Caffeine for endurance athletes Consuming 200 to 400 milligrams of caffeine before training or sports competitions improves performance in endurance and high -intensity exercise. Spanish researchers from the University of Castilla – La Mancha in Toledo found that caffeine improved performance in the bench press and squat when taken in the morning but not the…
During triathlon training, especially during Ironman training, it is very important to prepare yourselves for your long day of trainings. You have to think your body as your engine aka “motor”. During your training you have been spending time on your feet; which leads into increasing aerobic capacity by building muscles enzymes, capillaries that deliver…
Hell Week – Overcome Fear Everything you want out of life is on the other side of fear – Joe Donnelly Fear is the most powerful and dominating of all our emotions. Fear will drive us in one of two directions: it will either drive us to our knees in crippling submission, or it will…
Visualization The subconscious mind cannot distinguish what is real from what is imagined, which is why the power of visualization can truly help an athlete. Visualization works during and before a race to calm your mind, put you at ease, and get you ready for top performance. (Hobson, Campbell, & Vickers, 2001) “Don’t worry about…
“Practice makes perfect”, how many times have you heard that. However, many people take that to heart and believe that when training for an Ironman they have to spend countless of hours on the run and even run a marathon before an Ironman. These are unnecessary! Many athletes… especially triathletes… TYPE A… get pretty…
Positive Self-Talk “If you believe you can do something or believe you can’t, you’re probably right.” Henry Ford Thinking negatively causes failure. Thinking positively causes success. The power of positive words and thoughts can improve our experience in a race situation by increasing our self-confidence as an athlete. Where positive thoughts can help improve our…
What pace are you going to run today? At times many athletes run too slow or too fast. Why not run in a paces in between? Tempo runs should be part of your weekly workouts, whether you are running for fitness or to set a personal record. They build both slow and fast-twitch muscle fibers,…
Achieve your personal best! There are several tips on how to pace yourself during a race. Do not over exert yourself on the swim, cause you are not going to win it in the swim… but you will lose it on the swim if you are way back. On the bike, if you have a…
Break your plateau! Many athletes assume that to get faster and stronger they need to train harder and longer. We understand the of building endurance; however, we know that we can do the distance, but we want to get faster. Let’s take a different approach as we only have so many hours in the day……
Core Exercises! How to do it: Warm up: 15 min elliptical You will do 4 sets of 30 reps on each exercise. Make sure you exhale and hold the contraction for at least 1 – 2 seconds. 1. side Bridge reverse crunch 2. Plank with diagonal arm lift 3. Single Leg Lowering (Lie on your back…