The Benefits of Martial Arts
Why Martial Arts Is So Good Martial arts; one of the oldest types of sports known to man, and it’s no surprise that many different forms are still around today. Judo, Karate, Taekwondo, Jujitsu, Krav Maga, MMA (the list could go on): each form of martial...
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What Happens to Your Body During a Triathlon?
Triathlons and Your BodyWhat happens to your body during a triathlon? Well, of course, it depends on the length of the triathlon, doesn’t it? Some sprint distance triathlons (400m swim, 20km bike and a 5km run) can take the fast boys just over an hour or...
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5 Reasons Sleep Optimises Performance
Sleep; what a wonderful thing. It’s our decompressor, our rejuvenator, our life-support. It’s a crucial part of every person’s lifestyle, even more so for the physically active amongst us. Roger Federer claims to sleep for almost 12 hours a night! Now,...
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4 Ways Electrolytes Optimise Your Performance
What are Electrolytes? Electrolytes; a fancy word that may not mean too much to a lot of us, except from the fact we know they’re important in some way, right? Correct. Electrolytes are indeed extremely important, but what are they exactly? Well, they’re...
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Why is Mixed Training So Good?
Humans are interesting creatures; we’ve become the dominant species on our planet, explored all seven continents, and now, turned our endless curiosity to technological developments. Despite all of this impressive exploration, we tend to stick to what we...
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Q&A with Anna Booth – Sydney Uni Women’s Cycling Team
Introducing Cyclist Anna Booth Meet Anna Booth, one of the superstars of Sydney Uni - Staminade women’s cycling team. Originally from Hobart, Tasmania, we asked Anna about her love of cycling, cycling goals and she takes us through some of her training and...
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Does Music Affect the Way You Train?
For most of us, our first thought in response to this question is an immediate ‘yes’; think of Rocky running through the woods to ‘Eye of the Tiger’ - of course it affects the way you train – music can pump you up so much you can lift bags of rocks, sprint...
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Q&A with Jade Colligan – Sydney Uni Women’s Cycling Team
Introducing Cyclist Jade Colligan Jade Colligan is the latest cyclist in our series of stories with the Sydney Uni – Staminade women’s team. Originally from Jervis Bay in NSW, 22 years old Jade is studying a Bachelor of Exercise Science at Wollongong...
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The Pros and Cons of Resistance Band Training
Resistance bands have somewhat of a bad reputation amongst gym keen beans; their garish colours are most often associated with ‘boxercise’ classes, or something along the same lines, and it’s questioned how much they can really help you to add muscle mass…...
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Q&A with Megan Scott – Sydney Uni Women’s Cycling Team
Introducing Cyclist Megan Scott Meet Megan Scott, the latest cyclist we put the spotlight on in our series with the Sydney Uni - Staminade women’s cycling team. A full-time lawyer and part-time cyclist, Megan sometimes wishes it was the other way around!...
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Top 6 Most Extreme Endurance Tests in the World
How Tough is Too Tough? There are two types of people in this world, those who like to suffer and those who don’t. It’s not just a desire to suffer for a few mere minutes and then it’s all over, no, they want to suffer for hour upon hour with no end in sight! (Okay,...
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SWOOSH Snowsailer Iceland Roundup
Post Iceland Adventure Team SWOOSH snowsailer are back from their amazing trip to Iceland and we caught up with Charles Werb to talk about the adventure, challenges and how Staminade helped along the way. What was the highlight of your trip? Without...
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