We deal with many amateur and newbie athletes a lot of the time here at Positive Kinetics and as odd as this may sound, one of the most common discussions we have with athletes is why they can’t train. Now, this may sound a little...
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Photo credit - Delly Carr As we head into March and spring is on its way, we're now getting dangerously close to race season with many of us getting down to some early racing later this month. Once the season kicks off, depending on what discipline...
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Unbelievably, we seem to be at the end of another year already, how did that happen?! As always at this time of year, I've been spending a lot of time with athletes recently who have finished their season, had a break and are now back...
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As the end of the triathlon season creeps ever closer, I've been doing an increasing amount of 1-2-1 coaching sessions with a number of triathletes as they look to improve their technique ahead of settling down for a solid winter of training. We all have...
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There's an old saying in life that every day is a school day, and the older I get, the more I agree with it. More often than not there's the potential to draw something useful from most experiences we have, it's just a case of...
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At some time or another almost all athletes (and yes, sometimes even coaches too!) can find it hard to maintain the motivation required for the volume/intensity of training needed for an athlete to reach their goals. We’ve all been there; that day when you were...
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Recently we’ve been helping a lot of athletes figure out their plans for the season. This includes helping define their overall goals along with how they intend to achieve them and importantly, how to structure their training along the way. For many people, when trying to...
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January is always a busy time for us a Positive Kinetics, once the new year begins and the Christmas festivities quickly fade to a dim and distant memory, thoughts for most of us turn to the year ahead and what challenges or goals we might...
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The sun is only just beginning to suggest it might actually shine this summer but it's already well into mid-season for a lot of athletes out there. For many, this years A-race may have come and gone already and fatigue or the post-racing lull can...
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