Training to much?

I would fit a rest day in there whether you feel you need it or not. Proper rest is very very important. You should have at least one day with nothing to give your body a chance to heal up. Just my 2 pennies. Jack

Edited by JaWaLav 2004-02-24 12:09 AM

I like Friel's Bible too, I just got his older Cycling Bible I am reading now. I am with Jack, at least ONE whole rest day, regardless of how your legs feel. I also mostly swim/bike on the same day and run on alternates. The run seems to take the most out of me. Every other week I try to get my weights in on Sunday before my afternoon run and rest on Mon. I would plan at least 2-3 bricks a month to get used to the transitions depending on where you are to your event. Going for the 6 day (8-9 workout) week seems resonable enough, but I couldn't rate your aggressiveness factor w/o some idea of volume in relation to your event distance. You could be doing short time, high intensity workouts and killing yourself not building a good base OR all easy tempo within your heart zone for optimum endurance training. But I will assume your are doing more of the latter as per the Training Bible. Also get as much rest as possible (8hrs min/night). It helps me out tremendously.