Quotes About Training

We may also train the body to be the mind in order to live in a predictable future, based on the memory of the known past—and thus we miss the precious "now" moment again.

El libro de Thomas Prehn Racing Tactics for Cyclists (VeloPress 2003) te ayudará a mejorar con las tácticas del ciclismo.

He observado mejoras significativas en rendimiento en carrera cuando los ciclistas empiezan a entrenar con medidores de la potencia. Indudablemente, es el futuro del entrenamiento en ciclismo.

Stop when you know you can do only one more interval. The last interval is the one to be most wary of, so simply don't do it.

Perhaps the greatest impairment to purposeful practice is the presence of other athletes during a workout.

Ésta es mi filosofía del entrenamiento: un deportista debería hacer, en el momento adecuado, la mínima cantidad de entrenamiento específico que proporciona una mejora continua.

Fíjate que no dice "entrena con el kilometraje mínimo". Otra manera de formularlo podría ser "usa tu tiempo de entrenamiento de forma sensata". Para aquellos que tenemos un trabajo de jornada completa, esposa, hijos, una casa que mantener y otras responsabilidades, usar el tiempo de entrenamiento de forma sensata es más que una filosofía. Es una necesidad.

2º MANDAMIENTO: SÉ CONSTANTE AL ENTRENAR

4º MANDAMIENTO: ENTRENAR CON UN PLAN

5º MANDAMIENTO: ENTRENAR EN GRUPO POCAS VECES

9º MANDAMIENTO: ESCUCHA A TU CUERPO Es de vital importancia realizar el menor volumen de entrenamiento necesario para conseguir tu objetivo. Cuando

Every successful athlete I have trained has lifted weights for at least part of the season.

If three or four extra pounds result from weight training, the increased power typically more than offsets the mass to be carried.

the greater strength of the slow-twitch, endurance muscles following weight training allows them to carry more of the burden of powering the bike, reducing the role of the fast-twitch muscles. Since the fast-twitch muscles fatigue rather quickly, decreasing their contribution to the total force results in greater endurance.

Es mejor estar física y mentalmente dispuesto pero no del todo entrenado que lo contrario.

Low body fat is an important predictor variable for total time performance in triathlon.

Moderation in training means that you seldom explore your physical limits. Athletes often attempt the hardest workouts they can do. Long workouts are much too long, and intensity is often way too high. Most seem to believe that peak fitness comes from pushing their limits several times each week, and rest is viewed as something for sissies. That way of thinking is a sure way to derail your training frequently. Moderation in workout duration and intensity is what you should seek.

The power meter is a powerful tool for training, one that can potentially make you fitter and faster than any other piece of equipment you could get for your bike.

High-performance training means becoming the best triathlete possible. But that isn't revealed only in race results. High performance is more than simply where you finish in your races. It's also an attitude grounded in the belief that you can always get better.

Frequency is one of the best ways to improve your technique and, ultimately, your efficiency. This holds true even if each session is very brief. For example, if you have only two hours a week to devote to becoming a more efficient swimmer, swim four times a week for 30 minutes each time. More frequent, short sessions will improve your efficiency faster than a few longer workouts. Plyometric exercises have also been shown to improve economy in both runners and cyclists. These exercises

Continuing to train with high intensity results in roughly half as much decline as training with long, slow distance only.

El método es el mismo para ti que para los profesionales. Lo que varía es el volumen de trabajo. —MICHELE FERRARI, ENTRENADOR DE CICLISMO ITALIANO

plyometrics movements. This is when you are getting the hang of doing the movements that are involved in both types of training and refining them. Following AA, as you move into the MT and MS periods, gradually increase both the weight loads and the plyometric intensities. For example, move from rope skipping to low-box jumping to high-box jumping. The MS period is when you will

As you learn to be your own coach, be aware of your impatience. Keep it in check. Remind yourself before a hard workout or race that you must contain your emotions early on in order to finish strongly.