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After a bit of a break while we introduced Florence to the big wide world - we’re back!

We can’t wait to keep sharing our knowledge and love of paddling with you all!

In full flight! 🌬️

When you look at this photo, what's one technical tip you'd give teenage Jordan?

Have you checked out our 65 session Handbook?

This e-book includes 65 of our absolute favourite training sessions. From aerobic paddles, to sprinting, race practice and more, each of these sets are designed so you are working on a specific component of your paddling.

Rather than giving you 65 random sets, we’ve split them into 9 different training categories so you can match a session with the period of training you are in.

Check it out on our website now :)

Who else likes starting the week with a nice long aerobic paddle?

What paddle length do you use?

In our handbook 'The Set Up' we run through different options and why you might run a certain length. Jump on our website to check it out!

Let's talk legs!

Our legs are the link between our body and the boat. When you're creating good pressure with your legs, you're able to drive power through your boat which should culminate in extra boat speed.

Leg drive looks different in different types of boats. In a kayak you'll be able to get a lot more up and down movement than what you're able to get in a ski, and that's totally fine. What's important is that with each stoke your foot is pressing hard against the foot bar/plate and your leg connects with this and drives into the back of the seat. You should then feel your body connect and transfer up into your lats and into your arms.

Feeling a little like this picture at the moment... This year feels like it's all just a blur! How is it already June?!

Have you checked your fittings lately?

Make a habit out of looking over your gear on a regular basis. Screws can come loose when travelling and fittings can get stuck if you're in the salt water. A couple of minutes every few weeks might save you the hassle of having to replace something, or better yet, avoid getting into a situation where your gear fails mid session/race!

When you're paddling in the back of a team boat, where do you look?

We both tend to focus our eyes in between the front persons shoulder blades, so we can mimic their rotational movements. Obviously your eyes will naturally go towards looking at their blade, but we find that focussing on their body movement and trying to match the front persons rhythm will help make the boat feel smooth and together (and should subsequently result in good blade timing).

Alyce's go-to set up. and . If you're down at Surf Aussies, make sure you pop in to the Dolphin tent to check out all of their gear!

A massive good luck to all of the Clubbies racing at Surf Aussies this week. If you see us down the beach, make sure you come over and say hey!

How often do you review your progress?

Through each training block we are regularly reviewing our progress to help better inform our direction moving forward. We use measures like V02 lab testing, key on water monitoring sessions, lactate readings, skin folds, gym tests, and the list goes on.

Whilst not everyone has access to these resources, we recommend adding in key weekly monitoring sessions so you can track your progress here. Or, a key session that you will do in calm and fair conditions at the end of every block.

How often do you carry out boat maintenance?

Staying on top of your equipment will help prolong its life and also ensure you don't run in to any unexpected issues. On top of your typical daily wash down routine, we recommend checking and cleaning your screws, rails, weights and steering once every month. This is especially important if you paddle in salt water!

In addition to this, if you do a long trip with your boat on a car or trailer, you should ensure all of your fittings are checked upon your arrival.

We’re incredibly excited to be partnering with Paddle WA’s Women of Avon Program. If you’re in WA, make sure you get involved!

We are so excited to have paddlr. on board as an official partner of the Live_Lighter Women of the Avon for 2022! 💪🦸‍♀️

paddlr is a brand new paddling platform run by Alyce and Jordan Wood. You probably recognise those names as they're dual Olympic Sprint Kayakers, World Champions, husband and wife, and soon-to-be parents! They have created a great variety of knowledgeable training products that can benefit all forms of paddling, so visit https://www.paddlr.co/ to check out what they have!

All participants of the 2022 Women of the Avon will receive a code to get 25% off all products on their site, right up until the Avon Descent weekend! 🙌

Sunday 13th March - 9.00am to 12.30pm
Saturday 19th March - 11.00am to 2.30pm
Saturday 26th March - 9.00am to 12.30pm

Register now for the program in the link below 👇
https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=268344

Kids in Kayaks... We LOVE to see it! 😍

A few of our faves...What's your craft of choice?

When you live in Queensland, a post session dip is sometimes very necessary! 🔥

Tip: If you've just finished a session and you're feeling very hot, it's important you try and cool down as quickly as possible. Jumping in the water or an ice bath can help. Otherwise having a really cold drink prepped and ready is super beneficial. The quicker you do this, the quicker your body can properly recover.

Happy Hump Day!

As we reach the middle of your training week, now is a great time to make sure you're recovering properly. Are you getting enough sleep? Have you been keeping up with your stretching? Drinking enough water? Are you getting in enough good food for fuel? Do you need to book a physio/massage appointment? Staying on top of all of these things will help ensure you're able to complete the rest of the training week to the best of your ability.

The best way to start the week 😍

Who doesn't love a free ride on coaches boat wash after a hard session?! 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️

You might have noticed a lot of a our training gear have lines on them...

One of the things we love about the performance wear is their motion technology which highlights key biometric markers and lines on the body, to show how you're moving in every session. When we're doing video feedback this is super helpful as it makes it easier to assess our movements and correct our technique.

Whilst nothing can ever replace km's in the boat, cross training is a great addition to your weekly training routine. We're not great runners, so we like to add either Swimming or Mountain Bike riding. What's your go-to cross training session?

Caption this ⬇️

April learning the tricks of the trade!

Practice makes perfect with paddling. No-one will ever be a master first time round, or even second/third/fourth/fifth etc. It takes a lot of time to perfect, but once you've got the hang of it, it's super rewarding!

Are you a left or right handed paddler?

Jordan is right handed in day-to-day life, but is a left handed paddler. This is because his Mum was a lefty, so her paddle was the first he used and therefore it stuck!

There's no right or wrong, but it's important to note that if you're paddling in a team boat with someone using a different handed paddle, the photos may not look as symmetrical as you'd expect.

The perfect weekend duo.

This is your reminder to STRETCH!

With your stretching, rather than always trying to be more and more flexible, we both have a baseline of flexibility with each body part that we know is optimal for us. So we stretch more if we’re further away from that baseline than what we’d like, and less if we’re on the money. It takes a while to find this baseline, but it’s been really helpful to us for injury prevention and to be able to quickly pick up on any areas of concern.

We're never going to be as flexible as Gymnasts, so don't stress if you can't do the splits! 😜