Smart-trainer

Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Martin Gibala Intervals XIV

Doing 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 cyclists 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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Swim Session

Saturday Swim Session: Julie’s Fifties

Building your ability to sustain your threshold pace in a swim is an important capability for triathletes and open water swimmers. These sessions further develops that ability by progeressing the intensity as you work through the workout, but maintaining the Rest Interval (RI). The session gets more tougher, as you work through it. This session will benefit triathletes of all distances, as well as other open water swimmers.

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Thursday Training Plan: Ironman 70.3 Unleashed: Your 24-Week Blueprint

Unleash Your Potential with Ironman 70.3 Unleashed: Your 24-Week Blueprint
🏊‍♂️🚴‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Are you ready to conquer the Ironman 70.3 like never before? Welcome to Ironman 70.3 Unleashed: Your 24-Week Blueprint, meticulously crafted by seasoned triathlon coach and athlete, Ray Boardman.

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Monday’s with Jessica [Ep 56]: Going Bush

This weekend I did something slightly different to normal, I moved my long run and bike forward one day giving me time to go on my first solo hike, I had just brought all the new gear I needed and planned a route, although I did muck up my route slightly I still got where I planned on staying just with a different route there than expected.

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Waikato Champion

Monday’s with Jessica [Ep 55]: Waikato 3,000m Champion

Yesterday was a key point in my running journey so far for me. I competed in the Waikato secondary schools athletics and was entered in the 3000m race. Usually I avoid running track events as they aren’t my strongest suit as I train off track and more for longer distances, but when it comes to anything under national athletics there isn’t anything else but the 3000m as the longest distance.

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Brick Workout

Monday Brick: Lance Watson’s Xterra Taper Brick

A brick session is a great way to develop your body for the rigours of transitioning from one discipline to the next. This version is perfect for utilising in the final weeks leading into an Xterra race – optimally about four to five days prior to race day.

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FTP

Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Flourish in the FTP Finesse Reverse by Tyler

Immerse yourself in this FTP-focused session. Allow this 60-minute journey to pull out your strengths and trim away your weaknesses. Stay chilled – after today, your FTP game shall never be the same. This is a great workout for all cyclists to do when short on time and want to improve their Functional Threshold Power (FTP).

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Saturday Swim Session: Triathlon Plus Beginners Session 1

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 is a great session for triathletes and open water swimmers to do to build their top-end speed.

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Fartlek

Friday Fartlek Run: Steady Plus 35min

Race pace for events longer than half marathon distance for most athletes aren’t run at threshold pace but instead a touch lower with large portions of the event done at Level III. It’s important to expose the body to training at this level of intensity. This is a great workout for someone training for a half to a full marathon (whether part of an Ironman or 70.3).

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