The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Triathlon
By Rob Price
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No other triathlon book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book was designed specifically for triathletes to increase strength, speed, endurance, and stamina. This guide will have you shaving time off of all three events by using the most advanced and efficient exercises available. It will have you recording new personal records and reaching all of your goals. By following the year-round programs in the book, you will be able to finish meets with the same energy you exerted when you began.
Both beginners and advanced athletes and weight trainers can follow this book and utilize its programs. From recreational to professional, thousands of athletes all over the world are already benefiting from this book and its techniques, and now you can too!
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The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Triathlon - Rob Price
The
Ultimate Guide to
WEIGHT
TRAINING
for
TRIATHLON
second edition
Prior to beginning any exercise program, you must consult with your physician. You must also consult your physician before increasing the intensity of your training.
Any application of the recommended material in this book is at the sole risk of the reader, and at the reader’s discretion. Responsibility of any injuries or other negative effects resulting from the application of any of the information provided within this book is expressly disclaimed.
Published by Price World Publishing
1300 W. Belmont Ave, Suite 20g
Chicago, IL 60657
Copyright © 2005 by Robert G. Price CPT.
All rights reserved. Neither this book, nor any parts within it may be sold or reproduced in any form without permission.
Book design by Jocelyn H. Hermozada
Cover design by Alexandru Dan Georgescu
Interior photographs by Marc Gollub
Editing by Barb Greenberg
Editing and proofreading by Maryanne Haselow-Dulin
Printing by Express Media
Second Edition, 2005
ISBN: 978-1-936910-78-6
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
The
Ultimate Guide to
WEIGHT
TRAINING
for
TRIATHLON
second edition
Robert G. Price CPT
CONTENTS
Part I
TRIATHLON-SPECIFIC TRAINING
Introduction
Off-Season Training
In-Season Training
Nutrition for Ultra-Endurance Athletes
Protein: How Much Is Enough?
Post-Workout Recovery: A Must for Athletes
Part II
GETTING STARTED
Warming Up
Cooling Down
Abs
Stretching
Proper Form
Proper Breathing
Part III
RECOMMENDED EXERCISES
Substituting Similar Exercises
Chest Exercises
Back (Lats) Exercises
Shoulders Exercises
Triceps Exercises
Biceps/Forearms Exercises
Legs Exercises
Part IV
THE NECESSITIES
Perfecting Your Technique
Estimating Your One-Rep Max
The Different Folks, Different Strokes Principle
Overtraining and Staleness
The Declaration of Variation
Muscle Fibers
Training Techniques
When to Increase
Safety Reminders
Record Keeping
Test Yourself
Conclusion
Part V
SUPPLEMENTAL 4-WEEK PROGRAMS
Endurance/Stamina/Fat-burning Programs
General Fitness/Power Programs
Strength Programs
Part I
TRIATHLON
Specific
Training
With Weight
Training,
KNOWLEDGE
IS THE KEY
TO SUCCESS
INTRODUCTION
By opening The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Triathlon, you have taken your first step towards achieving your athletic potential. This book is loaded with the most up-to-date sports weight-training information and features a year-round triathlon-specific weight-training program. Upon completion of the text, you will know how to properly, safely, and effectively perform over 80 exercises and you will be ready to begin your training.
The true importance of this book lies in the triathlon-specific program that begins on page six. It was created for one reason and one reason only; to improve your potential in the triathlon. It does this by increasing your strength, power, endurance, and flexibility in the parts of your body that are most important for the triathlon. The program was designed to supply you with the advantage you will need to outperform your opponents. By following the program, you will build your muscles with strength, endurance, power, and stamina. When called upon, you will be physically prepared and mentally ready to compete at the highest of your potential.
This book does not teach you how to perform specific movements. It does not show you the best strategies to perfect your technique, nor does it give you any tips to improve your specific skills. This book does, however, provide you with the best methods, program, and strategies available to physically improve your body and maximize your potential in the triathlon.
OFF-SEASON TRAINING
The off-season is the time in any sport to build up your muscles, become more powerful, and increase muscular endurance. The off-season program consists of four 4 - week routines cycled together to maximize both muscular endurance and explosive power. The first and third routines are designed to build your stamina and muscular endurance, while the second and fourth routines are designed more for power and explosion. Variation is very important to an effective workout program. Varying your routines keeps you making progress and gains. Your body even-tually will adapt to any routine it’s on, so it is very important to change routines once your gains have stopped and your strength has peaked. Changing programs every four weeks is the most effective time period to follow any one routine.
MUSCULAR ENDURANCE TRAINING
The first and third routines of the off-season cycle are to enhance your muscular endurance. Weight training for muscular endurance differs greatly from strength and power training. Strength training builds up size, bulk, and strength; power training builds explosion, speed, and intensity; and endurance training builds your stamina by enabling your muscles to work longer without fatiguing. Weight training to increase your muscular endurance requires many slow movement repetitions to train and build your slow - twitch muscle fibers, which are responsible for increased endurance and stamina.
The keys to endurance training are as follows:
Low weight, high reps: Proper endurance training calls for lifting light weights many times. Weights that are less than 60% of your one-rep max are ideal. With more repetitions comes increased muscular endurance, or the ability of your muscles to operate at a high level over time. Every additional repetition helps to increase your muscular endurance. Typically, sets involving at least 20 repetitions are considered to be training your muscular endurance.
Great form and concentration: While training for any purpose, great form and concentration are a must. Endurance training is no exception. To get the most of your endurance training, you must breathe properly and perform the exercise with smooth, rhythmic lifts.
Proper breathing: Breathing properly is extremely important in endurance training. As you perform repetition after repetition, your instincts will be to hold your breath. With each and every rep, be sure to inhale while lowering the weight on the eccentric movement and exhale while raising the weights on the concentric movement. Never hold your breath.
Smooth rhythmic lifts: In endurance training, the lowering, negative part, of every rep should last at least two seconds and the raising, positive part, should be at least one second. The goal is to keep this rhythm from your first rep to your last to ensure a great workout.
Short rest times: To get the most out of endurance training, it is best if you take short rest times between