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Strength & Conditioning for Triathlon is an accessible, practical introduction to strength and conditioning for endurance sports, dispelling many of the myths which have led to misunderstanding and misuse of the techniques in the past.
With specific chapters on injury prevention, the swim, the cycle and the run, this ideal triathlon companion gives detailed and practical examples of how each aspect of your programme can be enhanced. Each chapter includes information on how strength and conditioning will impact on you, the scientific evidence (in practical language) to support the claims, how much you can expect to gain and practical examples of how to implement the training.
An indispensable practical guide, it looks at how to plan your strength and conditioning training throughout the calendar and how to incorporate this work into your regular triathlon training. It also provides a comprehensive resource of conditioning exercises, strength exercises and running drills, all of which are fully illustrated so you can guarantee great technique.
This is the essential companion to anyone wishing to improve their triathlon results.
Table of Contents
1. What is strength and conditioning?
2. Strength and conditioning for endurance sports
Section 2 – Triathlon Strength and conditioning
3. The Injury Prevention
4. The swim
5. The bike
6. The run
Section 3 - Planning and Programming
7. Periodisation
8. Putting it all together
Section 4 – Exercise Reference
9. Conditioning exercises
10. Strength and power exercises
11. Specific strength exercises
Index
Product details
| Published | 15 May 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 192 |
| ISBN | 9781408181416 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Sport |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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