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Practice Your Nutrition Strategy Before Race Day
By LifeSport Coach Jessica Adam

Your nutrition during racing and training should really be considered the fourth discipline of...

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Coaches Note from Lance Watson
Go From “Good” in July to “Amazing” in August. Here are Your Instructions

Jun 27, 2012

In the 1960's Russian physiologist Leo Metveyev and Czech sport scientist Tudor Bompa, regarded as the fathers of modern periodization, organized the basic sport training periodization model to which we still refer. Since the 1960s, other coaches and exercise physiologists have created and modified periodization models, though the scientific basis for periodization remains a common ground.

Conventional endurance training wisdom has indicated using your winter months for base and strength, transitioning into slightly sub-threshold training focus in the spring, and finally emphasis on work at, and above, threshold as the athlete enters into the competitive season.

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Stevens Victorious in Buffalo Springs Ironman 70.3!
Wire to Wire Win for Amanda

Jun 25, 2012

Amanda Stevens is putting together a pretty good track record lately. She has raced three 70.3’s in the past 6 weeks and has yet to miss the podium. Sunday she got her first win of the season.

Amanda’s season has started off pretty slow as she has battled to figure out some still unsolved intestinal issues. Her body has not been able to process calories properly. A battery of tests still leaves the mystery unsolved.

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LifeSport Subic 5150 Philippines Camp Wrap Up
by LifeSport Coach Dan Smith

Jun 12, 2012

LifeSport coach Dan Smith travelled to Manila the weekend before last to lead a training camp in preparation for the upcoming Subic 5150 and Cobra 70.3 races. Participants were members of the local Polo Triathlon Club and were looking to pick up valuable training skills as well as improving technique.

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Mont Tremblant Ironman Camp Wrap Up
by Coach Philippe Bertrand

Jun 06, 2012

Mont Tremblant, Quebec, hosted the first LifeSport Half Ironman and Ironman Camp on the new course the weekend before last. Thanks to an exceptional spring, conditions were very nice for specific course preparation, not only on the bike and the run course, but also in the water.

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Coach's Note from Lance Watson
We Cleared a Really Big Hurdle!

Jun 01, 2012

12 incredible months have just passed. Months of planning and scheming and training and racing, regrouping, reformatting, and refocusing. Calculating Olympic points and assessing the competition. Every race has been critical.

It's an Olympic Year. There is nothing more exciting for a coach than to be sharing a high performance journey with his athlete preparing for the Olympic Games.

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Choose One of Four Amazing LifeSport Coaches at No Cost, and No Risk!!

Jun 26, 2012

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The Ultimate Camp Wrap Up
What a Week!

Jun 25, 2012

The Ultimate Camp is a special one, as it is held on the LifeSport Coaching home turf of Victoria, BC, Canada's triathlon Mecca. Triathletes are known for travelling long distances to races and camps, this year was no execption as participants hailed from Macau, Mexico, New York, Edmonton and Vancouver as well as Victoria. Concentrating on triathlon skills, campers got to work with many of the LifeSport coaches for a great mix of fitness, learning and triathlon camaraderie. The Camp was led by Lance Watson, with coaches on hand including Bjoern Ossenbrink, Dan Smith, Paul Regensburg, Lucy Smith, Bruce Regensburg, Mark Shorter and Mark Overton.

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PowerBar Perform Swim Clinic
June 23rd - Mont Tremblant, Quebec

Jun 19, 2012

Join PowerBar, June 23rd from 8:00am-9:00am for a beach side clinic led by Olympic Triathlon Team Coach Philippe Bertrand, to learn tips and tricks for mastering the Mont Tremblant swim course. This short lecture will give you the skills to navigate the course safely and take minutes off your time!!

Philippe will be availaible to answer you race nutrtion and race preparation questions as well.

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