good training plan for a Olympic tri
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2006-12-31 11:44 AM |
Pro 4054 yep, | Subject: good training plan for a Olympic tri I'm a little confused by the plans on the site. I know I have been around for a while but I guess this is one thing I haven't really looked at all that much. Anywho, I'm stuck on the minutes thing. Do I just go out and swim for 24 mins or what? If I bump up to the bronze membership to I get a plan with distance and efforts and such.
Cause if so I'm there.
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2006-12-31 12:50 PM in reply to: #637808 |
Houston, TX | Subject: RE: good training plan for a Olympic tri i think you are gonna have to be at least silver in order to get details more than minutes in your training plan. i just did a quick look at a plan in bronze and a plan in silver in what you want, Olympic tri, and that is what i saw. |
2006-12-31 2:27 PM in reply to: #637808 |
Expert 924 Louisville, KY | Subject: RE: good training plan for a Olympic tri The Bronze membership benefits specifically states that you get the "minutes only" training plans. I think you have hit the Silver level before you get any more detail. You can select the type of program you are interested in, then select the level of membership and preview the various plans available at each level to make sure you will get what you are after at a specific membership level. |
2006-12-31 5:00 PM in reply to: #637808 |
Pro 4054 yep, | Subject: RE: good training plan for a Olympic tri thats what i figured, does anyone have any plans that they have used and liked so far? |
2006-12-31 5:00 PM in reply to: #637808 |
Pro 4054 yep, | Subject: RE: good training plan for a Olympic tri |
2006-12-31 5:08 PM in reply to: #637808 |
Pro 4675 Wisconsin near the Twin Cities metro | Subject: RE: good training plan for a Olympic tri Get the silver membership - its well worth it. |
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2007-01-01 6:18 PM in reply to: #637969 |
Houston, TX | Subject: RE: good training plan for a Olympic tri Dlaxman31 - 2006-12-31 5:00 PM thats what i figured, does anyone have any plans that they have used and liked so far?
yes, as a person who used to just do whatever i felt like on any given day, i have found that a training plan that specifies exactly what i am supposed to be doing each day has been very helpful. course i am injured right now and can't follow any plan but looking foreward to resuming as soon as health allows. |
2007-01-01 7:21 PM in reply to: #637808 |
Champion 11641 Fairport, NY | Subject: RE: good training plan for a Olympic tri The minutes only plans are geared towards people who have a lot of fitness gains to be made. When you're coming from a relatively low level of fitness and looking to do a Sprint or Olympic distance tri, simply putting in the time will result in big gains in speed, endurance, and overall fitness. In the minutes only plans. '24 minutes' means swim for 24 minutes. What you do during that time is up to you and should have some thought put into it to be as effective as possible. This article has some good information on swim workouts and drills. As running and cycling aren't nearly as technical as swimming just getting out there and putting in the time at a moderate effort level will be more effective for those sports. For a lot of people who are new to one or all of the sports it's also nice to just focus on putting in the time swimming/biking/running rather than worrying about specifics like what Heart Rate zone to stay in etc. Of course, following a detailed plan will generally result in bigger gains, even for someone starting out. For my first season, the minutes only plans were great. I went from running 10-11 minute miles to running 9 minute miles over a summer. For my 2nd season I was ready to take it up a notch and went with the detailed plans. I definitely saw more gains than I would have with just a minutes only plan, particularly on the bike. The silver/gold plans do have distances, but for swim workouts only. The bike and run workouts are still measured in minutes rather than distance. Here are examples of all three from the Beginner Olympic - 8 Week - HR Zone Based training plan: SWIM WORKOUT BIKE WORKOUT RUN WORKOUT |
2007-01-01 7:23 PM in reply to: #638596 |
Pro 4054 yep, | Subject: RE: good training plan for a Olympic tri marmadaddy - 2007-01-01 8:21 PM The minutes only plans are geared towards people who have a lot of fitness gains to be made. When you're coming from a relatively low level of fitness and looking to do a Sprint or Olympic distance tri, simply putting in the time will result in big gains in speed, endurance, and overall fitness. In the minutes only plans. '24 minutes' means swim for 24 minutes. What you do during that time is up to you and should have some thought put into it to be as effective as possible. This article has some good information on swim workouts and drills. As running and cycling aren't nearly as technical as swimming just getting out there and putting in the time at a moderate effort level will be more effective for those sports. For a lot of people who are new to one or all of the sports it's also nice to just focus on putting in the time swimming/biking/running rather than worrying about specifics like what Heart Rate zone to stay in etc. Of course, following a detailed plan will generally result in bigger gains, even for someone starting out. For my first season, the minutes only plans were great. I went from running 10-11 minute miles to running 9 minute miles over a summer. For my 2nd season I was ready to take it up a notch and went with the detailed plans. I definitely saw more gains than I would have with just a minutes only plan, particularly on the bike. The silver/gold plans do have distances, but for swim workouts only. The bike and run workouts are still measured in minutes rather than distance. Here are examples of all three from the Beginner Olympic - 8 Week - HR Zone Based training plan: SWIM WORKOUT BIKE WORKOUT RUN WORKOUT
thank you for all your help. In the next few weeks I plan to go silver probably. Thanks again |