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
It's not unusual to see athletes struggling with injury or a plateau in their performance trying to fix the issue with 'one key exercise', a running gait analysis or a 'fast track' 6 week program. B…
Many of us are aware that female performance can be affected at different times of the monthly cycle. But how is performance affected when we’re peri-menopausal, menopausal or post-menopausal? How d…
As someone who trains alot, when was the last time you had a performance blood test? ….In fact have you ever had one? If the answer is no, don’t panic! Today we’re discussing the importance of athl…
Listen in to todays episode where Kriss is joined by Exercise Physiologist from Northumbria University, Dr. Phil Hayes. As a Professor, Sports Scientist and Reseacher with over 30 years experience, h…
There is an art to successful and sustainable coaching. Now whether you’re self coached, training from a downloaded template or within a club, it’s vital that as athletes we don’t just follow a prog…
it’s a pleasure to welcome Pippa Woolvern to the podcast today. A former GB Athlete, Psychology Coach and athlete mentor, Pippa set up Project RED-S with the aim of raising the awareness, prevention …
Our feet are one of our most important parts of "real estate". We expect so much from them, but rarely do we train and prepare them for the distances, terrains and intenities we have planned. We ca…
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed these days when it comes to the “perfect run form” or what you should look like when you run. But how often are you able to take this information and advice and easily …
Whether you’ve been in the water your whole life, are just getting back into it or starting later in life, there’s a definite complexity to open water swimming, in comparision to that of it's pool co…
Many seasoned runners will know that it’s often not the uphills that break you, but instead the toll that the downhills have on the body. Today Kriss shares three key ways that you can improve your t…
Recieving a diagnosis or prognosis around an injury can come with a flood of emotions. Sadness, anger, confusion, frustration, the list goes on. Whether you’ve been in this postion yourself or seen …
A seemingly obvious concept, yet one that isn't discussed enough when rehabilitating an injury. As children we had ’spring’ like qualities in our lower bodies - being able to run, jump and land witho…
'A high quality question determines the quality of the thoughts you have and the actions you take’ Can you truly achieve success and results from a program if certain questions are never asked? Can…
Todays podcast came off the back of a call with one of our Athlete Pathway clients. This particular individual had a marathon goal approaching, however the last few weeks had been anything but smooth…
Template Training Programs are at the heart of the majority of overtraining issues within endurance sport. A bold statement. But when you look at the most important aspect of training for a race or …
Whether you're training for a 10k, marathon or ultra-marathon you want to be following a program that’ll get you to the startline ready and raring to go; prepared mentality and physically to run as f…
Do you see your coach as someone who just prescribes training sessions? Are you able to be honest with them about how you’re feeling, both on good and bad days? Are they helping you to become the b…
If ignored, our ability to produce power will naturally decrease. Today Kriss discusses why this matters so much and what we can do about it. Many people believe that their ‘power efforts’ on the b…
As you may know Plantar Fasciitis is one of the most common injuries that plagues a large proportion of the endurance community (not to mention the general population). But what you may not know is …
Whichever coach or program you’re following, one thing is for certain - what works for someone else might not work for you. Even if you are seemingly similar athletes in terms of ability and fitness…