This week, although I completed all my planned training it was like a puzzle piece of completion, less than half of the training was completed on the days they were set for. There were many reasons for the alterations in training but I knew I didn’t want it to affect my overall training plan. I thought out of the days I was busy and when that would affect my normal timings to train, some meant I had less time and some meant I needed to alter when I trained.
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Brick sessions are a great training session to help develop the neuromuscular system to prepare you for future events (as well as future training sessions). Not only that but you will get a great physiological training stimulus. This session includes a number of VO2 max intensity efforts to stimulate your top end speed, as well as as some time at threshold effort at the end of each segment. This session is a great session for anyone preparing for an Olympic Distance Triathlon or an Ironman 70.3.
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GeneralDoing repeated short bouts of exercise at very high intensity develops a number of physiological systems in the body. Predominantly it provides a great training stimulus for the neuromuscular system. Although not specific to endurance events, training the neuromuscular system can bring on your fitness very quickly and is still a massive benefit for endurance athletes especially early in the season or if you are unfit. This workout can be done by beginners or experienced cyclist alike, because a max sprint is all about your level of effort and is likely to be different from another rider.
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The ability to swim at and maintain your threshold pace is a critical component of fitness for triathletes and long-distance open water swimmers. This session mixes faster reps and balances it with continuous swimming mixed with kick. This is a great session for triathletes and open water swimmers to do to build their steady state speed.
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This workout is suggested to increase your high aerobic load. This session is great for runner’s of all abilities, and is particularly effective for 5km and 10km runners and triathletes.
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This week I finally got to do my long run on Saturday. Most weeks through the winter I complete my long runs before school on Fridays, as I have football on the Saturday morning, this means I wouldn’t be able to have time to run beforehand as-well as football being very tiring on the body and would be too tired to complete after, or if I completed it before I wouldn’t be able to give my 100% in the game.
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Brick sessions are a great training session to help develop the neuromuscular system to prepare you for future events (as well as future training sessions). Not only that but you will get a great physiological training stimulus. This session includes efforts at race pace to help prepare for your Olympic Distance Triathlon.
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