Triathlon training in your lunchbreak
It takes time to become a great triathlete, but maybe not as much time as you think. Top triathlon coaches Rob Griffiths, Ralph Hydes and Paul Ryman show you how to get fit this lunchtime
How much time do you have to train? The answer is probably, “Not enough!” When you have a busy job, family, and lots of 
other demands on your time, it’s difficult to make space to fit in the training that will give you the result you want.
Having a limited time to train means we have to get the most out of every minute of every session to produce the most effective results. Most triathletes, including the pros, use volume as a key measure of how much training we are doing. As time-pressured athletes we have to limit our volume, as we don’t have the luxury of hours to play with. This creates its own challenges, as developing our endurance base and becoming efficient at using fat for fuel takes training time. however, if we are smart and periodise our training into blocks of specific work throughout the year, we can minimise the downside of these effects.
Rob Griffiths’ Top Tips for Time-Challenged Athletes
1. GET TESTED
Don’t waste time guessing, find out your key training numbers (eg heart-rate zones). TrainingBible UK offers testing to help you do this.
2. GET A PLAN
Either design one if you can, or get a plan from a coach. It saves time and you can fit it around your daily life without wasting time thinking about what session to do.
3. APPLY THE 80/20 RULE
80% of your fitness comes from 20% of your sessions. Hard intervals make the biggest impact
4. IMPROVE YOUR TECHNIQUE
Become a master of economy by becoming technically super-smooth.
5. MANAGE YOUR WEIGHT
If your focus is on improved performance, make sure you are at your race weight. This is one factor you can control that will make a big difference to your performance.
Now for some good, hard sessions to get stuck into this lunchtime…
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Posted on Tuesday, September 21st, 2010 at 11:26 am under Advanced, Beginners, Magazine, Training Advice. You can subscribe to comments. Comments are closed.
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