that will boost your performance in each discipline. Don't worry if you can't get to the gym - all of these exercises can be done indoors with minimal equipment. Squat If you can't body-weight squat, you can't squat. End of story. Leg
as possible. Give yourself 15 to 20 seconds rest between exercises. Repeat to exhaustion. Or the end of your lunch break. 2x30m hopping on one leg 2x30m hopping on other leg 2x30m bounding on alternate legs 2x30 of standing long jumps
Standfirst: Author: Owen AndersonPics:Issue date: racing secrets bookletKeywords: uan73-->Its vital to warm up thoroughly before a 10K race. A good warm-up enhances the power of your leg muscles, increases the flow of blood to your heart muscles
it has already occurred.Let us explain, using overpronation as a specific example. This excessive inward rolling of the foot and ankle as we run often contributes to leg injuries in runners, because it creates a chain of stresses up the body. We commonly
, which ultimately leads to poor performance. Problems further down the legs can also occur since lots of muscles are attached to the pelvis, including the hamstrings and quadriceps, so any rotation or misalignment in this area will affect the tension
, straighten each leg alternately, keeping the pelvis level.2. The plankPurpose: To strengthen the deep abdominal muscles - along with many other muscle groups. This classic core exercise is done by all the elite training squads.Starting position: Lie face
explains: "To go round a right-hand corner, put your weight on your left leg, drop your chest towards the stem, and push your backside back in the saddle. You must look through the apex of the corner." This is the point when you are closest to the inside
leg and until you rerack it after the bike leg. Take this rule very seriously you can be disqualified for violating it.4. Do not cross the center line. This speaks for itself. People have been killed crossing the center line during the bike leg
Q. I've been drafted in a race. How do I deal with this?A. Drafting on the bike leg is an occasional unwanted occurrence in triathlon in which another athlete sits directly behind you during the bike leg, thereby reducing their air resistance, which
personal trainer Jason Anderson (www.movement3.co.uk). Other exercises can strengthen your legs and back - many cyclists suffer from back pain. "Do lunges and split squats, plus the superman for spinal mobility," says Anderson. "One-legged deadlifts mimic
