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AEROMAX DIRECTOR - GRANT GILES COACHING

grant@aeromaxteam.com

Coaching Experience

 

 

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Training Philosophy

My coaching philosophy is the straight forward approach of stress and recovery and a whole sport attitude, keeping in mind that triathlon is one sport, not three.

Aeromax team programmes have a heavy emphasis on periodisation with sound aerobic base and strength emphasis being the cornerstone of our programmes. I firmly believe that improvements come from the athlete’s ability to lay solid foundations to support more intense training and that should be the ongoing process of any successful training programme. This doesn’t have to be more mileage than an airbus, but does have to be the right doses of the right intensities at the right times to bring the athlete to his or her goal races healthy- uninjured- fit and ready to race.

My coaching philosophy has come from racing triathlons for 14years with 10 years at the elite level. I never considered myself a very gifted athlete so I made sure I maximised what I had to work with. I made the most of the training that I could absorb by planning it and periodising the work my body was capable of doing. This was a lot less than a lot of the other pros were doing. Just because you don't have the ability to absorb high volume work doesn't mean you can't get the most from yourself. Personally, I had a little mantra I used for myself and that was "maximise what I have to work with today". I truly believe that with the right approach and dedication to a plan we can all achieve the goals we set for ourselves.

My experience and knowledge is that “fatigue is fatigue” anyway you cut it, and the athlete must consider his or her recovery programme as thoroughly as the training programme itself.

One of the most important factors that I see as extremely underutilised is mental training and application by athletes. As a long term coach in touch with many athletes of different athletic abilities everyday - this is one area that has become of great interest to me and the benefits of correct mental application apply from the winner right down to the person just wanting to participate. Great focus and mental strength need to be rehearsed as part of the training programme for maximum race day results.

Here are a few aspects of athlete programming that are very important.

My commitment as a coach is to create and maintain a well balanced, unfatigued, motivated and importantly mentally strong athlete by devising a programme which sets up the optimal personal environment for that athlete to perform, based on their own life circumstances and strengths and weaknesses, whether they be first year athletes or seasoned pros.

Racing Career

 

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
1994- 9th - AUSTRALIAN IRONMAN
1995- 7th -AUSTRALIAN IRONMAN
1995- 3rd -STRONGMAN IRONMAN
1995- 8th -SCANDANAVIAN LONG COURSE C'SHIPS
1995- 7th -INTERNATIONAL IRONMAN DENMARK
1996- 10th -AUSTRALIAN IRONMAN
1997- 7th - AUSTRALIAN IRONMAN
1998- 1st -NSW STATE IRONMAN C'SHIPS
1998- 5th -FORSTER HALF IRONMAN
1998- 5th -CALLALA HALF IRONMAN
1998- 5th -AUSTRALIAN IRONMAN
1998- 1st -GREG WELCH TROPHY PRO CAT
1999- GERMAN 1st BUNDASLIGA RACING
2001- 4th -FORSTER HALF IRONMAN
2001- 7th -AUSTRALIAN IRONMAN
2001- 1st -NSW STATE IRONMAN C'SHIPS
2001- 5th -NSW STATE CLUB C'SHIPS 1/30/8
2002- 5th -FORSTER HALF IRONMAN
HAWAII QUALIFIER ‘91 ’92 ’93 ’94 ’95 ’96 ’97 ’98 ’01

 


 

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