Training power and speed isn't elite, it also shouldn't be ignored. Whatever your goals increasing our ability to produce power and speed are vital for not only successful performance but to prevent injury. Ignore that aspect of training and you're increasing your likelihood of a sudden injury where something goes 'bang' without warning.  Today Kriss shares how you can bring power and speed training into your daily routines and training sessions. (00:00) Podcast Introduction (00:40) Why Speed Matters (01:24) Resilience and Longevity (02:27) Build a Strong Chassis (03:42) Aging and Force Tolerance (06:24) Quick Drills Before Runs (07:19) Gym Contrast Training (08:04) What Real Power Looks Like (08:46) Broad Jump Power (09:30) Depth Jumps Resilience (09:53) Why Runners Get Hurt (10:24) Earn Speed Training (12:17) Rehab With Plyos (14:03) Comprehensive Weekly Plan (15:19) Little And Often (16:38) Wrap Up And Q&A Learn more about Strength For Endurance: Download our FREE Return to Run guide: https://www.strengthforendurance.com/return-to-run-guide Find Out About Online or Face to Face Coaching Programs: https://www.strengthforendurance.com/ Receive weekly coaching tips and masterclasses straight to your inbox:  https://www.strengthforendurance.com/sfe-inner-circle Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and Youtube @strengthforendurance

When you feel your running is going badly or you aren't seeing the times you want to, it's easy to feel disheartened.  Many of us will rely on external data to tell us how well training is going - HRV, pacing, watts etc, but this is not always helpful. Today we discuss the other signs to look out for when assessing how your training is going. You might be progressing more than you think...you just need to look a little deeper!  (00:00) Podcast Introduction (00:40) Beyond Metrics (01:39) Qualitative Training Signals (03:28) Strength and Nutrition Feedback (03:49) Signs You're Back (04:23) Avoiding Demotivation (05:07) Rebuilding After Injury (05:43) Confidence Through Strength Work (06:52) Key Strength Qualities (07:26) Nutrition Check In (07:39) Nutrition as a Safety Net (08:27) Accountability Beyond Sessions (09:55) Stacking Wins Across Training (10:42) Stop Chasing Daily Data (12:05) Signs You're Back at Best (13:54) Momentum Through Life Stress (14:57) Lifestyle Lens and Coaching (16:18) Wrap Up and Listener Qs

When runners get injured it can be a long and frustrating process. Many flirt between multiple treatments and change every possible variable in search of an answer.  But until you can honestly say that you have looked into the levels of strength and conditioning throughout your body, you haven't tried it all.  Working through a logical and comprehensive screening process should be your priority and that's why we've designed our 14 Day Free Trial. To be honest we wish we'd done it sooner - so many of you are finally getting clarity and answers to your pain and frustration. Find out more here - https://www.strengthforendurance.com/start-your-14-day-trial  (00:00) Podcast Introduction (00:41) Root Cause of Injuries (01:23) Why Rehab Alone Fails (01:56) Movement Screening Basics (02:38) Free Video Analysis Offer (03:14) Imbalances and Weak Links (04:52) Build Athletic Confidence (05:32) Why Pros Stay Healthy (08:18) Strength as Non Negotiable (11:18) How to Start Today (13:17) Final Call to Action (14:31) Wrap Up and Listener Qs Learn more about Strength For Endurance: Download our FREE Return to Run guide: https://www.strengthforendurance.com/return-to-run-guide Find Out About Online or Face to Face Coaching Programs: https://www.strengthforendurance.com/ Receive weekly coaching tips and masterclasses straight to your inbox:  https://www.strengthforendurance.com/sfe-inner-circle Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and Youtube @strengthforendurance

When it comes to injury resiliency and building long term running performance, hill work is a fundamental element.  Many runners often fall short in this area and maybe because of where they live or convenience, the majority of their running is mostly done on flat ground. But if we want to bring the next level of conditioning to our tendons, ligaments and muscles, having a regular dose of incline and decline work is going to be really important. Even more so if you are training for races or events where the elevation is significant. In todays episode Kriss talks about seeking out elevation with intent, but also ways to recreate it artificially when access to the hills is limited.  (00:00) Podcast Introduction (00:40) Why Elevation Matters (01:14) Eccentric Load Reality (01:39) Training Without Mountains (03:06) Hill Work Weekly Habit (04:30) Choosing Gradient Safely (05:07) Hill Interval Dosage (05:55) Don't Skip Descents (07:01) Repetition Builds Resilience (07:32) Intensity Over Volume (08:20) Strength Work Alternatives (09:19) Modern Leg Tolerance (10:08) Dosage Over Romance (11:14) Mountain Leg Add Ons (12:15) Why Descents Scare Us (13:11) City Runner Elevation Plan (14:50) Pedestal This Training (16:14) Injury Proof Intensity (16:56) Non Negotiable Skill Work (17:54) Wrap Up And Feedback Learn more about Strength For Endurance: Download our FREE Return to Run guide: https://www.strengthforendurance.com/return-to-run-guide Find Out About Online or Face to Face Coaching Programs: https://www.strengthforendurance.com/ Receive weekly coaching tips and masterclasses straight to your inbox:  https://www.strengthforendurance.com/sfe-inner-circle Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and Youtube @strengthforendurance

What's the secret to maintaining a highly active training lifestyle? Leearning how to manage your training load. What do we mean? What does this look like? Tune in to this episode to find out more. (00:00) Podcast Introduction (00:40) Why Training Load Matters (01:36) The Template Trap (02:32) Overtraining and Breakdown (03:24) What Makes Training Sustainable (04:37) Can You Say No (06:29) Real Personalization vs Marketing (08:00) Adjusting Sessions to Real Life (08:35) Coach Check Ins and Nonlinear Progress (09:33) Chronic Fatigue Warning Signs (10:43) Find Your Training Threshold (11:48) Audit Your Week Holistically (12:30) Adjust Sessions To Thrive (13:10) Coach Feedback Loop (15:09) Break The Boom Bust Cycle (16:10) Why Touchpoints Matter (19:49) Ego Driven Programs Trap (21:27) Build Long Term Behaviors

When you're working towards a goal - be it to overcome an injury or achieve a particular result or time, you naturally want to do everything possible for a successful outcome. But many endurance athletes innocently hinder their progress by making some simple mistakes in their weekly training program. Listen in to find out how to avoid this mistake and maximise the sessions that really matter. (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:40) Key Sessions Matter (02:22) Stop Diluting Training (03:35) Earn The Intensity (05:39) Warmup And Fueling (08:27) Freshness Prevents Injury (08:58) Make Hard Days Standalone (10:28) Strip Back The Noise (13:39) Compounding Weekly Wins (14:31) Wrap Up And Contact Learn more about Strength For Endurance: Download our FREE Return to Run guide: https://www.strengthforendurance.com/return-to-run-guide Find Out About Online or Face to Face Coaching Programs: https://www.strengthforendurance.com/ Receive weekly coaching tips and masterclasses straight to your inbox:  https://www.strengthforendurance.com/sfe-inner-circle Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and Youtube @strengthforendurance

Behaviours, routines and mental skills that are just part of our day to day life, can be hugely beneficial at times of injury, illness or setback. But having the ability to call on these skills at challenging times can transform the way you cope both mentally and physically. Listen in as Kriss shares a very current and honest account of the skills he's calling upon personally to get him through his recent cancer diagnosis and treatment journey.  (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:40) Personal Health Update (02:26) Chemo Reality Check (03:26) Training Mindset Framework (04:27) Coping With Low Days (06:05) Recovery Habits In Action (07:21) Food Aversion Workarounds (08:40) Injury Mindset Lessons (09:23) Double Down on Recovery (10:01) Return to Training Safely (10:39) Recovery Is Active (11:10) Purpose and Daily Routine (11:57) Flip the Narrative (13:25) Practice What You Preach (14:39) Facing Treatment Anxiety (15:14) Why the Trained Mindset Wins (16:22) Final Reflections and Thanks Learn more about Strength For Endurance: Download our FREE Return to Run guide: https://www.strengthforendurance.com/return-to-run-guide Find Out About Online or Face to Face Coaching Programs: https://www.strengthforendurance.com/ Receive weekly coaching tips and masterclasses straight to your inbox:  https://www.strengthforendurance.com/sfe-inner-circle Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and Youtube @strengthforendurance

We could be lead to believe that nutrition is well covered in the endurance world. We're more clued up than ever with the majority of runners regularly stocking up on their gels, chews and hydration tablets. But this isn't where most fall short. It's in the day to day nutritional behaviours where it's really affecting athletes the most - with underfueling having a significant and dangerous impact on the rate of injury and poor long term health. Making sure we have enough energy available to show up and train everyday is vital, yet why do so many miss the mark? Listen in as Kriss discusses this more. (00:00) Podcast Introduction (00:40) Fueling High Volume Training (01:11) Routine Nutrition Gaps (02:13) Low Energy Availability Risks (03:33) Mindset And Education (04:15) Injury Warning Signs (05:47) Simple Calorie Upgrades (06:34) Athlete Case Study (08:21) Respecting Body Image (09:13) Holistic Athlete Audit (09:59) Fueling For The Weekend (10:37) Consistency Over Perfection (11:28) Bonks Injuries And Reality (12:24) Macros And Glycogen Basics (13:39) Lifestyle Complexity Coaching (14:32) Nutrition Equals Performance (15:52) Recovery Sleep And Hunger (16:22) Gamifying Better Habits (16:58) Closing And Listener Qs Learn more about Strength For Endurance: Download our FREE Return to Run guide: https://www.strengthforendurance.com/return-to-run-guide Find Out About Online or Face to Face Coaching Programs: https://www.strengthforendurance.com/ Receive weekly coaching tips and masterclasses straight to your inbox:  https://www.strengthforendurance.com/sfe-inner-circle Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and Youtube @strengthforendurance

Many of us will have spent money on a running analysis, bike fit or swim stroke correction - in the hope that it'll solve our injury problems or improve our performance significantly. The tech is impressive, the data thorough and the cost reflects it.  However many of us come away none the wiser.  We get told what we need to do - but these new positions or technique changes can be hard to implement when fatigued or over longer durations of time and we end up going back to our old ways  Listen in as we discuss how to get the most from the analysis you've recieved (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:40) Why Mechanics Matter (00:53) The Analysis Industry (01:52) Strength Missing Link (03:41) Why Cues Fail Late (05:13) Real World Weaknesses (06:37) Simple Drills Anywhere (07:04) Using Gait As Baseline (07:57) Avoid Smoke And Mirrors (09:10) What To Demand From Coaches (09:39) Run Economy Under Fatigue (09:59) Form Cues and Gait Cycle (10:23) Warmup Drills for Resilience (10:56) Strength Builds Confidence (11:31) Injury History and Weak Links (12:16) Maintenance Prevents Breakdowns (13:13) You Are an Athlete (14:39) Individualized Strength and Ratios (15:54) Pros Do the Basics (16:38) Sustainable Training Model (17:03) Wrap Up and Listener Questions Learn more about Strength For Endurance: Download our FREE Return to Run guide: https://www.strengthforendurance.com/return-to-run-guide Find Out About Online or Face to Face Coaching Programs: https://www.strengthforendurance.com/ Receive weekly coaching tips and masterclasses straight to your inbox:  https://www.strengthforendurance.com/sfe-inner-circle Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and Youtube @strengthforendurance

Can we compare our bodies to machines? It's definitely a topic for debate. But if we think about fuelling, servicing and using gears correctly it makes logical sense. Listen in as Kriss explains more... (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:40) You Are a Machine (01:16) Romance vs Metrics (01:57) Fixing Inefficiency (03:07) Build the Engine (03:37) Train All Gears (04:35) Add Intensity Safely (06:28) Service Your Body (07:33) Weekly Mobility Checks (08:50) Strength as Maintenance (09:25) Weekly Body Check Ins (10:13) Preventing Injury Through Servicing (10:50) Fueling For Big Weekends (12:40) Upgrade Nutrition Quality (14:00) Coaching Examples In Practice (15:15) Train Gears And Fix Niggles (16:54) Sustainable Performance Mindset (18:17) Final Food For Thought Learn more about Strength For Endurance: Download our FREE Return to Run guide: https://www.strengthforendurance.com/return-to-run-guide Find Out About Online or Face to Face Coaching Programs: https://www.strengthforendurance.com/ Receive weekly coaching tips and masterclasses straight to your inbox:  https://www.strengthforendurance.com/sfe-inner-circle Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and Youtube @strengthforendurance