| 8. When doing your swim workouts, make sure to spend plenty
of time on drills to improve your technique. Focus especially
on reducing drag to increase your swimming efficiency.
7. When passing someone in a race, do it “with authority.”
Wait until you can pass them strongly. You want to make them
think that you are mentally and physically stronger than they
are and that there is no way they can hang with you. 04/20/2009
6. Try to do at least one “brick” workout per week.
It can be any combination of workouts but is usually a bike
session followed immediately with a run. In the gym, these
can easily be done on a trainer/spinning bike followed by
a treadmill run. This helps break up the monotony of training
and it’s a sure fire way to improve fitness. 04/13/2009
5. Shift down to a lower gear and increase your cadence
at the end of the bike portion of a race to loosen up your
legs
in preparation for the run portion. 04/06/2009
4. Always spend more time on your weaknesses
as opposed to your strengths. Your training is most efficient
in this
manner. 04/14/2008
3.
Make sure to get plenty of rest at night and between workouts.
These are the times when your body adapts to the stress of
the workouts, allowing you to gain strength and fitness. 04/1/2008 2. Try to eliminate or at least reduce
your intake of refined foods. Instead, eat whole grains and
unprocessed foods.
Also, try to avoid drinks that contain
high fructose corn syrup. (Drink Function Drinks!!)
1. Eat plenty of quality high protein and carbohydrate foods
within 30 minutes of completing a long or intense workout.
This maximizes the recovery process
and alows the body to reload your energy stores. Your muscles and tissues are
most metabolically active during this 30 minute period.
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