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Zone Adjustments for triathlon
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 09:50If you're planning a triathlon this year in the summer, or in a different location than you are used to, please read this excerpt to plan for the adjustment your body will make. It's an excellent excerpt from John Mora's Triathlon Workout Planner. This excerpt is reprinted with permission.
"Once you know your target zones, you must still do a little tweaking of the range numbers in order to further individualize your training for improved accuracy and efficiency. All training has to be individualized, and these adjustments take into account the different characteristics of each sport, outside conditions, and any illness or overtraining symptoms that
What workouts to do after taking some time off
Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 13:40Trifuel has a really good post about how to start your training if you've been off a while.
As an update, my back is feeling better, my calves are feeling better, I am controlling my intake better, and I have done one of each swim bike and walk/run in the last week. As "W" might say with squinting eyes, "better."
Here are a few good sites on triathlons and training if you are coming back to it or are a newbie:
Swim-Golf is a great way to focus on stroke technique
Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/07/2008 - 14:26When you are drilling, and you should add some drills to most every swim workout, swim-golf is a great way to track your progress. Essentially what you do is combine your stroke count per 25 or 50 y/m with the time it took to complete. It is a proxy measurement for technique efficiency and you should try to bring that number down over time.
Here's a great excerpt from excerpt from Swimming Fastest by Ernest Maglischo reprinted with permission.
"One of the most common drills for increasing stroke lengths is to count strokes for one pool length and repeat the drill while attempting to cover the distance with fewer strokes. All of this is done at a slow speed. This is a good drill for young and inexperienced age-group swimmers. The efficiency of their strokes and their performances will improve when they attempt to cover each pool length with fewer strokes, regardless of the speed of their swims.
Although a drill like the one just described is excellent for inexperienced swimmers, it has limited value once athletes can swim with good
