When do you do strenght/core training?

This is probably more for the strength training forum but..right now I am lifting for about 1:15 2x a week (Tues & Thurs). 3 sets of about 12 including body weight exercises such as pull ups and pushups. All sport specific. I lift on mornings that I will do a run or ride in the afternoon (followed the next morning by a swim. Not really training for anything right now as I am in recovery from injury mode. When training picks up and I'm focusing more on S/B/R I will ususally lift one day a week doing 2 sets of 12 and not as many exercises.

As for core-I do a major ab/core routine 3x a week (non lifting days because of time). I try to do it in the am because if I save it for the pm, it won't happen! (like tonight, I will probably poop out before I do any abs or physical therapy!)

hope this helps!

I'm not training for anything specific now. Soon I want to sign up for two Olimpic tris. I will probably do them in September or October. Most triathletes look like they are walking muscles. Maybe I should just lose more fat.

Serious strength training and triathlon don't really go together that well.  The majority of the time in a race is spent either biking or running, neither of which use a whole lot of upper body.

If you look at the top pro's, none of them are carrying around any extra fat but they have little bird chests.

I just added some strength training to my regimen - mainly to add some muscle to my arms which look like tooth picks (and help my swim a little).  So I do some weights 2x a week for 30 mins.  I always do it after any SBR workouts - because those are key.  I do the weights during the time I'd be lounging around before work having a coffee.

Love it, I shoulda thought of this!  Well done you are so right! 

What are reverse crunches? Never heard of them before

Thanks

i do strength training 4-5 times a week, with two of those workouts being lower body specific.  a three workout day for me would be AM run, mid afternoon strength training, PM swim/bike.  on the weekends i'll do run/bike in the AM and then strength training around noon sometime and swim/run/bike in the PM.

i don't think there is any specific muscle groups to avoid working prior to an activity, but personally i won't do lower body prior to a hard cycle/run session and i won't do a shoulder or triceps workout prior to swim.  everything else is fair game.

just make sure not to run/bike/swim immediately prior to hitting the gym.  you are wasting your time and will see extremely little gains in strength or mass that way.

I go to the gym two mornings a week, usually Tuesdays and Thursdays.

In my pre-triathons days I was at the gym five or six days a week focusing on bodybuilding routines.

These days I mostly do high rep/moderate weight circuit training and other core stuff.  Strength training helps me manage some old back and joint injuries.  

I'm also at an age (58), where I need to work a bit harder to maintain muscle mass.

Mark

once they incorporate pushups, pullups, jump rope, flipping tires etc to triathlons I will start incorporating those things. For now those things do not make me faster. Coach says if we have time to lift weights then he will be more than happy to make our workouts longer. If you have time to lift weights you have time to S/B/R.  I went from an FTP of 221w to 250w in 3 months. Never squatted, leg pressed, leg curled, flipped a tire etc.

strength training helps you look good in a trisuit... sport specific trianing helps you look good on the results sheet.