Whether you’re preparing for your first triathlon or grinding out kilometres in Newcastle’s ocean baths, the shoulder is the workhorse of your swim. It’s also the joint most likely to complain when volume or technique slip. Repetitive overhead motion creates enormous stress on the rotator cuff and surrounding stabilisers — leading to tightness, impingement, or even tendon overload. At Up N Adam Performance Training & Physiotherapy in Newcastle, we help swimmers and triathlete

You train hard, you eat well, you push yourself to improve. But what if your biggest limiter isn’t your fitness — it’s your recovery? At...

Triathlon training isn’t just about logging miles in the pool, on the bike, or on the road — it’s about how well your body can handle...

Triathletes ask a lot from their bodies — training across swim, bike, and run disciplines means constant loading on different tissues,...

Ask most triathletes what their training looks like, and you’ll hear about swim intervals, long rides, and run sessions. But strength...

Training for triathlon is like juggling three demanding sports at once . Swim, bike, and run sessions all place stress on the body, and...

Triathlon training pushes the body across three demanding sports — swimming, cycling, and running. While this variety reduces the risk of some injuries, it multiplies the chance of overuse injuries if training loads aren’t managed carefully. At Up N Adam Performance Training & Physiotherapy in Newcastle, we see triathletes from sprint distance to Ironman battling the same recurring issues. Here are the top 5 injuries we see in Newcastle triathletes — and how we help you fix t