CORE - Ski and Triathlon Academy

Don't forget the basics!

Triathlon is One Sport Treating triathlon as three different sports could be holding you back from your best performance. Level III British Triathlon Coach Nick Busca teaches you how to integrate your triathlon training into one discipline.

With the 'coming of the age,' we should train slightly differently. But how?

I tried to round-up some facts and solutions here.

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I’m Getting Older! How Should I Train? — nicolabusca.com “The silver lining's got a touch of grey.”

No swimming pools in the UK for the moment. But if you're starting to swim in open waters again, don't forget these 10 things

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Swimming Again? Don't Forget These! — nicolabusca.com With many countries easing their lockdown, several triathletes and swimmers are once again training at their local and favorite swimming pools . That is still not the case in the UK, where we can only swim in open waters. The thing isn't bad per sé, but you know, when we don't have something, we mi

Mind training is a very important part of athletes' development. As well as the muscles, the brain needs the training to become stronger.

Have a read about the approach of Hannah Winter, Mario Reiser, and Michele Ufer if you want to have some more info about it.

And get in touch if you're interested to know more!

Want to be Mentally Tough? Start Here. We know mental training is a key part of athletic performance. Here’s where three experts suggest we start.

Special episode of SubX, in the format Sub40 this time.

We had two special guests, bot High-Performance Triathlon Coaches with British Triathlon.

Jahn Hanson of Evolving Tri Training and Carl Botten of TriTalk.co.uk.

It was a legendary chat. Special mention to Simon Ward - our Master Coach Jedi.

Special SubX Sub5 - E6 - SPECIAL EPISODE - Sub40. Nick meets Jahn and Carl, both L3 High-Performance Triathlon Coaches with British Triathlon. A Legendary chat!

Because of the strict lockdown rules in Italy, our athletes there couldn't run outdoors for almost two months.

What to do in these extreme circumstances to maintain some sort of physical and mental fitness in running, when also swimming was out of the equation and cycling only possible on the turbo?

I followed Brett 'The Doc' Sutton advice and experimented with the jump rope.

Here's what my athletes say about their experience with the new routine.

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Athletes' Spotlight - How Was It? The Jump Rope — nicolabusca.com “I was jumping rope. Everything was fine. And then suddenly everything seemed so futile” — Charles M. Schulz (cartoonist)

Why I Don't Zwift (Any More, and For Now)

PS: I don't have anything against it, though!

Why I Don't Use Zwift (Any More, and For Now) — nicolabusca.com Many of my athletes asked me why I'm not training and racing on the famous platform. Here's a couple of reasons why I choose not to.

I recently asked my athletes why they do triathlon. I thought this is a good time to slow down and reflect on what pushes us to do what we do.

And of course, I also practice what I preach.

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Why I 'Tri' It — nicolabusca.com I initially 'tri-ed' it randomly. I wanted to improve my swimming technique and get fit after a few years of university/punk-rock lifestyle. I was still skiing and climbing, but it was all mixed up with lots of drinking and partying.  So, after a holiday to Corsica, I looked up swimming cl

How do Italian triathletes train these days? We asked Andrea Ajmar, aka JJ, in the new episode of Sub 5 (Sub 20, actually).

Sub 5 - Ep 5 Special Episode. How do triathletes train in Italy at the moment?

As we're all trying to set in in a new routine and normality, I thought that a lighter read on proteins (also sugar and fat-free, would be appropriate for a Monday morning.

This is a guide to proteins for endurance sports that I wrote for TrainingPeaks' coach blog with the help of Core's nutritionist Robert Gorgos (oh, yes, he happens to be BORA-hansgrohe nutritionist as well).

Stay healthy and find the rhythm!

An Athlete’s Protein Primer Everything you ever wanted to know about how protein works in your body, and how athletes can choose the right sources for recovery and performance.

I'm sure there aren't many triathletes who train too little. The problem, on the other hand, is to know when training has become too much or too intense.

Are You Training Too Much? Too Hard? — nicolabusca.com You need to train to improve your fitness level. Daah! "That's something we already know," you may argue. But how much training is enough and when does it become too much? How do you know that your current workload is adequate for what your body can actually take it? I'm asking these quest

Endurance sports are addictive. And there is a physiological reason for it.

SO PLEASE, KNOW YOURSELF AND DO IT FOR THE RIGHT REASON!

Are You Addicted to Endurance Sports? — nicolabusca.com I can resist everything except temptation. Oscar Wilde