- A coach can guide you on the path, but your success ultimately depends on your own determination.
- The goal of coaching and following a training plan is to achieve success. If your current plan is not working, change it, not your goal.
- To perform to your potential, you must prepare for every possible outcome, which means practicing regularly.
- Interview coaches who align with your experience, needs, and goals to determine what you need for success.
- Instead of letting your desires dictate your training, follow an adaptation-driven model.
- Periodization is a model where volume and intensity vary based on the athlete’s experience and goals.
- Progressive overload is the principle of continually and increasingly challenging the body to become stronger and faster.
- Periodization allows athletes to focus on specific types of fitness adaptation at specific times of the season, leading to overall fitness improvement.
- Enjoying training can boost performance and help you reach your goals faster.
- The most important variables in triathlon training are training volume and intensity.
- The total volume of training is the sum of frequency and duration.
- Each training goal should be approached individually with the athlete’s best interests in mind.
- There is no single formula that works in every situation; instead, consider the rider’s fitness, event type, and time available to train.
- Planning your season, including macrocycles, key events, and periods of reset and recovery, is essential for success.
- Training should be planned around life, including family, work, sleep, and fun.
- Training intensity and metrics should be balanced with self-awareness and the ability to manage what the day throws at you.
- Success in training is achieved through understanding the intent of each workout and having a dynamic mindset.
- To be a successful athlete, you need to train SMART, not just hard.
- The barometer of success is not just checking the training box or training a certain number of hours per week but hitting key sessions and having a dynamic mindset.
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