Strength For Endurance Podcast
Episodes
What does a comprehensive run, ride, or multi-sport program look like?
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kriss looks into the importance of having a comprehensive approach to your traininig and what the obvious qualities of a good run, bike or multisport ...
Overtraining Series (Part 2) - Why Training Experience is essential to preventing injury
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Training experience essentially refers to the depth of conditioning we have. A trait that many of our top performing athletes have in abundance. Thin...
How to get the most out of your training sessions
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you just going through the motions with your training? Superficially moving from one sessions to the other? Ticking off sessions in your trainin...
Overtraining Series (Part 1): Are you an athlete with poor energy availability?
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kriss kicks off our 'Overtraining Series' with the topic of Energy Availability, specifically poor energy availability and the impact it can have upon...
How many times can you peak in a year?
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today Kriss and Sophie discuss the all important question of 'How many times can you peak in a year?' 'How many times across the year can you truly ex...
5 Tips to prevent your training from being 'surface level'
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ticking off your weekly sessions consistently but failing to see any real results or changes in your performance? So many athletes get stuck i...
What should your S&C look like at this time of year?
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Your S&C should be a non-negotiable weekly event. There should be a consistent undertone of ensuring that you are moving with good quality i.e. good ...
Reflections on the National Running Show
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kriss reflects on two big days at The National Running Show. A great weekend at the UK's flagship running exhibition. Kriss shares his insights regar...
Is overtraining the source of your problems?
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Overtraining is the number one variable that is potentially being overlooked within the endurance coaching community. How many injuries are simply a ...
How to unpack & solve your lower body injury
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most common sites of injury for any runner, triathlete or endurance athlete is the lower body, and more specifically below the knee. Howeve...
My number one tip for training in 2024
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the lowest hanging fruit. Possibly one of the simplest changes you could make. But it's a non-negotiable. Kriss shares the one thing that could ...
Our biggest highlights of 2023
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From our live community events to the big wins amongst our clients. Getting over long term injuries and backing up podium performances, 2023 has been ...
Plyometrics for the endurance athlete
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On many forums I see people discussing strength training but more often than not many still don't know what plyometric training is, and even more so d...
Creating athletes who have the confidence to say 'no'
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In todays episode Kriss discusses the huge gaps in the current health and training education system - which is seeing patients who are recovering from...
Off Season Survival Guide
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Depending on where you are in the world, this time of year might look a little different. But regardless we wanted to make you aware of our most recen...
What is the best method for strength training an endurance athlete?
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're discussing the best method of strength training for endurance athletes, whether that's for running, triathlon, cycling, adventure raci...
Learning the importance of not letting your heart rule your head
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all love to train, we have a passion for living an active lifestyle, however one of the leading factors of injury is overtraining which is often du...
Does ultra distance running and cycling attract less experienced and conditioned athletes?
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the 'boom' in popularity of ultra distance events over the last 10 years there has never been more accessibility or desire to enter these once 'u...
From the Archives: Can you train strength and endurance effectively at the same time?
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We thought it would be fun to dip into the archives this week and have chosen to re release one of our most popular episodes, where Kriss answers the ...
4 Big lessons from 2023
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Off the back of another amazing SFE Training Day, we had a jam packed day of clients from far and wide coming together to learn and share. We had thou...
Kriss's Top 5 Training Tips for your S&C
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wherever you are in your strength training journey we can always learn more. Tips that'll increase the productivity and effectiveness of your sessions...
It's not always about how much you can lift
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There is a naive belief that just getting strong is going to be the answer to overcoming pain and improving your performance. With many literally tak...
Forget about recovery, think adaptation
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rest or Recovery Days. What are you thought on them? Do they give you anxiety? Maybe you ignore them completely. Are you someone who knows what you s...
Allowing yourself the opportunity to be an intuitive athlete
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The power of working with a coach goes beyond just exercise prescription, it's based upon feedback, accountability and empathy. But one of the most be...
What I learnt from UTMB's CCC with SFE athlete Harry
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we all search for that elusive 'perfect race', we come to realise that it's far from a straight forward process. We learn from our mistakes and try...
Return to Run Blueprint
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever come back to running following an injury, pregnancy, a change of sport or a running break? If you have, you'll probably know from experi...
Nathan Ford - Two years on and continuing to defy all prognoses
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kriss had the pleasure of speaking with Welsh Triathlete and Coach Nathan Ford for todays podcast, who had a life changing bike accident back in Augus...
Is your romantic relationship with sport holding you back?
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all have dreams and aspirations of running the trails, entering races and experiencing the adventures we see our sporting idols having. But is this...
Alex Butt - Co owner of Military Strength and Conditioning company Stoic Conditioning
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is a long form chat with Alex Butt, an old friend and Co owner of military strength and conditioning company Stoic Conditioning. ...
Too much with Too little
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There's an ongoing narrative we regularly come across where individuals are confused as to why they are falling short and struggling with ongoing inju...
What the endurance community are missing when it comes to S&C. With guest coach Menachem Brodie
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kriss is joined by and Menachem Brodie (Strength and Cycling Coach) as they have an open and honest conversation about the current state of ...
What should your strength training targets be for the off season?
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know how strong you need to be? Often you set yourself a goal, a race or a particular time that you want to reach. But to give yourself the be...
Are you guilty of filling all the white spaces in your weekly calendar?
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's a well known fact that anyone training for an endurance sport always wishes that there were more hours in the day. Early starts, lunch time sess...
How to build a body and mind that can cope with 38 hours of ascending and descending through the Swiss Alps: Laura's TVSB Story
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A great client catch up today with Laura who just completed Trail Verbier St Bernard by UTMB. A 140km course with 9600m of vertical climbing through t...
How do we get results we do without being face to face?
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you've followed our journey at SFE over the past 10 years you'll know that we've been through an evolution of physical training spaces, but we've a...
Strength training is the vehicle for behavioural change
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The key to becoming a successful and sustainable athlete is your ability to have not only good training habits (and to maintain them), but to also hav...
From debilitating back pain to running 100miles - Martins Story
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In todays client hotseat we hear from Martin who has been looking to run long for a number of years but who has been constantly held back with reoccur...
Is 'Hyper Specific Training' required for your next endurance event?
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The inspiration for todays podcast conversation came when talking to a current client who is moving on from his recent 70.3 performance and is now loo...
The longterm solution for overcoming achilles injury & back pain - with SFE Client Miles
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're very grateful to be able to share Miles's story with you this week. A very talented runner who came to us after a plague of achilles issues and...
Reboundability (aka your ability to recover)
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How well do you recover? Whether it's training consistently from week to week, or pulling up after a race or big weekend adventure. We've all been th...
Client Hotseat: The Power of Positive Self Talk (Maria)
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In todays episode we share a recent check-in call Kriss had with SFE athlete Maria. With consistent age group winning performances across the board, M...
Using S&C to build trust in your body and your performance
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As athletes we will all at some point be faced with uncertainty or moments where we question "Am I good to go on?" or "Is my body capable of this?" an...
Are you underestimating the impact your manual job has on your training and performance?
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Whether it's a job that has you on your feet for really long days? A stressful work environment that peaks at specific times throughout the year or l...
Perform the extraordinary, by upgrading your ordinary behaviours
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are all curious about our athletic potential, whether it be our first 5k or first 100miler. To be able to achieve these goals we know that we are ...
Make your warm up a non-negotiable
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Warm Ups. We all know we should be doing them, but when we're rushing out the door or catching up with training partners before a session they are ea...
Micro dosing your S&C during the race season
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Depending on where you are in the world, many of you over the winter months or off season will have established some great routines with your strength...
Don't let 'tight hip flexors' slow you down
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you someone who is regularly complaining about tight quads or tip hip flexors? Are you always stretching them out or booking in regular massages ...
Tolerance Timeline - How to tolerate more speed and endurance long term
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we look to get stronger, fitter, faster we have to continually look to improve our tolerance for work. What do we mean by tolerance? Essentially y...
What would be the key exercises for full body Strength for Endurance?
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We often get asked "What's the best exercise for XXX ?" which is a pretty difficult question to answer given the thousands of exercises there are to c...
What does your S&C look like in your Taper week
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the race taper. A phase of training in any competing athletes schedule that needs to be considered, practice and can often take s...
Coaches, Trainers, Practitioners - what are the problems you're facing with your athletes?
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are your athletes struggling with the same recurring injuries? Are you frustrated with your clients who don't do their rehab? Should you be includin...
It's here! Our Strength For Endurance Fundamentals Course launches this weekend!
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're just a few days away (Sunday 19th March) from the official launch of our Strength for Endurance Fundamentals Training Course. The first of it's...
Two Key Takeaways from SFE Live Training Day
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We recently had a great SFE Training Day with twenty of our UK based clients and wanted to take this opportunity to share a few insights into the expe...
Brad & Radka Kahlefeldt - The secrets behind mastering training, racing & family life
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kriss caught up with not one but two highly successful and experienced athletes. Both Olympic Triathletes in their own right, they are a for...
Returning from Injury? Post natal recovery? - it's hard to keep a blinkered approach.
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you're returning from an injury, returning to exercise after having a baby or something else that has you on a journey back to fitness and per...
Ross Austen - An Insight Into 'Breath Work' & 'Gut Health'
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For this weeks podcast Kriss was joined by Ross Austen owner and founder of Hanora Health who specialises in all things health and wellbeing. Ross's ...
Fuelling for Ultra Distance with Paul Booth
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An insightful and thought provoking discussion this week with Sports and Performance Nutritionist Paul Booth. Paul has a wealth of knowledge and exper...
How to incorporate strength training into your running program
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You love to run. Whether it's on the road, track or trails, from 5k to 100miles or more, running plays a huge part in your life. So naturally you'll w...
An HONEST look at what YOU need for a successful 2023
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are so many 'promises' or 'guarentees' made at this time of year, whether it's by someone else or promises you make to yourself, but as we all k...
Our Return To Run Pathway
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There can be so much frustration when it comes to trying to return to running, with constant little setbacks appearing every time you try to up the mi...
Black Friday Bundle - Get Yours Now!
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We've got an awesome line up for your in this years Black Friday Bundle and we don't want you to miss this opportunity to get your hands on some top r...
From Winning Mindsets to Unhealthy Obsessions with Andrew Sillitoe
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Sillitoe is a well renowned coach in the area of leadership, working with high-achieving managers throughout the business world and helping the...
How To Improve Your Single Leg Strength and Why
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Todays podcast looks at why we need to include to include single leg strength work into our training and what the possible repurcussions are if we don...
Key takeways from our recent conversation with Dr. Richard Blagrove
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you haven't yet managed to catch last weeks episode with Dr. Richard Blagrove, then head back to that episode right away for a great listen. Our co...
What does the research say? with Dr. Richard Blagrove
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kriss had the pleasure this week of sitting down with Dr Richard Blagrove, Lecturer in Physiology and currently the Programme Leader for the MSc Stren...
From devastating knee MRI to a 6 day trail race across Madeira: Olivers' story (Client Hotseat)
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Think about this...6 days of trail running across the island of Madeira, covering roughly 130km, with 8000m elevation (and back down again!) Now think...
The Five Principles of SFE Training
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off todays podcast with an exciting announcement that we're looking forward to sharing with you very soon, so listen in if you want to find ou...
Training for four ultra races whilst working full time: Aoifes' Story (Client Hotseat)
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As a GP with regular night shifts and incredibly busy schedule, Aoife's strength training approach was very ad-hoc and unstructured. A relatively youn...
How strength training improved my mindset for successful run training: Georges story (Client Hotseat)
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
George came to us at SFE with a hip and knee injury that was stopping him from running pain free. With a big year of ultra-running planned culminating...
From a year in a wheelchair to conquering UTMB: Laura's Story (Client Hotseat)
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What an inspiring episode we have for you today. We checked in with SFE client Laura off the back of her fantastic 106mile race at Ultra-Trail du Mont...
Is your lifestyle negatively impacting your training?
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You might be hitting all your sessions during the week and doing them well, but you're still struggling to see the results from your work or get over ...
Training Quality - Are you being held accountable?
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The bottom line is that if you want to race and perform with quality, you have to train with quality too. Unfortunately many of us in endurance sports...
Understanding hip dominant and knee dominant strength exercises and when they should be used
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks podcast we look a little closer at hip and knee dominant strength exercises. What the differences are between the two, the benefits of p...
Injury: There is never just one reason
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kriss is joined this week by our in-house physio at SFE - Sophie, as they sit down to look a little closer at injuries. Often athletes are missing the...
The Importance of Individualising your Strength Training
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We always try to strip back the unnecessary noise when it comes to strength training in an attempt to make it less overwhelming to athletes, who'd hon...
Strength BEFORE endurance - it's the bedrock!
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A question for you…."Do you have the strength to go the distance?" To keep doing what you want session after session, race after race, year after ye...
Are you going too complex before you've mastered the basics?
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With so much information available to us, it can be tempting to try and challenge ourselves with exciting exercises and new pieces of equipment. But c...
Is it normal to be stronger on one side than the other?
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's not uncommon to have a dominant side when it comes to everyday tasks such as writing, kicking a ball or throwing. But what about when it comes to...
Front Squat - the squat variation that you aren't doing but should be!
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you're looking to master the front squat or it's completely new to you then listening in to todays podcast is a must! Kriss shares his key tip...
The 5 Best Aids to Assist Your Strength Training
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wanted to know how to make an exercise easier or make your progress move a bit quicker? Today Kriss shares 5 (plus a bonus 4) training aids that ...
Why Research Isn't Everything
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With an abundance of information and access to research, many of us go in search of optimal performance by looking at the stats and the outcome of res...
Your Injury Roadmap: Why you're only being told half the story
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today Kriss is discussing an issue that he comes across on a daily basis; athletes who are struggling with injury yet can't seem to get get past it an...
5 Ways to Build your Confidence around Lifting Heavier Weights
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you nervous about increasing your weights in the gym? Do you have a hesitancy to particular exercises or pieces of equipment? If this is you then ...
The Power of Self Autonomy
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A short but powerful podcast this week as Kriss talks about the importance of Self Autonomy. The benefits of being in-tune with how your body is feeli...
The Vital Link Between Physiotherapy and S&C: Our MDT Approach
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today Kriss is joined by Sophie who came onboard several months ago as our consulting Physiotherapist. As a keen endurance athlete herself, Sophie bot...
The Biggest barriers of entry to sustainable training
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kriss shares his thoughts regarding some common myths and misconceptions many endurance athletes have when it comes to their training approa...
3 Reasons why you should continue to strength train during your race season & how
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kriss is back this week discussing a common problem and often a misconception amongst athletes, that strength training stops as soon as your race seas...
Sport & Exercise Psychologist Steffi Dampney - The Sporting Difference
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We've got a great guest on todays podcast in the form of Sport & Exercise Psychologist, Steffi Dampney. With psychology being such a fundamental eleme...
When faced with injury…focus on what you CAN do - Client Hotseat with Kate Thompson
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kriss is joined by one of his Austrailia based clients for this episode, who whilst training for a trail marathon up in the mountains suffered a signi...
Ultra Trail Runner & Pro Athlete Lucy Bartholomew - "Stress + Rest = Growth"
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Whilst many Ultra-runners progress to the longer distances at a some what 'more mature' age, todays guest ran her first 100km when she was just 15 yea...
The McGill Big 3, training junior athletes & cycling strength with Coach Menacham Brodie
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today Kriss speaks with Menacham Brodie who for the last 9 years has been living and working in Isreal with the Isreal National Track Cycling Team hel...
From Tibial Stress Fracture to Running Ultra's: Jon's Story (Client Hotseat)
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today's podcast guest and SFE client Jon, loves nothing more than getting out on the trails and navigating the mountains, but when he decided to tun u...
When letting go of rules can actually help you move forward: Ramya's story (Client Hotseat)
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined today by a fantastic client of ours Ramya. Despite being a busy student doctor Ramya has shown that with the right approach and a huge am...
Why aren't you Integrating S&C across your whole training year?
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you are someone who only strength trains in the winter months or during your off season, not only are you potentially skimming the surface of your ...
Building Stronger Athletes with coach Kevin Purvis
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are joined today by Boulder based Strength & Conditioning Coach Kevin Purvis. We've been aware of Kevin and the great work he's doing, for a good f...
Standing on the startline with confidence: Amy's Story (Client Hotseat)
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a pleasure to share todays episode with you where Kriss talks to Amy about her journey, from living with an eating disorder to now being strong e...
The importance of upper body strength training for runners
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you include it in your training program? Is all you work focused on your lower body? So many runners miss out on the benefits of having a strong up...
Taking control - from Menopause & Osteoporosis to Stronger than Ever (Client Hot Seat)
26 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're so excited to share this weeks podcast with you as we hear from a wonderful client of ours Christine. There is so much in Christines story that ...
Angelo Gingerellie: Finish Strong - Resistance Training for Endurance Athletes
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We had engaging and insighful conversation this week with Angelo Gingerellie, coach and co-author of the recently published Finish Strong - Resistance...
The 5 steps to bulletproofing your ankles
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you're prone to rolling your ankle or achilles issues are stopping you from doing what you love it's time to get on top of things once and for all....