Training with sustainability. About half of the Triathletes I know live on the edge of over training. Training sustainably with suffcient recovery is I believe one of the most overlooked aspects of training - the glue which holds it all together. Most triathletes, whilst having ambitions to achieve their best, are actually amateur.
Triathletes have jobs, families, commitments outside of the sport.
This is the main difference between professional athletes and the weekend warriors… time for recovery. So in this short video I explain about the second part of the F4L Triathlon Coaching philosophy: Sustainability.
How many athletes think, for example, “Oh bank holiday coming up soon, must be an opportunity to get the miles in?” If you normally do 10 hours per week training, and decide, because it’s a bank holiday, to go and ride for 4 hours, you have just added 40% to your average training week, with very little extra recovery. Think about it. How about this alternative: “Oh bank holiday, chance to put in some quality training and have some quality recovery time?”
It’s the same with training camps – the number of times I’ve gone on a camp and seen people injured or over-trained. At the F4L camps we are constantly asking for feedback from athletes to ensure they are not over-training, we want all our athletes to thoroughly enjoy the camp, be motivated, inspired not come home injured or sick!
Mallorca Training Camp - we still have space!
I’ve even seen it at races too… the number of athletes who go and do 'extra' sessions leading into the race... its amazing... over-training. Don't worry about everyone else. If you see people training at a race, they probably are not even racing. You must resist the urge to sneak in a final few extra training sessions. Stick to your plan... don't blow it now!
Remember it is about Consistent, sustainable and balanced training
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