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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Q&A with Abby Sneddon – Sydney Uni Women’s Cycling Team
Abby Sneddon - Sydney Uni Women's Cyclist Originally from the Central Coast, NSW, 24 year old Abby Sneddon has been racing bikes for three years and riding for around four. Although she may have taken up the sport later in life, her passion and drive...
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Why Does the Body Plateau in Training
The Training Plateau The infamous training plateau…an athlete’s greatest anxiety, a body builder’s biggest fear, a fitness-freak’s foremost phobia. Okay, it’s not that bad, but you probably have heard the term thrown around between PT’s, or high-end...
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Q&A with Emily Watts – Sydney Uni Women’s Cycling Team
Emily Watts - Sydney Uni Women's Cyclist As a high school student, Emily successfully juggles training and her final year of study at the same time. Cycling is definitely a large part of her life, if she's not cycling, she's thinking about it. After a...
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Fasted Training
Fasted Training is it Right for You? You may well have heard all sorts of different and contradictory views regarding fasted training; is it good or bad for you, does it help you to build up endurance or burn fat like never before to get those...
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Q&A with Chloe Heffernan – Sydney Uni Womens Cycling Team
Chloe Heffernan - Sydney Uni Women's Cyclist Growing up in Wollongong, NSW, Chloe started cycling on both the track and road when she was just 8 years old. During her school years she played soccer as well but at the age of 16 decided to focus on her...
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Different Types of Cyclists
What Type of Cyclist are you? Cycling is a hugely popular sport worldwide, amongst people of all sorts of different shapes and sizes, from different backgrounds and with different careers and interests. But, most importantly, with different outlooks...
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