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The Apple Watch is one of the leading wearables for monitoring all sorts of daily activities. While many users already monitor the standard stats, like exercise minutes, stand hours, and estimated calories, there is much more that the watch can help with. One of those items is gym activities and weight lifting. Even though there … Read more
With a lot of time and effort, not to mention money, recently spent trying to train for a triathlon one commonly suggested way to buy some improvement has been a wetsuit. In meeting with my triathlon coach (check out the experience with a coach we wrote up here), she noted that I would “feel sooo … Read more
For most people taking a blood pressure reading is something that a doctor does. If you are older you may remember seeing a seat and cuff in a CVS or Walgreeens, it was a fun toy as a kid while waiting in line. These days taking a reading is easy to do at home. You … Read more
For nearly all 6U soccer coaches being a coach will be a new experience. With young players still getting into the game, and teams being led by parents and family members with limited or no coaching background, running useful drills can be difficult. There are ways to accelerate learning as a coach, including those we … Read more
After a long hunt trying to find a quality triathlon bike without spending $5000, online ads for the new A2 (pronounced A-squared) direct to consumer brand started showing up in my feed. Their primary bike is the SP, short for Speed Phreak, and was designed after the founder hit the same issue of too many … Read more
This article covers the experience of a mid (ok, late) thirties runner and dad who decided to take triathlon training seriously, and hired a coach. In it are discussed the process of finding a coach, developing and working through a training plan, setting goals, and ultimately racing. If you are considering hiring a coach, it … Read more
After a sobering conversation with a running coach we finally admitted that our flexibility was bad. This was obvious since sitting cross-legged on the floor has not been possible for years. In an effort to improve mobility and flexibility, with the end goal to improve athletic performance, our coach recommended we grab the two week … Read more
The sport of triathlon, and even more broadly cycling, is often associated with a more affluent crowd. In large part that is because the price of entry is relatively high. Not only that, there are real measurable benefits that can be gained from spending more on good gear. Sure, fitness and power can be trained, … Read more
We are no strangers here to using smart devices. Everything from tracking steps with a smart watch, monitoring long term VO2 max during training, and analyzing urine samples has been covered here. But when it comes down to it the two things that seem to have the biggest impact on general wellness are sleep and … Read more
One of the more tiresome tasks with managing a well thought out and structured training plan, is the seemingly simple act of scheduling workouts. There are a number of great applicatoins to help with this, inluding Training Peaks (which we’ve reviewed here in detail) as well as a free competitor Intervals.Icu. Here we use Google … Read more
