Training
Setting Up Your Triathlon Transition Area: A Comprehensive Checklist
Prepare for your triathlon with confidence using our comprehensive guide to efficiently set up your transition area.
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The Power of Mental and Visualisation Techniques for Triathletes: Boosting Performance for Race Day Success
By combining visualisation, goal setting, and mental preparedness, triathletes can boost their race-day performance, tackle challenges effectively, and strengthen their confidence.
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The Key to Faster Cycling in Triathlons is Building a Solid Base
Seasoned triathletes know that going long in the base-building phase with a mix of long easy rides and some high intensity work is key to improving cycling speed and endurance for triathlons.
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Lactate for Endurance Training: What is it?
Lactate is a metabolic product produced during the metabolism of carbohydrates that can be used as a fuel source for muscles.
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The 3 Simple Aspects of Freestyle for Long-Term Improvement
To swim great freestyle, minimise drag by assuming a streamlined body posture with level alignment and lack of wiggling. Keep it simple and practice the Ball Float, Human Paddle, and Over-Under Freestyle exercises.
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The Importance of Using Lactate to Determine Exercise Intensity
Using lactate to prescribe exercise intensity can be a valuable tool for endurance athletes to regulate the intensity of their training sessions, particularly during long sessions.
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Maximising Athlete Durability: A Key Factor in Ironman Success
Understanding and managing durability, or the decline in the first threshold of moderate-to-heavy intensity during prolonged exercise, is an important factor in successful Ironman training.
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Maintaining Fitness During the Offseason: Tips for Enjoying Downtime
The off-season is a period of rest and recovery after a major event or the end of the racing season, during which athletes can mentally and physically freshen up while minimising loss of training adaptations.
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The Optimal Way to Use Swimming Drills
Combining drills with full stroke freestyle provides the best opportunity to improve that transfers to competitive performance. We’ll explore combining drills and when to use them.
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The Key Ingredients for Triathlon Bike Success
Planning, power, rest, adaptation, consistency, training, intake, conditioning, and energy are the critical elements triathletes need to focus on to achieve top bike performance.
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The Secret To Becoming a Better Triathlete
Sorry to bust your bubble but there is no quick fix to becoming a better triathlete. However there's some things that everyone can learn about.
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Thinking of Racing an Off-Road Triathlon?
Are you thinking of doing an off-road triathlon? Maybe you love mountain bike riding and doing the odd trail run. Then a Xterra race might be just the thing for you.