A Triathlete's Guide to Strength and Conditioning: Part 1
British Triathlon Strength and Conditioning coaches Matt Croyle and James Langford join us for the triathlete's guide to Strength and Conditioning. This is part 1 of the interview.\nYou'll hear:\n01:00 What is Strength and Conditioning?\nOptimising health around tendon, bone and immune system and that extends to sleep and recovery and then optimizing performance.\n03:00 Why does S and C matter in Endurance sports and triathlon?\n\u2018It\u2019s our role to expose you to some loading above and beyond what you get from the three sports, so you can tolerate it, so you can endure the sport.\n06:00 James says that most interactions people might have in the gym might be after an injury.\xa0What what you do in the gym comes down to the priority you need to put on it. What\u2019s the way behind why you\u2019re doing it?\xa0\xa0If it is \u2018I want to improve my power in the bike, maybe it\u2019s about working on your lower body\u2019\n10:00 Does the importance of S and C vary across age groups?\xa0Should people of all ages be doing it?\n14:00 Why strength is important as we get older. \u2018it will keep your muscle mass high and your bone density in a better place, so it will let you do what you love for a longer time.\n17:00 If you\u2019re time limited and needing to train for an Ironman, what should you be doing in the gym?\xa0James talks about the idea of micro dosing, ie do calf raises after your run before your shower, or do 3 sets of leg presses after your swim and before you head to work.\xa0\xa0\xa0Prioritise what you need to do!\xa0It\u2019s a good approach to not overwhelm yourself!\n22:00 If the gym isn\u2019t an option, what can you do at home?\xa0\xa0Matt talks about doing drills in a warm up, low level contact with the ground, like pogos (a form of plyometric \u2013 fast ground contact)\n26:00 Are there any specific exercises you can do to help get stronger for the swim?\xa0\xa0James mentions how key pull ups are for the swim.\nFind out more about this week's guest:\nMatt Croyle Instagram\nJames Langford Instagram\nLike what you heard?\nLet me know! Connect with Inside Tri Show across Social Media, just search Inside Tri Show or click on the icons below\nGET YOUR HANDS ON AN EXCLUSIVE EPISODE!\nSign up to be a vino buddy or a training buddy on Patreon and get your hands on two patrons-only episodes a year.\nOr just support the show by buying Helen a coffee every month by\xa0becoming a coffee buddy Patreon of the Inside Tri Show.\nListener Discounts\nFor 15% Discount on FORM Swim goggles: https://www.formswim.com/pages/insidetrishow\nOTE Sports, 20% off with the code INSIDE-TRI-20\n\n\nThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: \n\nPodcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices