"One common mistake that I have witnessed as a coach, especially among athletes newer to endurance sports training (1-3 yrs.) and who come from a strength sport or team sport background, is to overemphasize traditional method strength training in their overall program.  By this I mean doing strength work in the gym as a primary form of training and not as a secondary, or supplementary, form of training.
It's important to remember that you get to be a faster runner by running fast - not by pounding out heavy sets of squats.  Be careful not to 'burn the candle at both ends' and sacrifice your ability to properly recover from your sport specific training just in order to fit in that strength workout - choose your battles wisely. Remember there's a distinct difference between 'training for fitness' and 'training for competition'. . .keep reading

 

by Salvatore J. Tirrito M.D., F.A.C.C.

Remember the old adage: "treat your body well and it will treat you well." As an athlete, you should be even more concerned about what goes in your body. It never ceases to amaze me; many athletes will pound their bodies into the ground day after day, eat highly specialized diets, and abstain from many of the common pleasures of life, all in the hopes of achieving supreme fitness. However, if it comes in a pill, powder, or gel form, they do not discriminate and will put just about anything in their body. . . . keep reading

 

Louisville KY - July 31 - Aug. 2, 2009

Planning on doing the Ironman Distance race in Louisville in 2009?  If so, make sure to increase your chance for success by previewing the course and learning how to race more effectively at the Iron Distance at Coach Troy's 3rd Annual Louisville Training Camp!

Learn more at www.CoachTroy.com about all of his 2009 camps, including the March camps in Tucson Arizona for the ultimate winter training getaway!