With not a lot of races happening this year we thought what better time to look back at where it all started with a bit of fun. Want part of the action? Head over to our stories to take part in our very first ENDURE IQ QUIZ. 
NEW BLOG POST: Post-exercise sauna bathing for endurance athletes: When and why. As we all know, the heat is a bit of a hot topic in long-distance triathlon. Our World Championships take place in the hot and humid conditions of Kona, Hawaii, and many of us compete in hot conditions in other events around the world. We, therefore, know that we need to acclimate to heat before participating in these hot-weather events. A lot of athletes are also starting to use heat as a means of up-regulating regular endurance training adaptations, a bit like how we have used exposure to high altitudes to trigger positive changes. In this blog, we are going to discuss whether one quite practical strategy – post-exercise sauna bathing – is appropriate for use in these contexts; that is, inducing heat acclimation adaptations to improve physiological responses to exercise in the heat, and inducing endurance adaptations to improve performance in cooler conditions. Before we start it is worth acknowledging that the potential for sauna bathing to induce benefits outside of the typical parameters we focus on in long-distance triathlon. For example, a recent meta-analysis reported preliminary evidence that repeated passive heat exposure may stimulate hypertrophy of skeletal muscle, as well as strength, and a review in Mayo Clinic Proceedings published in 2018 concluded that there is evidence that sauna bathing reduces the risk of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, as well as nastiness like arthritis and flu. Continue reading via link in bio... 
ICYMI: @theplews had the pleasure of joining @brad_beer on his @physicalperformanceshow recently to chat about all things HIIT and why you should never neglect HIIT training or turn off that part of your physiology. They discuss how to structure your HIIT sessions, when to train longer vs shorter intervals, when to reduce or increase recovery periods, the physiology of HIIT training, recovery needed between HIIT sessions, top HIIT tips for masters athletes and more... You can listen to the podcast via pretty much all of the leading platforms and we’ve added a link in bio now. 
To help those of you preparing for an IM we're sharing a banger IM Specific Run Off the Bike #squadsession that @theplews and his athletes use to great success in the lead up to events 💪🏽 Swipe across to see the workout ➡️ This aim of this session is to induce some fatigue with a faster paced start before dropping into around Ironman pace for the last 4 km. If you're looking for more workouts like this or are wondering how to structure this into your programme, we've got it all for you in the TRAINING SQUAD which you can join now via link in bio 🏆 
Looking for a great session to incorporate a variety of swim speeds and work on your pacing? This is perfect for those times when you're short on time and want to include a varied training stimulus. So for this week's #squadsession we've shared an endurance swim session that's easy to incorporate into your training phase 💪🏽 Swipe across to see the workout ➡️ If you're looking for more workouts like this or are wondering how to structure this into your programme, we've got it all for you in the TRAINING SQUAD which you can join now via link in bio 🏆 
It's been awesome to see so many of you join our Endure IQ SQUAD rides on @gozwift recently 💪🏽 Having the chance to come together, smash a workout and enjoy a bit of banter is what training is all about! We've got epic workouts happening every Thursday at 7:30am NZDT unless we mention otherwise. So make sure to join in on the action and check out the info via link in bio 💥 
NEW BLOG POST: Recently, we blogged about the importance of the lactate threshold in long-distance triathlon training and performance. As we discussed, the lactate threshold is also referred to as the ‘aerobic threshold’, or VT1 and LT1. In this blog we are going to discuss the importance of the second physiological threshold, commonly referred to as the ‘anaerobic threshold’, ‘lactate turn-point’, or VT2 and LT2 (29). We refer to this second threshold as the ‘maximum metabolic steady-state’ (MMSS), and in this blog, we will explain why. Continue reading via link in bio 🏆 
With IM New Zealand not far around the corner we've whipped up a bike #squadsession to help you eek out some more strength gains ahead of race day 💪🏽 This is always a good one to do on tired legs after a big weekend, when you’re still looking for some quality. Swipe across to check it out ➡️ If you're looking for more workouts like this or are wondering how to structure this into your programme, we've got it all for you in the TRAINING SQUAD which you can join now via link in bio 🏆 
Whether you're stuck inside due to cold weather, or just looking for a new way to build functional strength endurance. This treadmill run #squadsession is a banger 💪🏽 The focus of this session is on building muscular endurance, or your ability to generate high forces for long periods 🏃♂️ Swipe across to see the workout ➡️ If you're looking for more workouts like this or are wondering how to structure this into your programme, we've got it all for you in the TRAINING SQUAD which you can join now via link in bio 🏆