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Caffeine for Endurance Athletes
Caffeine for endurance athletes Consuming 200 to 400 milligrams of caffeine before training or sports competitions improves performance in endurance and high -intensity exercise. Spanish researchers from the University of Castilla – La Mancha in Toledo found that caffeine improved performance in the bench press and squat when taken in the morning but not the…
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Getting ready for your long runs during Ironman training – Hector L Torres
During triathlon training, especially during Ironman training, it is very important to prepare yourselves for your long day of trainings. You have to think your body as your engine aka “motor”. During your training you have been spending time on your feet; which leads into increasing aerobic capacity by building muscles enzymes, capillaries that deliver…
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Hell Week – Overcome Fear
Hell Week – Overcome Fear Everything you want out of life is on the other side of fear – Joe Donnelly Fear is the most powerful and dominating of all our emotions. Fear will drive us in one of two directions: it will either drive us to our knees in crippling submission, or it will…
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Mental Training – Visualization
Visualization The subconscious mind cannot distinguish what is real from what is imagined, which is why the power of visualization can truly help an athlete. Visualization works during and before a race to calm your mind, put you at ease, and get you ready for top performance. (Hobson, Campbell, & Vickers, 2001) “Don’t worry about…
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Running Unnecessary Long Runs by Hector L Torres
“Practice makes perfect”, how many times have you heard that. However, many people take that to heart and believe that when training for an Ironman they have to spend countless of hours on the run and even run a marathon before an Ironman. These are unnecessary! Many athletes… especially triathletes… TYPE A… get pretty…
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Build your endurance and strength by running at a tempo pace!
What pace are you going to run today? At times many athletes run too slow or too fast. Why not run in a paces in between? Tempo runs should be part of your weekly workouts, whether you are running for fitness or to set a personal record. They build both slow and fast-twitch muscle fibers,…
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Achieve your personal best!
Achieve your personal best! There are several tips on how to pace yourself during a race. Do not over exert yourself on the swim, cause you are not going to win it in the swim… but you will lose it on the swim if you are way back. On the bike, if you have a…
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Legs and Shoulder – Circuit Training
How to do it: You will warm up do 15 min at the elliptical or treadmill. Nice and easy and quick turn over. You will do three sets of 15 repetitions on the following exercises. Alternate the exercises from Legs to Shoulders. Please use moderate resistance for these exercises. Legs – Squats – Leg Extension…
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Circuit Training – Total Body!
How to do it: Complete 3 sets of 12 – 15 repetitions of the following exercises. Please use moderate resistance for these exercises. Barbell Squat Shoulder press Pull up Push ups Kettlebell swing Burpee Mountain Climbers However, on the last set, I want you to give me 3 more repetitions and allow it to burn…
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Low-Fat Chocolate Milk!
Trusted by Athletes, backed by science! Low-fat Chocolate Milk has what athletes need to recover after a hard workout, with high quality protein to rebuild and nutrients to refuel. Whatever you’re building build it with chocolate milk.