BEGINNER TRIATHLETE: STARTING POINT
This article is for complete beginners in the sport of triathlon,
but it could also serve well the athletes that have been doing
triathlon for a while and would like to improve their results
and take their performance to the next level. Wherever you
currently stand - this article is your first step towards
success in Triathlon.
Name dropping tends to get people's attention, so besides
the 3 National Tri Teams officially using it, here are a few
star athletes that have been implementing the Pose Method
in their training for several years now: Andrew Johns, Tim
Don, Hunter Kemper, Mark Jenkings, Leanda Cave, Jurgen Zack,
the list can go on for a while. Would you like to climb up
there too? Read on...
Before you can get into the actual training, you need to
have a clear picture and thorough understanding of the sport
that you will be or currently are training for.
1. Triathlon is a sport that consists of swimming,
cycling and running. Triathlon is one event, not three separate
sporting events.
Whether you're just starting or have been "triathloning"
for some time, more likely than not, you already have a certain
image of the sport of triathlon formed in your mind. The dominating
view on Triathlon is one of perceiving it as three separate
events that go on one after another. How can you expect fluidity
of things when you see and perceive them as separate, independent
and not connected events? All three events comprise one that
is known as a sport of Triathlon. Accept that and approach
it as such. It requires a change in your perception not just
a nod of your head.
2. Triathlon is a skill based sporting activity.
It is widely accepted that the sport of Triathlon is all about
endurance. But why is the focus on what is only a by-product?
Endurance, just like the much talked about, and quite important
VO2 consumption concept, will come to everyone whether they
specifically work on developing it or not, because it is the
by-product of your skill development. Just think about it.
You will run, swim, bike, move longer, if you know how. EVERYTHING
ELSE comes after KNOW HOW.
The truth about VO2 is it can only be developed so much and
there is no point in working on its development because it
will happen regardless while you're training and working on
developing your skill.
3. To be the best triathlete you can be - focus on
learning the techniques of Triathlon.
In the age of general expectance of getting immediate results
and gratification, people got completely blindsided by their
own forceful ambitions of becoming faster, better, bigger
RIGHT NOW! Let's tweak something here and there, let's drink
some shakes and eat some gel, let's find something to point
our finger at. If you're slow - it must be because you're
drinking less water, if you can't handle the bike - of course
it's because the tires are too thin... Swimming too slow?
You must've not shaved close enough... It's an exaggeration
of course, but it should clearly show you the ridiculousness
of the situation.
Everything starts at learning how to do it, learning the
technique. If one doesn't know how to do something, how can
he possibly do it well? Knowing how to do something with a
correct technique allows you to keep on doing it longer and
allows you to strive to get better at it. Without the technique,
without developing one's skill level of using that technique,
the progress can only go so far.
While in swimming the technique is considered somewhat important
and everybody works on their swimming technique, cycling technique
is on a much lower level of consideration, and when it comes
to running, until recently the idea of "learning how
to run" was laughed at.
So here's your key to success - focus on learning the technique,
first, and there will be no limit to how far you can take
your skill. Remember however, you can go only as far as you
allow yourself to go.
Article by Dr.Romanov
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