How to Incorporate Strength Training into Your Weekly Routine

The TriDot Triathlon Podcast

TriDot Triathlon Training

Running, Fitness, Sports, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 629 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Strength training is a key component of a well-developed triathlon training regimen, providing not only increased power generation but also enhancing muscle recruitment and encouraging proper technique. And yet, few triathletes make strength sessions a priority. Today's episode discusses how to balance strength training with swim, bike, and run sessions as well as tips for implementing this important part of training into your weekly routine.

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0:00.0	This is the TriDOT podcast. TriDOT uses your training data and genetic profile combined with predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to optimize your training, giving you better results in less time with fewer injuries.
0:17.8	Our podcast is here to educate, inspire, and entertain. We'll talk all things
0:23.6	triathlon with expert coaches and special guests. Join the conversation and let's improve together.
0:33.1	Hey everyone, welcome to the Triedout podcast, the TRIP podcast dedicated to talking all things, swim, bike, and run, which is exactly why today we are talking about none of those things.
0:46.0	I mean, we kind of are. Today is all about strength training for triathlon. In our sport, heading on down to the local gym can help us with all the swimming,
0:54.9	biking, and running, and so our experts today are going to talk us through the best ways to
0:59.6	incorporate strength training into our tri-training. First up is pro triathlete and coach
1:04.7	Elizabeth James. Elizabeth came to the sport from a soccer background and quickly rose through
1:09.8	the triathlon ranks using
1:11.6	Tridot, from a beginner to a top age grouper to a professional triathlete. She is a Kona in Boston
1:17.5	Marathon Qualifier who has coached Triathletes with TriDOT since 2014. Elizabeth, welcome to the show.
1:24.4	Thank you, Andrew. It's always great to be here. Over the past couple years,
1:27.7	I've really grown to love strength training and the role that it plays in my training and race
1:31.8	performance. So I've really been looking forward to sitting down with you for this discussion.
1:36.4	Next up is coach John Mayfield, a successful Ironman athlete himself, John leads, Tridot's
1:42.2	Athletes Services, Ambassador and Coaching Programs. He has coached hundreds of athletes ranging from first-timers, man athlete himself john leads tridot's athlete services ambassador and coaching programs he has
1:45.8	coached hundreds of athletes ranging from first timers to kona qualifiers and professional triathletes
1:50.6	john has been using trot since 2010 and coaching with tritout since 2012 john welcome to the show
1:57.9	thanks 10 years and I'm still around.
2:01.7	Ten years.
2:03.5	He just won't go away.
2:03.9	I'm kidding.
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