Your Triathlon Season is Over: Now What?

Your Off-Season is the beginning of the road to success in 2020.

USAT National Championship Podium

You’ve finished your final race and completed your triathlon season.  The off-season has begun.  After months of structured training and racing, the calendar is empty and the cold, short days of winter are rapidly approaching.  For some athletes, this is a depressing time.  The reality though is that Champions are made in the off-season. Continue reading “Your Triathlon Season is Over: Now What?”

Bilateral Breathing – Yes You Should!

Swimmer breathingIf you have been swimming for any length of time you have likely heard the term ‘bilateral breathing.’  Most typically, you will see bilateral breathing when a swimmer breathes on an odd number strokes, every third stroke for instance.  More generally, bilateral breathing refers to the ability to breathe to both the left and the right side. Continue reading “Bilateral Breathing – Yes You Should!”

The Catch and Elusive Vertical Forearm

The freestyle – front crawl – catch may be the single most misunderstood thing in swimming.  Arguably, the catch itself provides no actual propulsion and in many ways, the catch is nothing more than a brief transitional phase between the entry and the pull. Continue reading “The Catch and Elusive Vertical Forearm”

Rethinking Base Training – or Turning a DNF into a PR

relaxIt’s that time of year.  Another season has come to an end.  You’re taking a brief hiatus from structured training and soon, your thoughts will inevitably turn to base training – those long slow miles that lay the foundation upon which next year’s training will be built.

What if I said there might be a better way? Continue reading “Rethinking Base Training – or Turning a DNF into a PR”

The Maximum Heart Rate Conundrum

checking pulseIf you have been training for any period of time, you’ve likely heard about determining your heart rate training zones to train most effectively and efficiently.  You may have also heard that you should base your zones on your maximum heart rate (MHR).  The problem is, unless you’re in a laboratory setting, hooked up to sophisticated machines, it’s virtually impossible to pinpoint your maximum heart rate. Continue reading “The Maximum Heart Rate Conundrum”