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Triathlon Training Ideas
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First, I am not a tri-athlete, but have trained with bike, swimming and running for over a decade.  Here are some ideas to use if you are dabbling in a variety of training methods.

IF you WANT REAL Triathlon training - go to www.davidglover.net  - he is a friend of mine who actually WINS races and can help you get to that level.  In fact, he wrote a book about completing an Iron-Man Triathlon while working full time.  See link below:

 

Below is a sample triathlon workout, I made for myself a few years ago when working out with some Naval Academy Tri-athletes.  If you are considering a triathlon one day, you can use this type of training plan and adjust the distances as needed. With your goals a steady increase in intensity training is recommended with little 2-3 week tapers prior to every race.

For the first month, I recommend the following schedule; 

Swim   3x per week:  Two - distance swim of freestyle 2000m (500m hypoxic thrown in)
                One - interval swimming with timed paces and increasing speeds (see below)

300m choice warmup
4 x 50s one easy, one pace on 1:15
1 x 300m at 65% on 6:15
2
x 200m at 70% on 4:30
3 x 100m at 75% on 2:15
4 x 100m at 80% on 2:15
1 x 200 Pull breathe 3,5 by 50s
3 x 100 take 4 breaths first 50, 5 the second 50.  Long smooth strokes.
100 cooldown
total yards = 2400

Run     3x per week:   Two short runs of 6 miles / one long run of 10 miles (Saturday) after 20 mile bike 
(triathlon slang BRICK = Bike + Run + ICK (because they are hard and should be done at great intensity and timed…)

You want to do the BRICKs in Bike – Run order to get accustomed to the Bike - Run transition…
Work on speed from Bike to Run as well…

Bike    3x per week:  2 SPIN classes (if available) and / 1-3 long bike ride 20 miles (Saturday)

Weights – 3x per week

Weights are swimming and bike specific.  No leg PT is needed (YET) due to the SPIN classes and bike build up….Concentrating on arm strength for swimming and lower back strength for long bike rides, the workouts should go in the following order for the first month: 

 

Lat Pulldowns    OR PULLUPS            3 x 15
Rowing machine:                        3 x 15
Tricep Extensions:                       2 x 15
Tricep pushdowns:                      2 x 15
Bicep curls                             3 x 15
Reverse Flies                            3 x 15
Roman chair lower back extensions   2 x 15
Neck exercises (up,down,left,right)    2 x 15 (do after abs)

LW shoulder workout:    

PT:
Wide, Regular and Tricep pushups        20,20,20
Abs of choice                          250
Lowerback exercises             
Pullups - pyramid set of pull-ups
1-10-1

            

Workouts

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

 

Sunday

Swimming

Yes

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

Make-up day

Bike

off

1 hour

off

1 hour

off

1.5 hours

1 hour

Running

6 miles

off

6 miles

off

off

10 miles

6 miles

Weights

 

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

Yes

PT:Abs/Back

Yes

 

Yes

 

 

 

Yes

Calories

3900

3000

3500

2400

3500

3600

3000

Heart rate zone

140-150

140-150

140-150

140-150

140-150

140-150

140-150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your Measurements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resting HR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoy -- Good luck. Keep the sending the emails. I am getting to them one at a time at stew@stewsmith.com .

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Stew Smith is a former Navy SEAL and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.  He specializes in military and law enforcement fitness, particularly Special Operations units.  Please feel free to email him at Stew@stewsmith.com with any comments or questions.



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Complete Guide to Navy SEAL Fitness (Book / DVD)
Maximum Fitness
 The Special Operations Workout
 The SWAT Workout - From Recruit to SWAT Team Member
The Combat Swimmer Stroke DVD

The Pre-Habit Workout DVD

The Complete List of Stew Smith's eBooks:

 

General Fitness and Nutritional Guides for Everyone

The 90 Day Beginner Guide to Fitness
The Advanced Maintenance and Recovery Program

Reclaim Your Life - The Erin O'Neill Program

Veteran's Fitness - Baby Boomer and a Flat Stomach

The Diabetic Prevention Workout / Diet

The Athlete Workout - Rugby, Soccer, Lacrosse & Football
The Busy Executive Workout Routine

The Six Week Advanced Weight Training / PT Guide
The Perfect Pushup Workout

 

The Special Forces Physical Fitness Workouts
New - Combat Conditioning Workout

Navy SEAL Workout Phase 1  Beginner Weeks 1-6
Navy SEAL Workout Phase 2 - 3 - Intermediate Weeks 1-12
Navy SEAL Workout Phase 4  Grinder PT -  Four weeks before Hell Week

Navy SWCC Workout

The Army Special Forces / Ranger Workout  Phase 1 & 2

The Army Air Assault School Workout

The Army Airborne Workout

USMC RECON Workout Phase 1 & 2

Air Force PJ / CCT Workout

NEW - The Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Workout - NEW

The OCS, ROTC, Service Academy, & Bootcamp Workouts

Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard OCS Workout

USMC OCS / TBS Workout
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The Service Academy Workout (West Point, Navy, Air Force Academy)

The Navy, Air Force, Marine Corp Bootcamp Workout

The Army OCS and PFT Workout
The Army Air Assault School Workout

The Army Airborne Workout
 

The Law Enforcement Physical Fitness Test Workouts

The FBI Academy Workout

The DEA Workout

The FLETC Workout - Ace the PEB / Same as Blackwater's Test

The State / Local Police Academy Workout

The Public Safety Diver Workout
The Fire Fighter Workout
 Border Patrol Agent Workout
ATF Agent Workout

                 
               

          

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