Beginner Triathlete - Training articles

The impact forces and eccentric contractions associated with running stress muscles, ligaments, and tendons to a point that requires greater recovery than the other sports.

By incorporating progressive, gradual, and quantifiable training, you will not only get faster, you will reduce your risk of injury.

Bike upgrades to gain speed: better wheelsets, a tri-bike, road bike with aerobars, even getting rid of those love handles before getting that lighter bike.

A comparison between two athletes and their results based on a high intensity vs a low intensity program.

Negative splitting is a learned skill, and can be a valuable tool to use in virtually any race situation. Employing Negative Split workouts in your training can improve your racing.

Is there a point of diminishing returns? At some point, age catches up with us all. In general, as we age, VO2 max decreases, body fat increases, and muscular strength drops off.

Many times a missed workout leads to undue stress and frustration which can adversely affect athletic performance and day-to-day life. Here are some tips to deal with the inevitable missed workout.

Training for endurance athletics can be a complicated time gobbling monster. This is an understatement for the majority of us that are trying to juggle a full time job and/or school with training.

A depressive, convinced that he is unloved by those close to him, may seek to win a more general recognition of his merits by acquiring public acclaim; competition is one way of doing this.

If you haven’t done any bricks yet, this isn’t the time to start piling them on, but here are some examples you could do in the lead up to your race.

A general observation of how fatigue can be caused by so many different sources. Finding the true reason can be as simple as watching the sun rise.

Why triathletes must absolutely warm up, activate muscles, strengthen core, and stretch effectively.

Are you doing everything you can to shave a few seconds off of your bike-to-run transition?

You will have more energy during your rest or taper period. Don't be tempted to use it! Save it for your event and you will be glad you did.

In order to maintain the rest of our life, we also have to become skilled at time management. Here are a few suggestions for getting workouts in when you can.