Many of you are making the jump to long course triathlons this season. Going long can be intimidating and anxiety provoking. However, having coached numerous triathletes through their first long course tri, we at TSC know a few things about making sure our athletes are ready both physically and psychologically for race day. What’s our […]
Staying Consistent Part 2: Getting “Lifed”
Posted ArticlesContinued from Part 1. Last week, I told you about how consistency, with its physical and psychological benefits, is the foundation to long term swim success for beginner triathletes. The key to building consistency is to focus on doing the bare minimum. But the minimum that you know for a fact that you can do. […]
Building consistency part 1
Posted ArticlesMany factors go into successful beginner and intermediate triathlon training programs, but for the swim, maybe the biggest factor is….. CONSISTENCY Consistency does not mean you have to swim everyday. But it does mean you stick to a regular and frequent schedule of swim practices. Creating a program that allows you to be consistent can […]
Project #SwimReboot Week 6: When your motivation begins to wane
Posted Articles, Training, Vasa SwimContinued from Part 5: Fitting everything in First, a disclaimer: this week was supposed to be about strength training and how to incorporate weight lifting and specific core exercises to boost your swim performance. But we had some technical difficulties at headquarters (i.e. I deleted the video). So I will post that update at the end […]
Staying a beginner triathlete to make you faster
Posted Articles, Newsletters, TrainingIn a previous blog post, I gave you some quality tips on how you can graduate from being a beginner triathlete to an intermediate or advanced triathlete. If you have not read it yet, check it out. If you feel stuck, you will find ways to change your training to take your game to the […]
Triathlon Training Psychology – Issue #110
Posted NewslettersTriathlon Training Psychology Dear Friend, Even with all the information out there about swimming and swim training, some swimming myths just do not seem to want to die! Often, we base our decisions on “what everyone else is doing”. Typically in life, I’ve found that if a huge mass of people are headed one direction, […]