Hosted by Coaches Bevan McKinnon and Tim Brazier, Fitter Radio brings together their shared passion and knowledge of triathlon, running, nutrition and basically all things endurance! Listen to the latest research, interviews with pro athletes and leading experts to help you improve your sports performance and your health!
In this week's Workout of the Week Bev talks about 'Cold Thermogenesis' and the beneficial effects of altering the core temperature of the body. Mikki gives us the latest research on caffeine - a we…
Part 3 of a 3 part series in which Bev looks at training intensities and the differences between the devices you can use to measure. Mikki looks at Magnesium and tells us about its vital role in our…
Part 2 of a 3 part series in which Bev looks at elite performance and training intensities. Has one particular approach to training been more successful than another. In this episode he discusses the…
Part 1 of a 3 part series in which Bev looks at elite performance and training intensities. Has one particular approach to training been more successful than another? In Part 1 we discuss the spread…
Bev talks about the importance of the kick in freestyle swimming. What's its purpose and do we really need to kick? See the show notes for YouTube footage of some useful drills and links to some of…
Bevan and Mikki talk about the importance of sleep to our athletic performance and our general health. The behaviours, food and supplements that may help and the best apps to monitor our sleep patter…
In this episode Bev talks about strength training for triathletes...is it really valid? Mikki tells us about antioxidants and their importance to our sport and health. Our interview this week is wit…
Bev tells us about a great free sports coaching app called Ubersense which when downloaded gives you the facility to capture video footage of yourself and play it back frame by frame and in slow moti…
WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Bev discusses a recently released app that helps illustrate the difference between effective open water and pool based freestyle technique.
ONE STEP AHEAD: Vitamin D and its impo…
WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: The Russian Pyramid. A skills based session that will also give you a short intense power workout on the bike.
Q & A: Our questions this week are about LCHF and the Ketogenic Die…
The role of rotation in open water swimming
Mikki tells us about iron and its importance to an athlete’s diet.
This week we interview 5 x World Champion Tri…
Swimming: Stroke Rate & Stroke Length – what they mean to the swimmer, how you can apply it to yourself in training and how to make changes.
Go to: https://vimeo.com/channels/fitter to see Bevan demo…
Muscular Strength Training for the bike – are you doing it right?!
Our interview this week is with the inspirational multiple Iron distance champion Gina Crawford.
Eating the LCHF way – Low Carbohydr…
Welcome to the first episode of Fitter Radio your 'go-to' podcast for the latest and most up to date information and news around swimming, cycling, running, triathlon and nutrition. First up the 'Rec…