Last week, so shortly before Hawaii, my motivation to train was a bit bigger 😉 At the same time, I wanted to test a little how much I can currently handle. Well what can I say, it was almost too much! ... yesterday I had to recover completely 🙂 Unfortunately, this also means that I am always so hungry all day, no refrigerator is safe from me!
To get started with training, I follow a few rules that make things a little easier for me. Better more often and less, especially important to prepare the muscles, joints and bones for regular training again, ie do not start the long runs again at 2:30! In the end, the preparation period over the winter actually only serves to prepare for the right start of training in spring. We train to “be able to train”. None of the good athletes started at 15-25 hours a week from the start, that's where you have to train yourself to be able to withstand this week after week.
Technology is the be-all and end-all for all three disciplines! Our swim coach used to say that anyone who does not swim 22 minutes at 1,500m should only train their technique first. Well, it's not that realistic for triathletes, but you know what I'm getting at.
Strength training and athletics, serves to maintain core stability and, in general, to prevent injuries. Therefore, regular stretching should also be on the program. Another advantage of stretching is that it increases mobility, ie you can lengthen the running step, take a deeper aero position and swim faster, because your range increases and your “lever” also increases.
skin in!
krelli