There’s little more frustrating than inaccurate heart rate monitor strap! Here, Nick Grange, world record holder and multi-event winner, recommends which heart rate monitor straps to use and what to
Advice when buying a heart rate monitor strap
Category: Top Tips
All the great articles from the ‘top-tips’ category of the Elite Outdoor Fitness blog all in one place.
Endurance Training Glucose vs Ketosis – How to manage your fuelling
Nick Grange, world record holder and multi-event winner, explains how he fuels during training, gives hints & tips and discusses the products he uses. Join us as we break down
Mastering Uphill Running
Mastering Uphill Running: Practical Tips to Boost Uphill Running Speed and Stamina As an elite fitness expert with a background in special forces training and multiple World Records, I’ve encountered
Mastering Endurance Training Fuelling: Navigating Glucose and Ketosis
Nick Grange, world record holder and multi-event winner, explains how he fuels during training, gives hints & tips and discusses the products he uses. Are you ready to optimise your
Avoiding Achilles Tendinitis, Mortons Neuroma, and Plantar Fasciitis
Tried-and-tested techniques for avoiding Achilles Tendinitis, Mortons Neuroma, and Plantar Fasciitis. If you have any questions or need support or advice with your training, please get in touch. 📩 nick@eliteoutdoorfitness.com
Long Slow Distance (LSD) Progression Training
Nick Grainge, the multi World Record Holder & winner of Paras 10, Commando 30 and Fan Dance, covers what works for him when it comes to getting the most out
Understanding VO2 Max
Unlocking Your Potential: Understanding VO2 Max and How to Elevate It Welcome to Elite Outdoor Fitness, where we’re dedicated to helping you reach the peak of your physical and mental
Essential Guide to Cortisol and Fitness Training
Content Definition Cortisol and Stress Cortisol and Fitness Conclusion and Top Tips Definition of Cortisol Cortisol is a steroid hormone that your adrenal glands produce and release. Adrenal glands are
Recovery After Extensive Training
Have you been training for an extensive period of time?! If so, a good recovery is vital. But how and when do you do this effectively!? Here, Nick explains the
Post Event Recovery
So, your training has gone well, you’ve done a successful pre-event de-load and competed in an event. What next?! Here, Nick explains the most effective ways to recover following a
Training After a Cold or Virus
Your training is going well, then suddenly you’re knocked off course with an illness! As annoying as this is, it happens to all of us at some point. With so
Weighted Fitness or Bergen Training Tips
Bergen or weighted fitness training is incredibly effective in supporting you to meet your overall fitness goals, but you need a strategy! In this video, Nick covers some expert tips
Implementing Strength and Conditioning Training
Strength and conditioning training is essential in supporting you to meet your overall fitness goals, but how do you ensure you maximise your efforts?! In this video, Nick covers some
How to increase your weekly mileage
Nick explains how to increase your weekly mileage, how this can affect your overall fitness gains, how you can deploy progressive tactics with supplementary training, am pm sessions and managing your expectations.
Shoulder Impingement
Nick shows a good way to reduce, fix or help discomfort of shoulder impingement
Basics How to do press ups and pull ups
Nick explains how a novice or someone coming back into strength training can approach the basic movements to force strength without putting too much pressure on joints.
Accountability
In this video Nick explains the importance of adding accountability to your training to ensure you are accountable or feel accountable for the training and progress you are making; how
Training and Emotional Balance
Nick explains the generic way that most people train and why lack consistency because of plateauing in training, and thus having imbalance at a hormone level.
Strength and Conditioning for Runners
Nick explains the best way to build strength and conditioning into a runners schedule and how to start using basic compound movements.
How to do press ups and pull ups
Nick explains how you can approach the basic movements to force strength without putting too much pressure on your joints.
1st Person Mental Rehearsal
The second in a series of short videos that look at how to mentally prepare for any event.
Performance vs balanced food supplementations
How do you supplement your diet, what should you be considering in eating as part of a balanced diet when your training?
Reducing the risk of runner’s knee
Nick explains how he has reduced the likeliness of runner’s knee. A common injury in runners when increasing load and yet it’s easy to mitigate against it.
3rd Person Mental Rehearsal
The second in a series of short videos that look how to mentally prepare for any event.
