Apr. 11, 2008
Perfecting Your Flip Turn: How to be smooth, graceful and avoid cracking your heels on the pool wall
Even the most experienced triathletes can benefit from flip turns. Learning to manage and balance your body in different positions as well as incorporating other strokes into your weekly workouts can benefit as much as wearing your wet suit. ...
Apr. 10, 2008
The Protein Punch
Over the past several years, I have traveled to dozens of athletic events, working with hundreds if not thousands of clients, and have found several constants among a majority of athletes. These things especially seem to hold true for triathletes, ...
Apr. 6, 2008
LifeSport's Pro Training Secrets: Bree Wee
LifeSport Coaching works with some of the finest multisport athletes in the world. The coaches strive to supply these athletes with workouts that have a specific physiological purpose while providing inspiration. These training sessions are often ...
Apr. 3, 2008
Running Injuries: High Hamstring Tendinopathy
Common musculoskeletal injuries such as piriformis syndrome, plantar fascitis, and high hamstring tendinopathy affect a growing number of runners and triathletes. It’s been my experience that female runners tend to experience high hamstring ...
Mar. 29, 2008
Feedzone with Monique Ryan: Fat as Fuel
Hi Monique,
I really enjoy your "Feedzone" column (appears monthly on InsideTri.com) and informative responses. My question revolves around the slippery slope of weight management. A big challenge for me is maintaining lean body mass once ...
Mar. 26, 2008
One Week To Go!
The week of your springtime A-priority Ironman race is finally upon you. What should you do these final days? After months of long rides and extensive tempo work, watching your power meter, tightening your nutrition, getting used to new equipment ...
Mar. 23, 2008
LifeSport’s Pro Athlete Training Secrets: Chris Lieto
LifeSport Coaching works with some of the finest multisport athletes in the world. The coaches strive to supply these athletes with workouts that have a specific physiological purpose while providing inspiration. These training sessions are often ...
Mar. 21, 2008
Student of the Sport: Lactate Threshold
Although “lactate threshold” is one of the most common buzzwords surrounding training for triathlon, many athletes don’t realize its importance in improving performance. Understanding and knowing your lactate threshold can help you get the ...
Mar. 20, 2008
Outstanding Brick Workouts
Note: These workouts assume you have a working knowledge of the Friel training Zones 1 through 5c. Zones 1 through 3 are aerobic, Zones 4 through 5a are at or near lactate (or anaerobic) threshold, and Zones 5b and 5c are very anaerobic. To learn ...
Mar. 19, 2008
To Train or Not to Train
I've received thousands of e-mails recently asking me about my training regime. More specifically, when do I train and when do I not train? Okay, I’ll be completely honest here and state for the record that I did get one e-mail about six months ...
Mar. 3, 2008
Trunk Stabilty: Part TwoAn excerpt from the VeloPress book Crosstraining for Endurance Athletes: Building Stability, Balance, and Strength by Raul Giusado
DEVELOPING CORE STRENGTH
Stability of the trunk is dependent on core strength. Popular exercises such as ...
Feb. 29, 2008
Trunk Stability: Part OneAn excerpt from the VeloPress book "Crosstraining for Endurance Athletes: Building Stability, Balance, and Strength" by Raul GiusadoYou can't shoot a cannon from a ...