Periodisation: planning out your year
Hello! Today I want to talk about periodisation and how you can use this technique to train smarter and avoid over training and burn out. This is going to be a 6 part blog series and will most likely take me weeks to get out but that’s ok… let’s just begin and...
Believing in myself, failing to set goals and hard questions
After my last post, I dived into myself and started to ask the hard questions. Questions like who do I skate for? Why do I skate? What metrics am I using to measure whether I’m a success or a failure? What are my values and beliefs? Why are those my values and...
My Training Diary and Bullet Journalling
Due to my crazy schedule, I’ve been struggling to fit in enough time to train on skates. So recently I’ve started training on skates by myself during the day when the rink is empty. It’s been great! I get so much done in shorter amounts of time and I’ve been loving...
Life Update: New year new me?
As Kylie Jenner famously said, 2016 was the year of “like, realising stuff”. While I’m not entirely sure what I was meant to be realising or if I realised anything at all, I do agree with her when she said that certain years have certain “vibes”. 2017 feels like it...A bit of Physiology – Part 1
So, what’s the best way to get fit for skating? How do we get strong for skating? What’s the best way to improve our fitness so we can get through 3 back to back routines without any complaints? And ultimately, how do we become the best athletes we can be?