Does weight training help in preparation for a triathalon?
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Well, triathalons can be very painfull on the body. So weight training will help strengthing your body so it can endure the pain. So yes it does help in preparation for a triathalon.
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the best thing you can do is train...important things in a five hundred are endurance(lol)...being an efficient swimmer which means good flip turns...streamline...and stroke mechanics...start out the race faster than you think you can...some people sprint the end, but that isn't the best way, and i am not saying sprint the beggining just go faster than you think you can
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is your brother a pro? might have met him in some of these events. check it out\n\nhttp://www2.triathlon.org/etu-website\n\nand good luck. Cheers
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Depends on your age, base training, and overall health.  And what are your goals, marathons, body building, or good health?  If you have a specific goal or talent, a coach can surely help you develop that talent.  Myself, I used the gym to tone a little and to warm up to run.\n\nHere's a summation of all I have read about the subject and my experience.  I think the teachings are and have been for a long time that you should weight train no more than every other day.\n\nAbout the running - I ran almost every day for many years.  It is okay to run every day IF you take 1 day a week to rest, and avoid overuse.  Looking back at every illness and injury, I attribute to long periods of running without a day of rest.    Overuse occurs in any form from illness to injury.\n\nI don't think running inhibits your muscle recovery unless you do excessive quad and hamstring in the gym, in which case, you are doubling workouts on your legs that I would discourage.  In fact, running probably speeds up the flusihing out of lactic acid that builds up with weights.\n\nRemember that weight training shortens your muscles and running tends to lengthen your muscles.  \n\nBottom line is this.  eat right, take vitamins, listen to your body, get plenty of rest.  Never forget that a good day of rest is as good as a day of training.  GOOD LUCK.
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To improve ability, vary workouts.  Make sure besides sprinting you do distance or vice versa.  Furthermore, get in weight training and some stairs or hills runs as well for stamina and strength.  \n\nThe day of the meet, make sure you eat breakfast but not too close to your running time.  Jog around and strech it out so you are ready to go (loose muscles).  Good luck.
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Yes.  I suggest reading Nick Mordin's "Winning Without Thinking".  In his excellent book he discusses many systems, a lot for which he has provided proof of positive expectancy; and they are particularly suited to UK tracks.  I have found uses for several of them in the Stateside tracks as well, particularly his comments on the overemphasis on weight (handicap) differences.  Best of luck.
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Yes, but the training depends on exactly what you want to do. Weight lifting will NOT help much. Weight training improves the "slow twitch" muscles fibers responsible for sheer strength, and you want to improve the "fast twitch" muscle fibers. You want explosive speed. This is best done by performing the exact movement you want as fast as you can repeatedly. For example, if you want to make your punch faster (just an example) you would want to punch repeatedly. Start slow, and build up speed. Concentrate on eliminating ALL unnecessary movements (like moving your shoulder, your head, etc). Add LIGHT weights to the movement- light weights with many repetitions improve muscle tone without adding much muscle mass. Finally, use some sort of a cue- someone yelling "GO" is fine, but you can certainly use a bell, an alarm, the buzzer from an old game of "Operation"- whatever. This will help you develop the actual processing of information from your brain to whatever body part you are using. Remember, make your movements SUDDEN. Use imagery- imagine yourself being faster. Imagine how you would LOOK being faster. Your brain can make your body BELIEVE it is faster. \n   ABove all...practice, practice, practice. Repetition with a cue of some sort will do more than anything else.
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Just stay with a regular circuit weight training workout - put a little emphasis on abs - add 'teapots' to your training - just stand with a medium weight dumbell in one hand - put the other hand lightly on your shoulder - feet - shoulder width apart - then let the weight pull you down sideways - hitting the obliques / Cardio and Diet as well
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What are the distances? I used to run 2/10/2 (miles), so with the race only an hour the training would be much different than a longer one. The bike was never a problem, so i would just practice 10 mile rides and then sprint up hills for strength. For the run, I did interval training, where's I'd do sprint/jog/run/jog/sprint etc. You should practice bricks - run pretty hard for about 1/2 mile, then immediately bike hard for about 5 mins, run hard, etc. The distances aren't too important - you just want to make sure you are fatigued when you switch back and forth between run/bike. The biggest challenge for the duathlete is the beginning of that second run.\n\nJohn\n\nOK - I saw your distances. They are not much more than what I did so you can use the same. Which one are you weaker in? For me it was the bike, so I practices a lot on sprinting up hills so I wouldn't get so winded during the race. Oherwise the distance was easy. I'd still say to practice bricks. If you can easily run 3 miles and bike 16 then the 1st and 2nd legs won't bother you, but you will definitely feel that second run. Practice the bike/run transition, tagrtting no more than 1 minute reset (assume that would be your transition time). good luck - email me if you want to discuss.\n\nJohn
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wow..train hard.\nbut it really depends on how in shape you are.\nif you are like 40 lbs overweight and havent trained in years than you will most likely keel over in the race.\nIf you havent gained any significant weight and are significantly fit then you may want to try doing some strength training to build up muscle in your legs and of course run , run,run!!
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There have been several studies conducted on teen weight lifting that suggest that certain types of weight lifting may damage the epiphysis, or growth plate, of your bones. There is evidence that lifting heavy weight could speed up growth plate closure, which would stunt your growth.\n\nThat does not mean that you should not pump iron, you just want to avoid power lifting, competitive lifting and maximum lifts. You should use relatively lightweights and do 2-3 sets of no more than 15 repetitions. You should also try to limit your workouts to 3, half-hour sessions per week.\n\nIt is important to learn the basics of weight training from a qualified instructor and get medical clearance from your doctor before you begin. Learning the proper technique will help you avoid future injuries associated with weight training. Your instructor can also give you pointers for getting the most out of your workout. Check with your school, many physical education teachers are qualified in this area.\n\nHow long you should walk, how fast and what incline all needs to be determined by you. Keeping track of your heart rate (beats per minute) during exercise is the best way to meet your fitness goals without over doing it. Heart rate training is the pre-determined heart rate an individual should reach and maintain during exercise in order to improve the efficiency of the heart and lungs. The maximum heart rate for any one individual is dependant on many factors such as age, current level of fitness and goals to be achieved through exercise. The general rule for finding your maximum heart rate is 220 minus your age. Your target heart rate would be 75% - 80% of this number.  \n\nTeenHealthFX recommends that you check with your doctor to determine what would be a safe heart rate since all individuals are different. Your doctor will also be able to advise you what to do if you have any medical conditions such as asthma.\n\nOnce you have determined a safe maximum heart rate you can begin training. If you are a beginner with the goal of improving overall fitness, losing weight or reducing stress, a healthy heart rate zone would be 50-60 percent of your maximum heart rate. You should gradually build up to a work out of 20 to 60 minutes. As your aerobic fitness increases the intensity of exercise will have to increase to keep the heart rate in the target range. Once you are in shape you can increase your performance to 70-80 percent of your maximum heart rate.\n\nIf this sounds complicated, do not worry it will come easy after some practice. In fact many aerobic machines such as treadmills, stationary bicycles and stair climbers have heart rate monitors built in. You can even buy a portable heart rate monitors that are no bigger that a wrist band, for outdoor training.\n\nRemember if you are going to exercise regularly always do a warm up followed by some stretching. After your workout take 5-10 minutes to cool down and do some more gentle stretching. Studies have shown that people who warm up and cool down adequately have far fewer injuries.
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the PG triathlon cycle part is easy...but just don't loose your count. i think you have to do 4 loops for the olympic distance. Its pretty much flat the entire way and pretty fast.\n\nI haven't done the sentinel yet but maybe i will sometime.
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Do a lot of sprints and ladders (25 m,50 m,75, m, 100m, then back down.)  also a good thing is getting a 45 pound weight (Plate not dumbell) and tying to your waist with a long rope and running sprints on the field with it dragging behind you.  Also power lift in other words go for more weight for less reps.  Also first response is kind of right running on hills is hard but works Great.  Push Yourself all the time
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to run for a long distance, you need to train doing distance running. I am a triathlete and when i want to increase endurance, I will start adding distance. This means MIDDLE SPEED OR SLOW speed running for longer periods of time. NOT SPRINTS. If I want to work on my speed, I will do sprints.\nhttp://www.jeffgalloway.com/\nThis guy was an olympic runner in the 70s. I have heard him speak, and I disagree with alot about what he says regarding crossover training and stretching. HOWEVER, he is a proponent of doing a combo of running and walking and has EXTREMELY good results from it. Check out his website and if you like what he has to say, go to the library and borrow his book. Again, he is controversial, but he does have a terrific following.
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Yes, when doing weight training, starts with the major groups of muscles. Do pull-up, bench press, row, squat. You are right man. For aerobics like running and swimming, do at least 15 min of warm-up, you are right again man.\n\nHowever, there are many variations, and it is pretty hard to do a standard routine here by answering to thousands of this kind of questions (perhaps they should buy a book and do some reading first) As a fitness trainer myself, I will say without a good assessment, any suggestion here including mine is for reference only.\n\nOne thing for sure, it takes 20 years for me to learn and improve what I am doing now in weight training and aerobics.
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You want to swim first unless you are in really great shape.  The problem with swimming second after a hard run or lifting session is that you can cramp.  It’s embarrassing to cramp in the middle of the lane, and it pretty much ends your swimming session!  Also if you lift first it really negatively impacts your swim and you don’t get a good swim workout because your muscles are already tired and you don’t get a good aerobic workout.\n\nI always swim first and then run right after the swim.  Doing two things on one day isn’t a problem but you need to be sure to eat and hydrate correctly or you will bonk during your second session.\n\nIf you are training for something specific then I would do the exercises in the order that you expect to do them.\n\nAs a triathlete I’m always doing to types of exercises in one day and don’t have any problems, but I’m careful about what I eat and drink.\n\nAlso don’t always do two sessions a day, you can burn out and overtrain which will set you back instead of making your more fit.\n\nHave fun!
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The day before a meet, a good workout would be a full warm-up, stretch.\n\nOn the day of the meet, I wouldn't do all that much different that you do other days. You should know by now what foods give you trouble if you eat them before a hard practice. The day of a race is not the day to try anything new. Go with what has worked for you on practice days. \n\nYour nerves may affect you digestion and you may find yourself spending more time in the bathroom than you normally do. That can be dehydrating, so be sure you get enough water.\n\nMentally, you should be rehersing your race. Break it down into half-laps and think about how you want to run each segment.\n\nAt meet time, I always found it best to warm-up by myself to avoid distractons. It's real easy to get in a conversation with somebody and loose 15 minutes of your warm-up time. You should time your warm-up so that you don't have to wait around once you are warmed-up but still don't feel rushed.\n\n\nOne more trick. After you've tied your shoes, tuck the  loose loops and ends of the laces under the laces where they criss-cross. They won't flop around and it's almost impossible for them to come untied during your race.