Common Triathlon Injuries
Jason & Scott Ellis of Swing Physical Therapy discuss common triathlon injuries and how to overcome them. Here are some tips on how to avoid getting injured in the first place. Stick to the Plan: Follow your session’s guidelines and don’t be tempted to do an extra repetition or go harder than prescribed. I love Strava as much as anybody else, but save the KOM hunting for when it fits in with your session. As a multisport athlete, your next workout starts during the current on
An Athlete's Relationship with Food
Following my previous post about some of the learnings of my last two years of training and racing, I received a couple of messages asking me about the nutrition aspect of my triathlon experience, a topic that I decided to avoid in that blog due to its sensitivity. The way we eat and what we eat is a very personal matter that is determined by a variety of factors such as our upbringing, our culture, our socio-economic status, and the place where we live, to name a few. For th
Lactic Misconceptions
We’ve all felt that "burn" in our legs during a race, a hard climb, or an all-out interval. What about that muscle pain the next day or two days later? We’ve all been there, too. Since the 1920's, athletes have been informed that lactic acid is produced by muscles during intense exercise. Most of us have referred to that pain as lactic acid "burn" and that lactic acid needs to be cleared or flushed out. But, what if I told you that lactic acid has nothing to do with muscle pa
That's Not a Rest Day!
What do traveling, surfing, and yard work have in common? Hint: They have nothing to do with recovery. Hands up if you see a rest day on your training schedule and you start running through the list of things you need to get accomplished that day. Or perhaps, you see it as an opportunity to spend more time with your partner and family, enjoying some of their favorite activities. You might even decide it’s the perfect day to be the early bird in the office and stay late to cat
Avoiding Overtraining
Cooked, smashed, shattered & wasted: all adverbs used to describe a challenging training session. Day after day, week after week, month after month, athletes grind away in hopes of performing at their absolute best on race day. It’s normal and expected for an athlete to delve into the depths of their own personal hell while suffering in training. An athlete doesn’t achieve their best performances by being overly conservative in training. However, that doesn’t mean you need to
Recovery Sessions
Photo Credit: NAZ Elite via Instagram I recently had a discussion with an athlete regarding their effort levels for a recovery run session. As an athlete who’s goal is to go fast, it can be difficult to grasp the notion that sometimes you need to go slow to go fast. We all have egos! Take a step back and look at the ultimate goal: go as fast as humanly possible on race day. In order to achieve this goal we need to get the most out of our key sessions. To do that we need to re
