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The Be Battle Ready podcast is where everyday athletes, adventurers, and seekers of strength come to forge resilience - in body, mind, and spirit.
Hosted by coach Simon Ward, each episode explores the true pillars of endurance: purposeful training, nourishing nutrition, restorative sleep, a resilient mindset, and the art of recovery. It’s designed especially for those in their 40s, 50s and beyond who refuse to rust - men and women who know that age is no excuse to stop sharpening the blade.
Whether you’re preparing for your next Ironman, rebuilding after setback, or simply training for the demands of life itself, this show will help you stay Battle Ready: strong, adaptable, and unbreakable.
Expect conversations with world-class coaches, scientists, and everyday warriors - those who walk the path of longevity and high performance - sharing wisdom, tactics, and stories from the front line of endurance.
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Wednesday Oct 24, 2018
Simon Ward on Winter Training Plans
Wednesday Oct 24, 2018
Wednesday Oct 24, 2018
After a highly motivating 10 days in Kona watching the world's best athletes set course record after record, I’m back with another podcast.
This week, there is no guest as I will be taking you through the steps required to set up a winter training plan to ‘crush’ the opposition in 2019. This is a 45 minute broadcast emphasising the simple technique that I use with the athletes I work with.
I will be asking you to embrace some shifts in mindset and to consider a slightly different approach to what other coaches might propose and what you have done in the past.
As the saying goes “if you always do what you have always done, you’ll always get what you've always had”.
This episode is packed full of information. Get yourself a pen and paper and be prepared to make some notes as I share:
- The ONE key factor which will influence your success in 2019
- The “low hanging fruit” which will give you the biggest return for your training investment
- How mastery goals will take you toward your outcome goals
- Why you must think longer than 12 months when setting your goals
- The #1 goal of your winter training plan
- Polarised training and the MAF approach
- Why all training plans work
- How athletes get in their own way by 'splitting hairs’
- The importance of thinking about sleep and recovery before training
- Some simple nutrition advice
- The value of yearly strength training for ALL athletes
- Why swimming more and running less could mean greater gains in fitness
- Why you don’t really need to run or ride long in the winter
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7 years ago
Great thoughts for preparing for the next few years of training