Triathletes are eager to keep their swimming strength and fitness up using dryland cords

So how do you set goals for yourself when races are cancelled?

Develop a positive relationship with food while shedding extra pounds by shifting your focus from deprivation to abundance.

This question was reignited in me the other day when I was looking at the new Nuun Endurance formula that had begun popping up, which was touted as being for...

It made some sense when I first came across it. The loose concept is the coach can write a weekly plan for, let’s say 10 hours of training, but if life or la...

Weight is a useful number, but it is a data point, not a complete picture of your health.

When I take on a new triathlete it’s always one of my goals to help them make triathlon part of their lifestyle. Not an extra “thing” on their plate but some...

By Julia Blanton Every so often I come across what seems like a “perfect client,” someone who does everything I tell them and more. These individuals are typ...

A couple of years ago I had achilles tendon surgery which put me in a lower limb splint for two weeks. I put together a triathlon specific strength workout t...

Blog by squad nutritionist Julia Blanton With fad diets constantly coming and going, the simple act of choosing what to eat can leave us bewildered, overwhel...

One of the more commonly used excuses among those who don’t get as much exercise as they would like is “I don’t have enough time”. A solution for the overboo...

Not swimming a straight line between the buoys can cost you time in a triathlon

Unlike running, triathlon is a difficult sport to determine improvement in race performance using splits and times. While distances advertised for the events...

You log countless miles before your next Sprint triathlon to knock a few minutes off your time. Did you realize you may have let all that hard work evaporate...

I'm very conscious of the time restraints of age group athletes but adding 20-30 minutes of strength training twice a week is beneficial especially for older...

Ever stuck with no option to train but the small hotel pool? Here's a session to keep your feel of the water up when constrained by a less-than-25 yard pool....

Goals and planning A first step to starting a log is to set out your goals. Recording goals is an important element of effective goal setting (it's the "R" i...

At about this time of the year we start thinking about how many, what and when you want to race. You don't need to plan out every race of the entire season. ...

Diagonals are a good winter hit out to work on your leg speed while not exhausting yourself like a genuine track workout. They'll get your heart rate up with...

I don't have anything deeply scientific to answer this question but it comes up often and I have a few thoughts on it. Except for the very elite, and even fo...