Chef Ray: Oat-crusted lamb Cutlets with Spiced Lentils
Quality protein from the lamb with plenty of flavour from the spice, this meal went down a treat.
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Top 10 Articles of 2023
Throughout the year a number of articles have had popular times. But over the entire year, the reoccuring theme with popular articles relate to periodisation. Back in 2020/2021 I wrote a series of articles looking at the periodisation principles utilised by various coaches and academics, with six of the articles relating to periodisation from this era of articles still popular. However, the top two articles related to intensity.
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Tuesday Training Plan: 8-Week Swim Fitness Builder Training Plan (2 swims per week) – Start Any Time
This programme will build your swimming fitness and develop your confidence and speed in the water even more.
Designed for Beginner and intermediate triathletes and swimmers who are looking to improve their swimming fitness.
Monday Brick – Scott Defilippis’ 70.3 Brick B
A brick session is a great way to develop your body for transitioning from one discipline to the next. This brick is great for developing your aerobic base in preparation for an Ironman 70.3 or full Ironman triathlon.
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Sunday Smart-Trainer Session – Martin Gibala Intervals VII
Doing repeated short bouts of exercise at very high intensity develops a number of physiological systems in the body. Predominantly it provides a great training stimulus for the neuromuscular system. Although not specific to endurance events, training the neuromuscular system can bring on your fitness very quickly and is still a massive benefit for endurance athletes especially early in the season or if you are unfit. This workout can be done by beginners or experienced cyclists alike because a max sprint is all about your level of effort and is likely to be different from another rider.
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Saturday Swim Session – Time For Some Drills
The greater your efficiency in the water, the faster you can swim for less effort. Including swimming drills in your training regularly will enhance your technique and form. It is great for master’s swimmers as well as open-water swimmers and triathletes.
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Friday Fartlek Run – Tempo Run #1
Running at maximum intensity for about an hour will be done at or just below your threshold pace. When an event is longer than this your race pace will be further below threshold at Tempo pace. The best way to prepare the body to handle this intensity is to spend time running at it. This workout is great to include early in your build-up to expose the body to a slightly higher intensity. This is a key workout within the Project 1:50 training plan to help runners achieve the goal of running a ½ Marathon under 1:50hr.
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Thursday Training Plan – 4 weeks 30min/day Triathlon Training Plan (Running Pace and Cycling Power) no progression
Designed for Beginner and Intermediate triathletes who are looking to create consistency within their training after taking a break or losing motivation in their training. This is perfect for athletes who are short on time. It only takes 30 minutes per day during the week and a bit more time on the weekend.
The primary goal of this training plan is to prepare you to have consistency within your training.
Chef Ray – Cajun Chicken Jambalaya
Rice to fuel your workouts and the cajun seasoning gives this meal a nice bite to it.
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Tuesday Training Plan – Running 4 CrossFit Athletes – 8 Weeks to Be Your Best
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