The Strength For Endurance Podcast explores the wins, challenges and lessons experienced in the pursuit of successful endurance performance.
Each episode your host and owner of Strength For Endurance Kriss Hendy discusses what it takes to truly reach your potential and stay injury free, whether your sights are set on your first 10km or elite competition.
From strength and conditioning to injury rehabilitation and preventing overtraining, Kriss is regularly joined by inspiring guests, from clients and coaches, to lecturers and research experts.
Ultimately we look to answer the question ‘How can we achieve long-term successful endurance performance, whilst maintaining optimal health and lifestyle-balance?'….
To find out more about training with Kriss at Strength For Endurance, head over to www.strengthforendurance.com
This week we had a great question come in from a listener asking 'What's more important perfect technique or increasing weight?'.
So today Kriss weighs up both by looking into what perfect technique …
Nobody likes being injured, especially when it takes you away from the sport or activities you love.
But rather than sitting and waiting for things to heal you can actually take control of the situat…
This week it's an in-house chat as Kriss is joined by his wife (and one of the people behind the scenes at SFE) Polly.
Kriss and Polly talk openly about their journey together through sports performa…
We're not always able to see what's coming and if we are do we always listen to it?
Sudden injuries happen that are out of our control but there are also circumstances and certain injuries that can b…
What you should be able to do in terms of strength?
Lower body, upper body, core - how strong do they need to be if you want to perform at your best across multiple distances, time after time, withou…
It's well known that lower-body injuries are an epidemic within the endurance community, but is it just something you need to accept if you want to run, ride or hike the trails?
We discuss where most…
How do you train for a 100-mile running race whilst holding down a full-time job and making sure you're present for your young family?
Not to mention staying injury-free along the way.
We're joined b…
Today's episode is likely to resonate with those of you who aren't necessarily looking for a podium finish or a qualifying time yet you want to be the strongest, healthiest version of yourself so tha…
We've likely all heard of periodisation by now but what exactly does it mean and how can we apply the rules to our own individual training, especially when we're looking at getting the most benefit f…
This week we are lucky to be joined by client Chris who shares his SFE story so far.
With a frustrating calf injury stalling his progress and preparation for his upcoming event, Chris tells us what s…
Developing successful programming takes knowledge, expertise and time and that's what's gone into building our latest program.
Today Kriss shares his thoughts and reasoning into why we wanted to deve…
We've had a few weeks off from the podcast, but we're back and the release of our new Standards Program is just around the corner.
This week will also be lucky enough to share with you an awesome cli…
Getting your taper right in the lead up to an event can be the difference between successful performance and a miscalculated blow-up.
How much you should back off, how far out from an event and what …
If you're in a position where you are coming back from a recent injury or you are building up your training volume and intensity for a particular race, we need to see this as a journey you're about t…
Completing an Ultra-Distance race is no mean feat.
Whether it's your first or fiftieth event ensuring that you are prepared for what you are about to do will be the key to success (or failure).
In th…
Today we are joined by Kim Collison an elite level ultra-distance runner and running coach who lives in the Lake District.
Kim boasts one of the most impressive running CV’s out there, claiming a num…
Andy Blow is a Sports Scientist and the founder of Precision Hydration.
Andy was formerly an elite-level triathlete who can count a couple of top-10 IRONMAN finishes and an Xterra Age-Group World tit…
This week we’re joined by 5 x Iron distance Champion, Professional Triathlete Laura Siddall. Born and raised in the UK Laura has since experienced life as an athlete in many countries, from Austral…
Strength & Conditioning isn’t just a nice addition to an athletes training plan.
It’s so much more than the '1% gain’ that you often hear it being referred to. It is fundamental to your success, whet…
This week Kriss is joined by friend, client and professional, Dr Ruth Wilde.
Ruth is an Integrative Medicine Doctor with a background in Emergency Medicine and General Practice, with 17 years servic…