Strength training for 20 mins - Training

James Glaysher 2

02/04/2007 at 11:27

In the Triathlon training schedule for beginners [RW] it says 'strength training 20 mins'.

What does that mean?

kiki d.

23/04/2007 at 11:15

I was just about to ask exactly the same question! and is it necessary when your already doing all that other stuff too?

Sacco di Noci

26/07/2007 at 11:12

Is this schedule any good? I don't know any better, but it seems a bit light.

Clare Powell

26/07/2007 at 15:28

I'm not sure what particular things you should be doing for the strength training either! Just entered for my first event on Bank Holiday Monday and bit nervous now! Also - what do you wear? Perhaps a question for the girls, but where can I buy something that I can swim in, that covers for the cycle out on public roads and will still be ok for the run??? Without re-mortgaging if possible!
Clare

flyaway

pirate

26/07/2007 at 15:41

Clare...

I've done a couple of tris and currently alternating between training for the Little Woody and panicking about it.

You have 2 options I think. If you can buy a tri suit, you can just wear that the whole way through the 3 events. If this is your first tri though, I dont know if you want to spend much money before you know you'll definatley do more. So you might be able to cobble "an outfit" (tee hee) together from what you've got. Do you have cycling shorts? You can swim in them. Sports bra with swim top (like a tank top made for swimming) over the top. If you want you could slip on a T-shirt as well in T1.

I believe Aldi does tri suits??? Not sure though. But they would be cheap.

Sacco di Noci

26/07/2007 at 16:11

Try looking here: http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/news/article.asp?UAN=2304

WildWill..... pirate

pirate

26/07/2007 at 17:14

looking at it - it looks like they are refering toi general strength training rather than sports specifc strength training

so go th the gym and do 20mins weights circuts or similar

WW.

kiki d.

07/08/2007 at 13:15

Just picked up this thread again. MoS I followed the beginner's schedule for my first tri at the end of June and surpasssed all my expectations coming 5th overall and 1st in my age group:-) So yes it does work! Before I started following the schedule I was hardly running due to a chronic injury (hence the decision to do something different), did no swimming and just cycled a few miles for my daily commute! I did increase the cycle distances as the tri I'd entered was a 28km cycle (after 750m swim) and also did some hill work as the 5k at the end was all cross country.
However i wouldn't think it would be sufficient to follow if you were planning on doing olympic distance.
Clare, i got a tri suit from Aldi (only £9.99) which worked a treat as was definitely worth it as i saw quite a few competitiors struggling to get tops and shorts on after the swim. I would also recommend a number belt which saves fiddling with safety pins. Good luck !

Max 71

10/10/2007 at 22:40

Hmm, I've been thinking about Tri's for ages now I have to decide which one to do next season and just go for it.

KD, you think the beginners one is good then yeah? I ran Berlin full mara the other week, can swim 1/2 an hour easily and can do about 20 miles before I start to notice (on a very old MTB!!)

Do I start with the beginers? Just to get me in the habit of doing all three in my weekly schedule?

nickynoo

18/12/2007 at 20:15

JG2, Kiki- I was also wondering the same as you. Strength training? I think I'll prolly use this plan (beginners one) it looks managable. Just entered my first tri as well.

rasher

15/05/2008 at 15:56

Just entered my first Tri and am wondering the same - strength training - does this mean I have to join a gym or can I supplement the strength training with another discipline?

rasher

30/05/2008 at 16:30

Hi,

Within this triathlon training schedule, there is the following:
CYCLE for 30 minutes easy; run for 30 minutes steady

Does anyone know what this means?

Does it mean you do one or the other, does it mean you do both but at separate times throughout the day. I don't think it is a brick session as those are clearly stated.

I would really be interested in how others intepret this.

Thanks

Pete

Kryten

pirate

30/05/2008 at 16:36

rasher - it means do both workouts at different times of the day.

rasher

31/05/2008 at 08:32

OK thanks very much, that's really helpful - this is my first triathlon so am a bit green but am really enjoying the variety of the training.

Thanks again

run@50

01/06/2008 at 21:08

Strength training = weight training

This could be achieved at the Gym using (fixed weight machines and dumbells)

It helps a great deal by all means.

1) The heart is a muscle - building other muscles gives it a bit of a relief during running

2) It balances upper and lower body (muscle development)

3) the more muscles you have, the more you burn fat and become leaner and carry less weight when you run.

Best

Kryten

pirate

02/06/2008 at 11:01

run@50 wrote (see)

1) The heart is a muscle - building other muscles gives it a bit of a relief during running

I'm not sure of the logic of this statement - are you saying that having big biceps (say) will give your heart a rest? How, are they going to pump blood around your body?

Neil Hemsley

25/08/2008 at 09:07

looking at cometing in a tri, can any one give me advice on bike to buy that wont brake the bank

many thanks

nhemsley@yahoo.co.uk

Nam

25/08/2008 at 09:18

Man of Steel wrote (see)

Is this schedule any good? I don't know any better, but it seems a bit light.

Well its a BEGINNERS schedule innit...

petebeard

13/10/2009 at 12:20

What sort of distances is this aimed at? Obviously not iron man distances, as it's only a beginenrs guide, but I cant find what distance it does refer to. I may just be being blind, and it wouldnt be the first time, but i cant see what it is aimed at.

popsider

13/10/2009 at 12:33

I'd just do some core exercises like the plank and variations of it, sit ups, press ups, pull ups if you have a bar, maybe get some dumbells and do some upper body stuff and maybe some step ups with them.

Actually I'd just skip that part of the programme but ideally that's what I'd do.

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