Beginner Triathlon Training - 7 Killer Techniques
By Bob Cotter
If you are a beginner to triathlon training, you may not be absolutely certain how to go about training for this grueling athletic event. Training is of the utmost importance. But, your competitors are also in deep into the training. So how might you give yourself an edge with doing even BETTER training? Winning does begin with the training, after all.
Let's take a look at some insider training knowledge that can give you an amazing edge in the competition on that most important of days--race day.
1) You have to train by targeting different target heart rate zones. Depending on your age and body type, aim for certain target heart rates; hitting them means you can maximize your benefits while at once minimizing your recovery time. You will take your metabolism to the limit while simultaneously not burning yourself out. Target heart rate training definitely maximizes your triathlon training's benefits.
2) Systematically and gradually increase the speeds and distances of your triathlon training so you minimize the chances of injury that can interfere with your performance or even keep you from competing come race day. If you are ignorant of this practice, your training is finished before you've gotten started. You cannot go out full blast when you are first beginning; you are just about begging for an injury if you do this. As with all things, you have to start out practicing slowly so that you learn quickly. Trust your body to adapt in the right time.
3) Make certain that you have in place: a strategic drinking method; a training diet; and a race day diet. You need to keep yourself hydrated, and you need to avoid being unable to "push through that wall of pain" that inevitably comes to all endurance athletes at some point(s) in their race. The correct diet will be rich in protein and carbs, and low in refined sugars and unnecessary starches. It will also minimize lactic acid buildup (translation: cut down on the cow's milk, especially within 24 hours of a race day).
4) Use a lubrication oil like baby oil or something else to enable you to easily and quickly slip out of your wetsuit after the swim. In the triathlon, little things mean a lot!
5) Build your body and your technique with bricks. You need to do two-sport training sessions in one complete triathlon training day, practicing changing from swimming to cycling or cycling to running. These are "brick" sessions. On the day of the race, there will be no mercy. If you are basically the same in fitness, strength, speed, and whatever else as your closest competitor, if he can make the transitions between different sports with greater skill than you, it only makes sense that he's going to beat you.
6) Strength training is terribly overlooked by many a triathlete. If you are worried about injury or too much bulk from weight training or just feel you don't have the time, use pure resistance training instead--where you build up your strength by lifting and moving your own body weight, not "weights".
7) Make your training fun and interesting. Emphasize different sports on different days and make some days "heavy" days and others "light" days. But always remember to train extra hard on your weakest event. Success in the triathlon is built upon balance. In this way, it's like training for a dance performance.
Take this balanced and complete triathlon training approach to the heights!
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