Triathletes love to train. That is half the reason I got involved with this sport.
I remember sitting around in college board and would work out to kill time. One thing led to another and
I was training every moment I got.
Too much training can lead to over training which can be as harmful if not worse than under training.
The key is to listen to your body and gradually progress into a increasing training volume and/or intensity.
If you feel like garbage after the first 20 minutes of a work out and did a reasonable warm up than call it a day and rest.
Training equipment such as a heart rate monitors and power meters can also be effective in indicating if you need more rest. Your numbers will be quite abnormal in a negative way with both of these.
With a heart rate monitor you may find your heart rate not able to increase while working
out or abnormally high when resting.
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If you get any of these symptoms stop and rest until your body and mind feel ready to go again. It is important to learn when you need rest and avoid over training.
Over training can lead to sickness and injuries to name a few. In some rare cases some people have over trained to such an extent that it has taken years to recover.
My triathlon coaching advice today is know when your body needs rest and take it. It’s
OK you deserve it and will come back feeling stronger.
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Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it. If change is of the essence of existence one would have thought it only sensible to make it the premise of our philosophy.
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