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 2011-02-09 6:30 PM |
Veteran  429  |  Subject: Anyone try this yet? I am always changing my training schedule. I just thought the other day, wouldn't it be simple to just swim/bike/run one day, take a day off, and then do it again, etc, etc? It seems like a lot of weeks I start out great and then miss a day of running or biking and then my minutes for those are down and my training schedule is out of proportion. So I was thinking this would have to be the simplest way to go. Obviously, however, I would not be able to go ultra long distances, but wouldn't I get really good at doing tris? What are your thoughts? -is it feasable to to an olympic tri three times a week (at a slower pace to begin with)? -Sometimes I wonder why I even go out to run when in a real triathlon, I would ALWAYS be running on tired legs. -What are the pros, cons of this typ of training? Anyone try it before? |
| 2011-02-09 7:48 PM in reply to: #3347848 |
Champion 7595    Columbia, South Carolina | Subject: RE: Anyone try this yet? While I agree with the sentiment that triathlon is it's own sport, and not simply a 'pasting together' of three different sports, it does not follow that the way to get good at triathlon is to do s/b/r every day that you train. I do my fair share of s/b/r days just to get in all the training that I want to do, but there are days when you need to be more focused on one of the disciplines, and 'train the run as a runner would' or 'train the swim as a swimmer would', etc. IMO, for example, a day where you do a 5 hour hard bike ride (to take an extreme example) is not normally a day where you should worry about running or swimming. It is unlikely that a run or a swim on that day is going to have much positive effect on our fitness (for most of us). If you s/b/r every day that you train, I think you're destined to be mediocre at all three disciplines, which I suppose is a joke that has some measure of truth to it, but it doesn't have to. |
| 2011-02-09 8:19 PM in reply to: #3347848 |
Extreme Veteran 612 Chicago-ish | Subject: RE: Anyone try this yet? 1) Do you really have time to do all three, at the right distance/effort, every day you train? 2) The reason we space out training is so that we can give a good focused effort, rest, then have a good focused effort in one of the other disciplines. If you do all three then you'll have a good focused effort at the first, slightly less with the second then a half-hearted effort on the third. Even if you rotate the order you train each, you're only going to get a quality workout in every third training day for each discipline. 3) If you train with tired legs all the time how will you get strong enough to get faster? |
| 2011-02-09 9:14 PM in reply to: #3347957 |
Elite 3140 | Subject: RE: Anyone try this yet? Experior - 2011-02-09 8:48 PMWhile I agree with the sentiment that triathlon is it's own sport, and not simply a 'pasting together' of three different sports, it does not follow that the way to get good at triathlon is to do s/b/r every day that you train. I do my fair share of s/b/r days just to get in all the training that I want to do, but there are days when you need to be more focused on one of the disciplines, and 'train the run as a runner would' or 'train the swim as a swimmer would', etc. IMO, for example, a day where you do a 5 hour hard bike ride (to take an extreme example) is not normally a day where you should worry about running or swimming. It is unlikely that a run or a swim on that day is going to have much positive effect on our fitness (for most of us). If you s/b/r every day that you train, I think you're destined to be mediocre at all three disciplines, which I suppose is a joke that has some measure of truth to it, but it doesn't have to.[/QUOTEX2. Not much more to add other than I think it is ok to do a s/b/r workout but as above should not be main focus Edited by FELTGood 2011-02-09 9:16 PM |
| 2011-02-10 12:42 AM in reply to: #3347848 |
| Subject: RE: Anyone try this yet? If you only have 3 days to train...and you can only work out during one stretch of time (meaning you can't work out in the morning and evening) then hey...do what you gotta do. But it's far from ideal for the reasons mentioned above. |
| 2011-02-10 4:40 AM in reply to: #3347848 |
Veteran 429 | Subject: RE: Anyone try this yet? Thanks, these are great suggestions. Yes, the main reason I wanted to try it was because I only have a few days a week to train and in those cases I have huge gaps of time. Two-a-days don't work for me right now. But I can see how I would only be mediocre at each. I might try the focusing on only two disciplines for a week, then switch for the next week. Thanks again. |
| 2011-02-10 5:10 AM in reply to: #3348186 |
| New Haven, CT | Subject: RE: Anyone try this yet? I work 60-80 hrs week (sometimes more), have 2 little kids, night meetigns, etc.. here is what i "try" to do each week: Edited by jsklarz 2011-02-10 5:13 AM |
| 2011-02-10 8:24 AM in reply to: #3347848 |
| Regular 128 | Subject: RE: Anyone try this yet? Agree with what the others have already said. Not something I would do on a regular basis as you need to focus most workouts on a specific disiplin - quality over quantity. Now that being said, I do 95% of the time after a "focused" swim workout I will go for a short run as well as about 30-50% of the time run after a bike workout. These are shorter runs 3-6 miles and the quality of these runs are usually not the best, but it allows me to get a few more runs in each week that I wouldn't normally do. I classify these as my junk miles as they really are not training specific runs....just running to keep the legs moving and trying to run more days per week. Not saying it's right or wrong....just what I do. |
| 2011-02-10 11:01 AM in reply to: #3348385 |
Extreme Veteran 612 Chicago-ish | Subject: RE: Anyone try this yet? If you're running directly off the bike then you're doing a brick which absolutely is a specific and quality workout. |
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