has transformed not only physically but also in her mental strength and I think we can all take some inspiration from Berni's determination and mindset to achieve what she set out to do. With an elite mindset you can achieve anything, regardless of whether it's walking 10km or racing 100.
Sep 10, 2021 • 30min
Breaking Down a Year Round S&C Program for the Endurance Athlete
We've likely all heard of periodisation by now but what exactly does it mean and how can we apply the rules to our own individual training, especially when we're looking at getting the most benefit from our strength training? This week Kriss takes you through a really valuable task that will allow you to evaluate and re-organise your training and racing year and where exactly different phases of your Strength and Conditioning should come it. As well as that he shares the 7 ingredients you should have in each of your strength sessions. An interactive episode, so grab a pen and paper and dive in!
Sep 3, 2021 • 18min
Client Hot Seat - Working through calf injury to preparing for Joss Naylor Challenge
This week we are lucky to be joined by client Chris who shares his SFE story so far. With a frustrating calf injury stalling his progress and preparation for his upcoming event, Chris tells us what surprised him as a late adopter of strength training, how it's been an anchor in terms of staying positive and the newfound patience he's had to embrace towards his training. A relatable journey that will no doubt resonate with many of us.
