Strength For Endurance Podcast

With the abundance and variety of training options we have access to these days, it can be easy to fall into the trap of wanting to try everything. But is this smart if you have specific goals you want to achieve? In today's episode, Kriss discusses what to consider when choosing your strength train modality, how to filter your options and set yourself up for the best possible chance of success.

Whether it's injury, a health problem or a life-changing event, being told you can't participate in your sport for any length of time is a tough thing to hear and process rationally. But others have come through it and so will you. What you need now are some key action steps that you can put in place to reset, reframe and rebuild in a way that means you not only come back, but that you come back a stronger and smarter athlete than before. In this episode, Kriss takes you through a key framework that will help you flip your mindset and make the best out of a negative situation.

For most endurance athletes time is a precious commodity. Regularly clients approach us who are training upwards of 15-20 hours a week, whilst also trying to hold down a full-time job and spend time with their families. Often this leads to corners being cut or sessions being squeezed in throughout the week, without much benefit. Today's episode asks the question of concurrent training and whether we can both strength train and complete our endurance sessions (run, bike, swim etc) at the same time; whether this is the same training phase, the same day or the same hour. If you're struggling to get the most out of every session or you just can't see where on earth you'd fit another strength session in, then this is a perfect listen for you. We hope you enjoy!

Many of us find ourselves injured at some point in our training journey but for every person who has a smooth recovery back into sport, there are many who feel stuck in a never-ending cycle of getting re-injured. In this episode, Kriss looks into the possible reasons that you might not be addressing, what you can do to make positive change and get back to doing the sport you love. We work with clients all over the world to help them implement a more structured and effective approach towards their training so if you need help don't hesitate to get in contact.

We're really excited to bring you today's podcast episode with the incredibly knowledgeable England Athletics Running Coach Tom Craggs. As the England Athletics Road Running Manager & Marathon Lead Toms role is to support road running clubs, athletes and coaches in England through a range of different projects including a national masters competition programme and various other club and coach development projects. He looks after the national marathon programme which is currently focusing on supporting athletes targeting the Commonwealth Games in 2022. Tom shares his less than 'traditional' journey into coaching, what 'performance' means in his opinion and a wealth of insightful training tips that will be valuable to all runners whatever your goals, his conversation is addictive and we could've spoken for hours! Alongside his work at England Athletics you might recognise Tom from his role as Runners World UK Head Coach, he's worked closely with charities such as Cancer Research UK and the Alzheimer's Society and is currently coaching at Bournemouth Athletics Club.

Do you sometimes think that because you aren't competiting at an elite level in your sport that it's not necessary to worry about certain performance variables? Well ironically this could be what's holding you back. In today's episode, Kriss focuses on this in a little more depth, identifying b3 key variables that could really take your training performance to where you want it to be, helping manage your time and avoid the same mistakes time and time again. As always we'd love to hear your questions and feedback about this episode or any others, just send them to kriss@strengthforendurance.com

Todays guest is Sports Physiologist Esther Goldsmith who works as part of an expert multi-disciplinary team at Orecco, a world-leading company supporting elite sportsmen and women to optimise their health and performance Aswell as her work with Chelsea Women's Football Club and many international sports stars Esther is in an integral part of the Fitrwoman App which enables all women to track their menstrual cycle and tailor their training accordingly. An incredibly insightful chat for anyone wanting to learn more about the variables you should be considering if you truly want to optimise your performance. Find out more about both Orreco & Fitr Woman via the following links www.orreco.com (@Orreco1) and www.fitrwoman.com (@FitrWoman)

Is your training approach currently serving you as well as it could be? Do you train individually or in a group setting? This is the topic of today's discussion and a very relevant topic for host Kriss Hendy. Through sharing some of the recent changes that have occurred at Strength For Endurance, he delves into the reason for these changes and subsequently how important it is for you to reflect on your training approach if you are serious about reaching your health and performance goals.

In this weeks 'bitesize' coaching episode Kriss is back to help you reignite your strength training habits. Whether it's been a brief break a lengthy hiatus or you're coming in completely new to the world of strength training, this episode will help you get back on the horse and training with a solid plan in place. Tune in to hear the top 5 steps you need to be implementing.....

Many listeners on the Triathlon scene will know Mark Threlfall as presenter of the ever-growing Youtube Channel - Global Triathlon Network (GTN). But as an incredibly talented athlete in his own right, Mark competed nationally as a young swimmer before moving across to triathlon and competing at World class level in both short and long course triathlon for many years. Dealing with Epstein Barr Virus and glandular fatigue, he has certainly experienced the demands of high-level sport. In more recent years he has been a familiar face on GTN and we're interested to hear how he dealt with his own personal identity shift of Professional Athlete to Presenter. Mark shares with us his wealth of triathlon knowledge, thoughts on strength training and some of the slightly crazier sporting challenges he's found himself lining up for since being with the GTN show.