Female Athlete Series: Part 2: Coaching Female Athletes with Liz Blatchford

Welcoming the legendary Liz Blatchford back on the podcast for Part 2 of our Female Athlete Series! In this episode she is sharing her immense knowledge and experience not only as an elite female athlete with a long and prosperous 18 year professional career, but now also as a triathlon coach to women. 

 

If you haven’t yet, go back and listen to episode 107 - Part 1 of the Female Athlete Series: Physiological Differences Between Male and Female Triathletes 

 

In this episode we dive into:

 

• Why do women need to train differently to men?
• Lesson’s she learnt from her career she now takes into her coaching
• Practical strategies to listen to your body and adjust training if needed
• How do you plan a program for a female athlete?
• Considerations for training during different phases of the menstrual cycle
• Considerations for Oral Contraceptive users 
• Coaching perimenopausal and menopausal women
• Training differences of older vs. younger triathletes 
• The importance of open communication with your coach

 

LINKS

 

Learn more about working with Liz Blatchford at RPG Coaching: rpgcoaching.com

 

Check how well you’re doing when it comes to your nutrition with our 50 step checklist to Triathlon Nutrition Mastery: dietitianapproved.com/checklist

 

Start working on your nutrition now with my Triathlon Nutrition Kickstart course: dietitianapproved.com/kickstart

 

It’s for you if you’re a triathlete and you feel like you’ve got your training under control and you’re ready to layer in your nutrition. It's your warmup on the path to becoming a SUPERCHARGED triathlete – woohoo!

 

Join the waitlist for our next opening of the Triathlon Nutrition Academy www.dietitianapproved.com/academy

 

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