Form going up and down hill on the bike and run can help you manage your effort so you can go stronger for longer!
Read MoreCreated with endurance athletes in mind. Coaches Amy and Liz have a combined thirty years of coaching and seven decades of competing in endurance sports. They cover topics relevant to athletes at various levels of participation: those training for a personal challenge to those competing for an age group placement or race qualification.
Triathlon is a sport unto itself - it’s not three different sports (who knew!?). For this reason, how we train is different than stand alone swimmers, bikers, or runners. Heart rate is a helpful metric for keeping ourselves in check so we make good choices about how hard we push.
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A Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) device is a physical therapy device that stimulates high intensity training without the same stress on the muscles, bones, tendons, and ligaments. It stimulates the body's recovery response improving strength, aerobic capacity, and muscle repair.
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The density of the foam roller as well as how we apply the pressure makes a big difference in how effectively we loosen those tight spots.
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Doing races just for fun still requires some preparation to set ourselves up for success.
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Coaches Amy and Liz explain how mid-back rotation is responsible for improved stability and efficiency with running and how a lack of rotation can cause many running injuries. Show notes include two videos. See landing page thecoachamyandcoachlizshow.com
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Coaches Liz and Amy chat about the potential risks associated with the impact of cycling on mid-back mobility and how it can lead to neck and shoulder injuries when combined with swimming.
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We share our first significant endurance sports injuries and how they impacted our future in sport.
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Cookies, running drills, and sharks? It’s all covered in this week’s episode of The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show: "How to get more power out of your run before your foot strikes the ground." Listen as Coaches Amy and Liz discuss activating your landing muscles before your foot touches the ground. Amy shares mind tricks and run drills to help you learn how to preact your landing muscles to generate more power, harness energy, increase stability, and prevent injury with your run. #halfmarathon #itunespodcasts #marathontraining #marathon #halfmarathontraining #spotifypodcasts #endurancesports #running #podcasts #endurancesport #injuryprevention #garmincoachamy #runningtips #coachamypt #runninginjuryfree #triathlon #garmincoach
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Strong, healthy glutes are essential for running; they are the primary driver and power source. Yet, despite their good health and adequate strength, they sometimes fail to perform. Coaches Amy and Liz discuss the overdiagnosed condition in runners known as "sleepy glutes." They explore what causes sleepy glutes and how to wake them up.
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Coaches Amy and Liz provide advice on how to handle endurance sports training when sick. They discuss when to pause, rest, and modify your training and how to resume training as you start feeling better. Their tips are not a replacement for consulting with your doctor.
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Coach Amy and Coach Liz discuss supershoes and their impact on running speed, mechanics, and the body in general. Are they as super as they suggest, or are they potential villains in disguise?
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Coach Amy and Coach Liz discuss mistakes to avoid when creating endurance sports goals and the factors to consider when developing realistic ones!
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Coach Amy and Coach Liz share their current training regimens with a glimpse into how their current goals shape what they are doing or not doing. A segue into further goal-planning discussions!
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