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Wayne Goldsmith, coach with a long experience with the Australian team triathlon, able to observe directly some of the most common errors committed by athletes.

According to this expert in sports training, sometimes the illusion, the great motivation and inexperience get in the logic of triathlon training and the risk of injury multiplies, so here are details the more common errors:

1. Rapidly increasing training volume. You try to increase the training load of a 2-3% per week and every four weeks you should have a week of rest and recuperation

2. Ignore stretching and injury prevention. Take some time to develop flexibility in the joints and keys develop abdominal strength and lumbar spine, this will help you better support the training and prevent many injuries. Read the rest of this entry »

So important is coaching swimming, cycling and running, and the transitions, so we’ll give some tips to train them and you’re the fastest in changing from one sport to another.

Think of the effort and dedication it requires, for example, lower your mark in a 1500 in the pool. If those precious seconds, then lose in the transition, all your effort have been in vain, for not working the aspects involved in implementing a good transition. There are two types of transitions (T1 and T2) and let them explain in this article as train them in technical and physiological: Read the rest of this entry »

The coordination between the arms and coordinating arms with breathing, are the most common mistakes.

Below we detail the errors and possible solutions:

The coordination of the arms: The arms should move in an alternative and complete in every movement. Common error is called stalemate in which both arms are practically directed forward. This causes a great loss of speed that could only be supplied by a potent action of the legs. If your case is not seeking exercise of swimming with one arm or half cycles of stroke with stops in which one arm must be placed front and one behind. Also swam with one arm is another exercise highly recommended. Work these techniques during the long series by placing them every so often. That will help set the proper habit. Read the rest of this entry »

Stretching is crucial to maintain and improve your flexibility. If you’re flexible lesion less and avoid back pain and many injuries also will help you improve your marks quite quickly. Read the rest of this entry »

1. Swimming:

Mental strength: 700m beam steadily, with good technique and without breaks. As best, or will reduce the total time or reach the end of the series with less sense of tiredness. Read the rest of this entry »

In the triathlon nutrition is one of the keys to success. A person can spoil triathlete overboard a year of training by an inadequate diet. If you want to succeed in a sport so full, you must learn to eat well, becoming a specialist in food, recipes and up to date on the results of research in universities. Converts food into a “healthy obsession” and you will see improvements, you enjoy better health and good food.

In the triathlon work every major muscle, is one of the most power sports muscle balance between the upper and lower body, so to train and compete not only need to consume enough energy to ensure that the muscles to fuel extra high quality, you also need a perfect hydration and a good supply of all essential nutrients: carbohydrates, proteins and fats not forget the vitamins and minerals. Most triathletes are in the first part of sports nutrition are carbohydrates and their basic diet is pasta, snack bars and energy drinks. The most advanced also worry about investing in proteins and amino acids and protein drinks and other modern group tries not taking vitamins and minerals oxidized antioxidants.
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Should I follow a special diet? Just so you eat healthy and balanced. To recover better from training, try to make a contribution of carbohydrate and protein as soon as possible after you finish the sessions. Control your hydration levels are appropriate.
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