This is going to be interesting.
Most of the time, my training journals consisted of a one-line entry about what I did that day. I'm a pretty busy guy, so the most I ever spent was about 2 minutes on a journal entry.
Well, I'm going to see if I can post my journal entries on this blog as well. There is a calendar on the right here that will be used to link the workout I did that day.
The reason I'm doing this is because I want people to see how an organized, structured training regimen works. I'm a firm believer in periodicity, as it allows a smart triathlete to build needed rest and recovery into his/her program. In terms of time, I use 4-week periodicity blocks with a certain goal in mind. The following 4-week block would then depend on whether or not I achieved that goal in the current 4-week block.
I'm a coach, so this does come natural to me. To a beginner athlete, the daunting aspect of training for 3 disciplines can make him/her lose focus on the 4 week and long term goals. A significant portion of my coaching time is spent in trying to keep my athletes focused on these goals every 4 weeks.
For me, this is the off-season, so my goal here is to establish a good base and lose some weight by November. Base is important, and I'll be posting here why it is so critical to establish a base before you can build your speed and endurance as the triathlon season approaches.
So what is in the base period? Enjoyment! Basically, all workouts are low-intensity workouts. My basic goal here is to establish a volume for each discipline REGARDLESS OF TIME. This means I can go as slow as I want on the bike or run, and will allow me to practice on my stroke in the swim. I do not EVER go fast in this period. My weekly totals will vary a little, but I hope to establish 30-40 miles of running, 75-100 miles of riding, and 5000-7000 meters of swimming per week in October.
Hopefully, by November, I'll be used to that volume.
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