Goals versus systems
Many athletes and coaches assume that the way to keep improving is to set goals and then work in an attempt to reach them. Indeed it is...
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Strength training for triathlon
Time management is a major challenge for age-group athletes. One of the major challenges for the age-group athlete is trying to find the...
Building a race season - reverse periodisation
As athletes and coaches think ahead to a summer season, below are some simple guidelines on how we structure our training and racing...
Reverse periodisation and the new way forward
One of my first observations on joining triathlon in the early 90s was how outdated and Neanderthal the mainstream coaching methodologies...
Using reverse periodisation for triathlon
For those not familiar with the term 'periodisation', put simply it's the breaking down of the athletic year into various portions where...
What is an off season?
This is my 30th off-season now and if my experience has taught me anything, it's that the 'holidays' are inevitably the most difficult...
We will be ready
Many of us are looking towards a new year, with the hope of a return to more normal travel, training facilities and racing opportunities....
The development of a coaching philosophy
We are now at the last two blogs of our swim history and subsequent development of Trisutto’s philosophy of swimming for triathlon...
Your body knows best
In these difficult times we have seen one thing that stands out. Everybody has individual reactions to a virus. Some may have it and have...
An on deck rant to the age group athletes!
We usually keep our in-house training thoughts in-house..., but these are extraordinary times! We are living in race hell, with hope...
Training the systems for performance
Part 2 of things you should know about your sport but are not told! In this blog we will investigate what we are told on the internet,...
The myth of cardio
Part 1 of things you should know about your sport but are not told! Starting off with the big buzz word of this age.., Cardio! Let's...
Who do I believe?
With our generational change to social media, many business minded sports enthusiasts have developed a highly lucrative market in...
Coach, why not?
While some countries are slowly opening up, and others are still shut down tight, the topic of our blogs has been responding to questions...
Let's understand aerobic sport to get faster
To all our readers and the Trisutto family. This week because of our extraordinary lockdown circumstances, I decided on doing something a...
Reset or forget
12 days into a tedious, mandatory, quarantine with the disappointing news of Olympic postponement still fresh, it is hard not to feel...
Racing in other sports
'Coach, what about racing in other sports?' Even though triathlon might be your key focus, I often get athletes asking if they can do a...
Skip your way to a faster run!
In our last blog, we discussed how using the treadmill and turbo could enhance your triathlon. Within our own coaching group, we have...
What is winning?
As 2020 rolls on, I've already had the pleasure of working with a variety of age group athletes attending Trisutto training camps. I find...
Using specificity and progressive overload in training
I’ve often been asked what are the two things that make a great triathlete? I always say consistency and effort in training. Of course,...
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