TRIATHLON AND TRESHOLD TRAINING II

I had posted before related to the subject mentioned above.

 

I said in the previous parts in the blog and in this series.  One needs to practice cadence, technique and speed steadily until one is able to do the cadence and speed she/he would like to have for competition; rest two minutes and try again. Five minutes is very difficult to sustain without lowering speed, but that would be the objective; rest two minutes and try again.  Once the speed drops, stop and rest two minutes. Do eight of them or until you accomplish the distance you want to compete in. Eight repetitions would be the gold standard to run a 10k at a good speed.  If you are beginner, it takes around three years of training intensively to accomplish the strength to start training at the speed we would like to compete with.  Life is very specific; one lives according to what one practices.  The same thing for training, one’s performance depends on the quality of one’s practice. 26 mars 2012 TRIATHLON PHYSIOLOGY FOR DUMMIES AND THE TENDENCY TOWARD THE MEAN 

 

I even scanned a page of Carmichael´s book to give you empirical data related to resting after the workout mentioned above.  This is how you train “neuronal threshold.” The most important training to run, swim or bike fast.  You can do “lactate threshold” without cadence, technique and speed but that does not help you to go fast.  During the days you do not do neuronal threshold, train your neurons to keep high cadence. 29 mars 2012 TRIATHLON PHYSIOLOGY FOR DUMMIES AND THE TENDENCY TOWARD THE MEAN 

As you can see, a "sophisticated athlete" is needed to avoid saying an educated athlete, to follow this type of training.  An athlete committed to improvement on daily basis.  An athlete knowledgeable about recovery and nutrition and able to follow plans without “feeling sacrificed.”

You can make many mistakes in training and still get good results when you have this "sophisticated athlete."  The real problem is to create this entity from scratch.