Triathlon Training & Coaching

Everybody has heard the horror stories of triathletes who have a triathlon
training schedule that squeezes swimming, cycling, running and gym visits
into a week with a full time career and the usual demanding rigors of daily
life.

And everybody has also heard of those same triathletes who one day wake up
and find that this same triathlon training schedule has left them with no
family, very few friends, and a suffering career, albeit very nicely shaved
and muscular calves.

Are you afraid that this might happen to you? Whether you’re an Ironman
triathlete or a complete beginner, you may find yourself sucked into the
vicious vortex of a triathlon training schedule that results in some pretty
serious social and familial implications.

But have no fear – you can safely rely on these 5 rules from the Rock Star
Triathlete Academy at http://www.rockstartriathlete.com to carry on a
successful triathlon training schedule without getting a divorce.

Rule #1: Biomechanical superiority and efficiency is not more important than
family. If running with your spouse means you’ll go slower, then exaggerate
your heel-to-butt kick and increase your vertical distance from the ground
with each step. You’ll experience just as much cardiovascular stimulus, you
just won’t have as much mechanical efficiency – allowing you to work hard
while running slower. Yes, you’re running slower – but you’re running WITH
YOUR SPOUSE. Same goes for baby strollers, whether you’re pushing them or
towing them behind your bike. There is no rule that every session in your
triathlon training schedule needs perfect, undistracted form.

Rule #2: You can get fit in a living room, while you are watching kids. Even
if you can’t make into the pool, your triathlon training schedule can
include a warm-up game of hide-and-seek, chase or tag, followed by
child-holding crunches, kid-gripping swing squats, overhead youngster
presses and vigorous dancing to The Chipmunks can give you a little bit of
that cardio and strength cross-over effect.

Rule #3. There is no magic difference between 50 minutes and 60 minutes.
That’s right: if you get home from your run with 10 minutes to spare, and
you’re thus able to be showered and sitting at the dinner table, it is not
going to destroy the triathlon training schedule that said you were supposed
to run for 1 hour. Aerobic adaptations will begin to set in after just 20
minutes, and you really aren’t going to get any significant physical
adaptations by tacking an extra ten onto your jaunt. Now you just have to
get over your mental fear of not having a “perfect hour long” run. It’s OK.
After a few repeats, the new time range will feel normal.Everybody has heard the horror stories of triathletes who have a triathlon
training schedule that squeezes swimming, cycling, running and gym visits
into a week with a full time career and the usual demanding rigors of daily
life.

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