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 well respected strength coach Kriss Hendy will discuss what it takes to truly reach your potential, whether your sights are set on your first 10km or the professional stage. Kriss will be regularly joined by inspiring guests, from sport and training to business and academia. Ultimately we'll look to answer the question 'Is it possible to achieve long-term successful performance whilst maintaining optimal health and lifestyle-balance?'.... To find out more about training with Kriss, head...
Why is it important to periodise your endurance training?
The goal with periodisation is to maximise your results, whilst reducing the risk of injury and staleness of your program over the longterm.
But what does this really look like?
Is it something you conciously do already or something you’d like to understand better.
In todays podcast Kriss discusses the importance of periodising your endurance program, what the potential issues are if you don’t andÂ
the clear benefits of when you do?
(00:00) Introduction to Strength for Endurance Podcast
(00:39) The Importance of Periodization in Endurance Training
(02:16) Understanding and I...
Mastering Ultra's & Trail Running is all about experience: Guest Episode with George Lucas
What does it take to be great at Ultra distance running? For those who have tackled that sort of distance, there are highs and lows and many surprises, no matter how prepared you feel going into the event.
This week we caught up with SFE athlete George Lucas, who put in an incredible performance at The Spine Challenger North earlier this month, to finish in the top 10.
Kriss and George talked about the experience he’s gained and lessons he’s learnt over the past 3 years. From socks and blisters to drinking mocha’s, an early...
What you might be missing when establishing training thresholds for a program
How do you establish your training parameters? Heart rate, power zones, rate of percieved exertion?Â
How do you then use these to set your programming? For many that’s where a coach comes in.Â
But whether it’s you or your coach doing the calculations, these shouldn’t be the things we use to establish our capacity for work, there are some less obvious markers that also need to be considered.
Listen in as Kriss explains more.
(00:00) Introduction to Strength for Endurance Podcast
(00:42) Understanding Athlete Thresholds
(01:13) Beyond Heart Rate and Powe...
More about The Endurance Speaker Series 2025
It's official Tickets are now on sale for our inaugural Endurance Speak Series!
We're so excited to bring you not one, but six amazing opportunities to learn, understand and apply topics that are going to truly transform the way you train, the way you coach and the way you perform moving forward.
Much more than the standard lectures you might have attended before, The Endurance Speaker Series puts a big focus on applying the information that is delivered. Attendees at each event will learn frameworks, key methods and top tips to intergrating the lastest research...
How to stay strong in the saddle
Todays episode is for the cyclists amongst you. Whether it’s road, track, trail, downhill, in a group or riding solo - our common desire is to ride to the best of our ability.Â
But we can’t escape the fact that sitting in this position, aero or not, is somewhat artificial. We expect our bodies to mould into optimal bike positions over long durations and high intensities.
Today we look at how strength and conditioning will allow you to ride with more power and more efficiency whilst minimising the risk of injury.
(00:00) Intro...
Subjective Feedback - The Power of Reflection
As we approach a new year, Kriss shares a invaluable tip to take forward if you want to get the most out of your training.
Subjective feedback……What is it? What does it look like for you? and How important is it to your training and performance?
Listen in to todays episode and think about how you can apply in the coming months.
(00:00) Introduction to Strength for Endurance Podcast
(00:41) The Importance of Feedback in Endurance Training
(02:17) Methods of Gathering Feedback
(04:07) The Power of Context in Training Programs
(06:42) Reflective Practices for...
Why we don't publicise our endurance programming
In todays episode Kriss answers the question 'Why we don’t showcase more of our endurance programming?"
Nowadays, the endurance world is saturated with template programs more than ever; whether it be 12, 16 or 24 week race plan, marathon program or Ironman build.Â
A seemingly innocent, cheaper and simpler training solution accessible at the click of a button, however more often than not it can have long term, costly consequences.
At SFE our reservations towards sharing our programming openly is not about keeping our cards close to our chest and our secrets hidden...Listen in as...
Pre & Post Pregnancy Considerations for Athletes with Alison Rose & Claire Merrett
Today Kriss is joined by Alison Rose and Claire Merrett from CSPC Physiotherapy in Leeds, who share their experience and expertise on both Pre and Post Pregnancy considerations for athletes.Â
Working with a wide range of clientele including the likes of Olympic Heptathlete Jessica Ennis, Alison and Claire have alot of knowledge to share and myths to dispel.
Topics in todays episode include the unexpected issues that happen in the body as a result of pregnancy, why the “easy” rehab exercises are so vitally important longterm and how most men don’t realise that they have a...
Discussing the less common symptoms of low energy availability (RED-S)
The term RED-S or 'Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport' is fairly well known within the endurance community. Previously termed the Female Athlete Triad, it's name now better represents an issue that affects both men and women.
Lack of a menstrual cycle, disordered eating, low body mass, stress fractures and osteopenia are some of the more commonly associated signs and symptoms when it comes to RED-S, but what about the lesser known symptoms?
Today Kriss talks from personal experience, as a coach and husband, about the less common symptoms of low energy availability, and why having...
Specific Skills For Trail Running
One of the draws to trail running is the ability to just get out there. Out into the mountains, forests, countryside, whatever your chosen environment. It’s easy... you can just put on your shoes and go, which is probably why we’ve seen the sport increase in popularity over the past couple of years.
So, the last thing we want to do is take the romantism away from you - the fun and thoughtlessness it brings. But we also want you to be able to keep doing it and keep reaching you’re goals, and in order...