I’m Frederic Simon, founder and head coach at Yousuli. I coach triathletes and endurance athletes using a mix of sports science, biomechanics, and behavior change—so your training creates speed without wasting time.
FREDERIC SIMON
Credentials overview
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USAT certified triathlon lvl II coach + specializations (short/long/youth/paratriathlon)
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Ironman certified, TrainingPeaks certified
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Biomechanics / orthopedics focus (S/C)
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Sport nutrition specialist
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Behavior change (CBT)
My story
Little
It would be a mistake to tie your identity to one event; but some moments do change how you see the world.
When I was about six months old, I fell into a pool and was found about five minutes later. I survived by pushing off the bottom to breathe. For years, the wall of that pool was the only thing I dreamed about.
Later, I grew up extremely active and found my way into sports: swimming, skiing, riding, and combat sports.
Journey
Perhaps because I didn’t feel protected from danger as a child, I learned early to look for freedom elsewhere and created tools to help cope with hardships and SA. I chased adventure and, when I could, escaped into the wilderness. As a teenager I set out to travel, and those years shaped me more than any plan ever could—through good and bad experiences across India, China, Canada, and much of Europe.
Coaching
After about ten years in martial arts—and two years training in a remote village in China; I began coaching MMA and self-defense in 2005 at BLCU (Beijing). My love for combat sports never changed, but my move into endurance sport showed me something important: it can be both therapeutic and widely accessible.
Since then, I’ve stayed on a simple mission: keep learning, so the people I coach waste less time and get better outcomes
Athlete
I’ve always been more drawn to training than racing. I like long projects that test biomechanics and the limits of the mind. In 2015, I completed a marathon every week across China and was featured in a national documentary.
Later during covid years, I took on the 7030+: 1.9 km swim, 90 km bike, and 21 km run - repeated for 101 consecutive days. I have also crossed seas in open water swims, from Italy to France for example, or across the smaller yet mythical Galilee. And there will be more challenges along the way.
If that interests you here is non-exhaustive list of some more things. To be updated.
2017 CCTV4 Documentary 30min feature documentary around Coach Frederic. The documentary called "One man marathon", followed him on his journey to complete a marathon weekly around China.
I have had the privilege to be involved into many welfare project: this one about the "Children left behind"
After E-everesting, my longest indoor ride to date was 33+hours and 1000km long.
I got invited to roughly 100 marathons in China, and more often than not I tried my best to encourage and promote participation.
Hold a 500 strong zombie run back in 2012, in the middle of Beijing Olympic park, media did a small piece called accurately "Play your way to fitness"
2003
Jiaozuo TV Documentary about Coach Frederic, training Taijiquan near Chenjiagou (the birth place of Taiji), and sharing MMA techniques with other students.
Cohosting TV show on Beijing TV about Paris Marathon. To be honest, it is hard to make it interesting without going to technical.
From 2012 to 2018 I was actively involved in helping with marathon development in China,.
Even after moving away from full time martial art coaching I tried to host periodic free self defense camps at local gyms.
Gave a few talks at Specialized in China, as they were a pretty active riding group. These were about training development, speed increase, etc.
A small 15minute long documentary on Henan TV about Taijiquan, and martial arts.
Men's Health interview about running technique and running tips in 2019 along with doctor
Romanov.
A presentation in 2016 for local the sport channel in China about "running sins", which was more of a playful observation of my runs around china. First slide was from a photo I took of an athlete smoking after an Ultra run.
Invited to talk on BTV about overseas studies, and once more encouraging sport participation as a way to create social ties and prevent isolation.
Brought somewhere around 500 athletes in races around China, back then I was using often the name ATK3.
Interview for Vladivostok TV about the f Ice Run, a Run taking part on the frozen Japanese Sea by minus 30° Celsius (-22°F)
CECN Documentary in 2018
about myexperience running on the roads and on trails in China.
From 2007 to 2018, I had fun hosting bootcamps, and corporate events mixing sports, and adventure.
This specific one was for WV China.
One of the most memorable finishes and welcome: the last day of Thunder mountain challenge
(42+42+21km running race)
A double page piece for Runners'World China, where we talked about the "Naked Pig Run", an event ran in the cold spring in winter where runners wore... less than necessary.
A Global times Interview about
MMA and self defence.
From 2005 to 2008, I started a MMA studio with friends in the heart of Beijing.
This was taken on the day 101 of my self supported challenge that had me complete the equivalent of a half ironman triathlon every day for 101 days. I was gifted the superman outfit by a local boy.
This photo was taken near the bottom less lake in Shangrila where I was promoting local tourism, and running a 5km at ±4000m alt (13000Ft).
Preparing for a 14+km open water in Sardinia.
Was greeted by calm seas, and dolphins.
Quick FAQ
“Do you coach remotely?”
Yes, I have had the chance to work with athletes locally, and internationally.
“Do you coach beginners
Yes, I coach true beginners looking to finish a race to pros aiming for the win.
“Triathlon vs running-only?”
I am very comfortable with swim, bike, and running mechanics. If the question is "can you coach running only"? then the answer is yes, absolutely. I have had my fair share of Boston, and UTMB qualifiers over the years.
"Do you travel to other countries for workshops?"
Yes, I am trying to work on workshops, and training camps, in Europe, Asia, the Middle East -