Online Weight Training Guides For Triathletes
Q: Im working on revamping my weight training and was wondering if anyone had any tips on online weighttraining guides for triathletes
A: The subject is too broad and the range of opinions too diverse to have any single set of guidelines. Generally speaking, you might start your thinking off by deciding if you wish a general strength routine - on the theory that doing a little lifting will make your stronger overall and perhaps being stronger overall is what you need to race faster and be more free from injury - or whether you wish to design a progrm that specifically targets muscles that will be used in one or more of triathlon's sports. For me, someone who has a bad back and a history of injuries, I prefer the general approach. I find I get all the sport-specific practice I want, need, and have time for by practicing the sport itself. Once you've chosen a direction, you then have to decide whether you want to work for an increase in absolute strength, an increase in muscle size, increased muscular endurance, or some combination of these things. Lots of people in endurance sports find working towards a combination of strength and size in the off-season is a good thing - they put on a little muscle and get a little stronger over the winter and make good use of their increases