Triathlon Training

I am going to be frank with you. In return, I ask you to be frank with me. I have been in the triathlon world, teaching triathlon classes and clinics, coaching triathletes from all ages and abilities, eating and selling triathlon nutrition products and doing triathlons myself for more than five years, so I’ve asked (literally) thousands of endurance athletes about why they do this sport.

Sunglasses are sunglasses. They cut the glare and protect your eyes. Besides that, they make you look cool. I would surmise that most cyclists choose their sunglasses based mostly upon design and fit. I have gone through dozens of over the years and I have not noticed a huge difference between the extremely pricey to entry level models.

I often think that all of the best ideas have already been thought of, but every once in awhile I stumble across something special and wonder “why didn’t I think of that”?

As a bonus, here are three exercises triathletes (or any athlete for that matter) should never do again:

The final Corrective Exercise....(The last part of the series will show three exercises athletes should never do again. Be on the look out for it.)

I've written Earth Day-related triathlon posts before (including one for Earth Day 2008 in Trifuel, reference: Earth Day 2008: Race Day Trash), addressing what I thought was a significant--but entirely fixable--problem in sports: race day trash, particularly at triathlons and marathons, which have gained ou

4. Mini-band Walks – Most triathletes have very strong quadriceps and hamstrings but very weak hip stabilizers. The glute medius is a very important muscle for stabilizing the hip joint and controlling the femur. If you have weak hip stabilizers you will not be able to control the movement of the femur, which can cause hip, knee and low back pain.

We continue to look at corrective exercises that athletes need to perform on a regular basis to increase stability, build balance and function and can tremendously assist in reducing injury in the sport of triathlon.

Although I have yet to try every brand on the market, I think it would be fair to classify myself as a connoisseur of compression gear. From the first compression gear I tried I was surprised by the results.

This is the first of a 6 part series on corrective exercises triathletes (or any athlete for that matter) must do everyday to balance their body. With so many overuse injuries in the sport, these athletes must make it a priority to perform these exercises as part of their daily workout routine.