ENDURANCEWORKS Triathlon Training and Racing Blog
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As service to the sport of triathlon and other endurance sports, we provide our clients and friends with articles that we feel will benefit them in their pursuit of personal excellence in triathlon, other endurance sports and life.
Increase Hip and Shoulder Mobility with Reverse Bridge Exercise
The reverse bridge is a dynamic warm up exercise for opening and increasing the range of motion in the front of the hips (hip flexors), front of the shoulders, pectoral (chest), biceps, forearms and musculature of the hands. The reverse bridge also helps to activate...
Happy New Year! New Me. New You. Start Simple Habits – Not Resolutions – to Get Better.
“No one wants to start the New Year and get worse during the year." — Carmen Baehr, yoga instructor I agree. We all want to get "better" at some level- at least it would seem that way with all the New Year's resolutions to: Lose weight Get fit Eat right etc. The sad...
Set Your Triathlon Goals for 2016
“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” — Tony Robbins Why set goals? This conversation between Alice and the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland reminds us of the importance of goal setting: Alice: I was just wondering if you...
6 Important Considerations When Choosing Your Triathlon Races
Tips for Choosing Your Next Triathlons “If you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else.” — Lawrence Peters Gosh, so many triathlon races to pick from... Which ones should you sign up for? Besides time of year and venue location, there...
View Recording of “Strategically Planning Your Triathlon Season for More Success”
About This Webinar With the start of training for the next triathlon season just around the corner, it’s important to strategically think about your race schedule. This webinar will guide you through strategically choosing races, building on last year’s successes and...
Perform the Single Leg Cycling Drill to Improve Pedaling Efficiency
Stuck indoors on your trainer this winter? Cycling drills will help you improve your pedaling efficiency and ultimately make you a better, faster cyclist in your triathlon training and racing. David Glover, MS, CSCS demonstrates a single leg drill that you can do on a...
View Recording of “Build and Maintain – Strength Training for Runners & Triathletes” Webinar
About This Webinar Repetitive moments in the same plane of motion - e.g. triathlon and run training - can cause muscular imbalances that lead to overuse injuries. This webinar is designed to help triathletes and other endurance athletes understand the causes of common...
How to Do the Scorpion Exercise to Increase Hip Range of Motion
The scorpion is a dynamic warm-up exercise for opening and increasing range of motion in the front of the hips (hip flexors) and the loosening and opening the spinal cord and surrounding musculature. Krista Schultz, MEd, CSCS demonstrates how do the scorpion exercise...
Tips for Shifting Gears While Riding a Bicycle
Shifting gears properly on a bike is a necessary and learned skill. If you forget to shift at the beginning of a hill, you may find yourself at a standstill. Shift incorrectly and you may drop your chain. David Glover, MSE, MS, CSCS reviews the basics of shifting...
Upcoming Webinar on 10/13: Off Season Training for Triathletes – Maximize the Transition Between Seasons
Our winter webinar series starts next Tuesday, October 13 with Off Season Training for Triathletes: Maximize the Transition Between Seasons. Bears hibernate in winter so why shouldn't we? Nature sets an example for what to do during the winter months but hibernation...
Congratulations to David Glover on Becoming an IRONMAN Certified Coach
Congratulations to David Glover of ENDURANCEWORKS on successfully completing the prestigious IRONMAN Coaching Certification Program and becoming an IRONMAN Certified Coach! David is one of the first coaches to successfully complete this new coaching certification...
Using a Foam Roller for Post-Workout Recovery
Do you experience tight and sore muscles, especially after a hard training session running or on the bike? Foam rollers are a "must have" piece of equipment for all triathletes for facilitating recovery. In this video, Krista Schultz, MEd, CSCS reviews the benefits of...
5 Simple Drills to Improve Your Running Technique
Running drills break your running form into smaller pieces, help teach correct body position and movement and stimulate your muscles to fire more efficiently. In this short video below, Krista Schultz, MEd, CSCS explains and demonstrates running drills that you can...
How to Brake Properly on a Bicycle
Unlike cars which have anti-locking brakes that automatically adjust braking tension on each wheel to match the road conditions, we have to manually brake our bikes by grabbing levels that engage brakes on the front and rear wheels. Do you use the front brake, the...
Tips for Racing in the Heat and Elevation at IRONMAN® Boulder
With high, dry temperatures and an elevation of 5,430 feet above sea level, Boulder, Colorado is a challenging venue for an IRONMAN Triathlon, especially if you're coming from sea level. Even if you are acclimated to the elevation, which takes at least two weeks, you...
Post IRONMAN Triathlon Training Recommendations
Updated on August 5, 2016 A triathlete emailed me an excellent question that is applicable to other IRONMAN Triathlon® athletes as well as other long races like IRONMAN 70.3® triathlons and marathons. I just completed IRONMAN UK and enjoyed following your training...
Example Coach Analysis of an IRONMAN® Triathlete Training Schedule
One valuable service that a coach can provide even an experienced athlete is objective feedback via a consultation. A triathlete friend of mine was training for IRONMAN 70.3 St. George in Utah. My friend's concern was that because of poor weather, he did not have the...
The Commitment Continuum – Where Do You Fall?
“It’s not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.” — Paul William “Bear” Bryant (1913-1983) As an athlete, I ask myself directly, and as a coach, I ask my athletes indirectly: “What is your level of commitment?” It’s easy to say,...
From a Coach to an Athlete before the big IRONMAN® Triathlon Race
What do you tell your athletes when they’re about to compete in their biggest race of the year? Here’s what I told one of my clients who about to compete in the IRONMAN World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, a few years ago: You’re in the calm before the storm. Rest,...
Is Even More Exercise Even Better? Maybe. Maybe Not.
“You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.” – Arthur Ashe As a long-time endurance athlete and coach, I’ve observed many inspiring stories tied to the benefits of exercise. I’ve seen friends lose unhealthy weight, cope with cancer or simplify...
The 5 AM Gut Check: What Gets You Out of Bed in the Morning?
I've been "shoulding" myself too much lately. I should go swim. I should write in my blog. I should finish that project I've been working on for the last tow years. The list goes on…and list of unfinished "should's" is a source of frustration and anxiety. I've come up...
We See Only What We Pay Attention to…
"Discovery consists not in seeking new lands but in seeing with new eyes." - Marcel Proust Do you see what I see? Maybe. Maybe not. I may look at a problem and say, "I see the solution. It's obvious." Someone else may look at the same problem and say, "I don't get...
6 Dynamic Stretches to Warm Up Your Lower Body Before Exercise
Although often overlooked or skipped for lack of time, warming up and cooling down are extremely important before and after every work out to reduce likelihood of injury while facilitating post workout recovery. Dynamic stretches are an active stretching technique...
Time Saving Training Tactics for Triathletes: Part 2
One of the biggest challenges for triathletes is "fitting it all in." You're training for 3 different sports - swim, bike, run - plus need time for strength training, recovery, etc. on top of everything else you're doing in your life. In Part 2 of "Time Saving Tactics...
