Strength For Endurance Podcast
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
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 212
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
What’s the biggest threat to your endurance lifestyle?
For those of us who like to compete and race, there are an equal number of us who just love to live the endurance lifestyle. Either way, whether you’re competing against others or against yourself, u…
How to navigate training for a 200kg Deadlift and Epona 100 miler at the same time (Client Hotseat)
The term 'hybrid athlete' can get thrown around alot, but when it comes to endurance events SFE client Ben is a great example of the complexity of navigating both maximal strength and maximal enduran…
Are AI apps the future for endurance performance?
AI is now more widely available than ever, (whether you’re aware of it or not!) There are more apps and wearables than ever before, giving us more data and providing us with affordable and accessibl…
Why your injury rehab or strength program isn't working
Whether it’s getting over an injury or seeing the benefits of strength training in your swim, bike or run performance, it can be frustrating when you’re not seeing improvements. From experience, the…
5 Key Lessons I Learnt As A 19yr Old
When we reflect, there are milestone moments for all of us that have potentially affected the course of our lives. From a coaching perspective, it was some of Kriss’s earlier job roles and experienc…
Bone Stress Injuries - The Unspoken Truths
Chances are we all know someone who has had a bone stress injury. Whether it be a bone stress reaction or a full on stress fracture, these issues are becoming more and more prevelant within endurance…
Using James Clear's 'Atomic Habits' for your Endurance Performance
Made famous by James Clear (if you haven't read his book Atomic Habits yet then it's a must), habit forming and stacking habits is a sure fire way of improving performance. The very best performers a…
When nice coaching becomes negligent
Your coach athlete relationship is one of great importance and many of you will be lucky to have coaches who you trust, enjoy working with and who you build a strong friendship with. The emotional hi…
Awareness of 'accumulative load' when it comes to your training
Any training program will have it's highs and lows, there will be sessions where you feel great and others where you feel terrible. But the skill comes in not dwelling upon these sessions but rather…
The two pre-requisites of any powerful cyclist with Wei (Foundation Bike Fit)
Kriss is joined by friend and well respected professional Wei, who is the Director and Lead Bike Fitter at London's 'Foundation Bike Fit’. Having collaborated on several occasions over the past few …
Overtraining Series (Part 3) Periodising your training to prevent overtraining
In our third episode of the Overtraining Series, we look at the importance of periodisation and having a structure to your programming. By ensuring this framework is in place it’ll allow for optimal…
What does a comprehensive run, ride, or multi-sport program look like?
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 program might look like. Why you will always stru…
Overtraining Series (Part 2) - Why Training Experience is essential to preventing injury
Training experience essentially refers to the depth of conditioning we have. A trait that many of our top performing athletes have in abundance. Think of it like work experience. You ask anyone who’…
How to get the most out of your training sessions
Are you just going through the motions with your training? Superficially moving from one sessions to the other? Ticking off sessions in your training peaks account or coaching app? This is where a…
Overtraining Series (Part 1): Are you an athlete with poor energy availability?
Kriss kicks off our 'Overtraining Series' with the topic of Energy Availability, specifically poor energy availability and the impact it can have upon athletes. A topic close to his heart, Kriss ope…
How many times can you peak in a year?
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 expect to get the most out of your body and push it…
5 Tips to prevent your training from being 'surface level'
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 in this 'rut' because their training is surface le…
What should your S&C look like at this time of year?
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 symmetry, ROM, stability across your whole body. …
Reflections on the National Running Show
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 regarding the conversations he had and possibly somewh…
Is overtraining the source of your problems?
Overtraining is the number one variable that is potentially being overlooked within the endurance coaching community. How many injuries are simply a result of excessive training volume & intensity? …