In a competitive world where athletes are often time-limited; making the most of your time is crucial or where you are looking for small differences to make much needed improvements the warm up is a basic element which is often overlooked for an extra cup of coffee bef...

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Bristol University Triathlon Club at BUCS Sprint Triathlon 2018

I absolutely love working with Bristol University. So few of them arrive at the university with a background in triathlon however, they come along every week, get stuck in, work hard, accept feedback, smile...

Matthew Swan - Marathon Des Sables 

At the beginning of the month Matthew Swan stepped up to his biggest challenge yet, The Marathon Des Sables. Having been inspired last year when a friend completed it, the fire was lit, the race entered and there was no turning back....

Bristol University - Inter-university Aquathlon

Birmingham university do a great job of hosting an inter-university aquathlon every year which allows the students to get a quick check on how well their winter training is going. 

A squad from Bristol University headed up...

Jon Waring

Jon has made a big step up in his Functional Threshold Power in the last 12 weeks. In the first 12 months of the year Jon has managed to improve his FTP by 10% through a combination of steady aerobic work and focussed turbo sessions designed to improve his la...

I often hear this being said but is it really true and what are the advantages of riding in either situation? Let's consider this with the Five Elements in mind.

Physiology:

Physiological improvements are dependant on time. Factors involved in improving ae...

The National Duathlon Championships are the curtain raiser for the Youth and Junior Superseries every year and this year a good number of athletes from the South West Academy went along to test our their winter bike and run training. Competition here is usually strong...

Last weekend I was asked by Triathlon England to travel to Portugal along with Crawford Whyte from Triathlon Scotland and support athletes on the English, Welsh and Scottish Talent Squads during their first race of the season. For the athletes this was a great opportun...

Riding a turbo can be a pleasure or a bit of a pain however, to avoid each and every session becoming just turning the wheels there are a few skills you can focus on within a session to help improve your pedal action. Add these into your programme for short intervals a...