Online weight training guides for triathletes
Im working on revamping my weight training and was wondering if anyone had any
tips on online weighttraining guides for triathletes
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 during the season.
My personal prefence is to work for a combined strength/endurance. I
use kettlebells for this for the most part and have been very happy with
the results. My web site, http://www.kbnj.com, has more information
about them. I posted recently in greater detail about my own background
and about kettlebells here. I do workouts like swinging a 50 lb.
kettlebell over my head and back down again (called a one-armed snatch)
for 30 seconds on, 30 seconds off for 20 minutes. 50 lbs. isn't a lot
by the standards of the iron game but it's more than nothing and more
than most folks can do. The movement involves your entire body -
nothing is left out.