Your First Triathlon: Race-Ready in 5 Hours a Week

by Friel Joe

Consistency is key to success. Exercise needs to become the focal point of each and every day. Everything you do and when you do it must be determined by your next workout.

This includes eating, working, preparing meals, mowing the lawn, and tackling hobbies and all other interests.

The successful triathlete decides when the next workout will be and then arranges the other...

Several other factors affect your triathlon success, including your level of motivation, recovery, health, weight, and age.

Fortunately most of these are things that fall under your control, and with a little extra effort you can work each one to your advantage as a triathlete.

To maintain motivation, continually remind yourself why you want to do a triathlon.

Recall the benefits of training every day: You are keeping your weight and blood pressure down, strengthening your heart and muscles, improving your flexibility, building greater stamina, looking fit and trim, and feeling good about yourself.

RECOVERY

Important!

Serious triathletes have one thing in common—they don’t watch much TV.

With this in mind, there are four times, or “phases,” in your day related to what you eat: right before exercise, during exercise, immediately after exercise, and throughout the rest of the day.

One way to resolve this problem is to take in nothing but water or unsweetened coffee or tea until 10 minutes before you start exercising.

If your cadence is below 80 rpm on a flat stretch of road, shift to a lower (easier) gear. Every time you encounter a small hill or headwind, shift to a lower (easier) gear to maintain 80–90 rpm. Shift to a higher (harder) gear on downhills.

Kadans 80'den aşağı olmayacak, bu önemli