Sustain Triathlon Success with Strength Training

The TriDot Triathlon Podcast

TriDot Triathlon Training

Running, Fitness, Sports, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 629 Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Building a strong body is essential for sustaining triathlon success. This week strength savvy Coaches Matt Sommer and Elizabeth James walk us through the benefits and best practices for triathlon strength training. Building strength is more than just lifting heavy weights - it's also mobility, stability, and recovery. From walking into the gym for the first time, to advanced tactics for experienced athletes, our coaches have you covered with gym going wisdom! Even if you don't have access to fancy equipment or facilities Matt and Elizabeth will talk all about training at home. Even giving a glimpse into their weekly strength training routine!

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0:00.0	This is the TriDOT podcast.
0:03.9	TriDOT uses your training data and genetic profile combined with predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to optimize your training,
0:12.8	giving you better results in less time with fewer injuries.
0:16.8	Our podcast is here to educate, inspire, and entertain.
0:21.7	We'll talk all things triathlon with expert coaches and special guests.
0:26.9	Join the conversation and let's improve together.
0:34.4	Hey everybody, welcome to the TryDOT podcast.
0:40.1	Today we are talking about strength training.
0:44.0	Either love it or you tolerate it.
0:46.1	Either way, I think we all need at least a little bit of it.
0:49.3	And so today we're talking with two TriDoc coaches just to learn what are the best practices,
0:55.0	traffic needs to know about strength training, how do we fit this into our weekly routine,
0:59.6	and how can we motivate ourselves to get our butts down to the gym to get it done?
1:05.8	That question is for me specifically.
1:07.9	I've got two coaches on for this, and the first one is Matt Summer, a frequent
1:13.8	coach here on the podcast, just race 70.3 worlds in New Zealand. And Matt, you actually have
1:20.0	quite a few strength training certifications in your back pocket. Can you share with our audience
1:25.5	what your non-traathlon coach job is?
1:28.7	First of all, Andrew, thanks for having me back on the pod. It's always a pleasure to be here,
1:32.2	talking shop with you, and EJ, it's great to see you as always. Yeah, I mean, my full-time job,
1:38.5	I'm the fitness director at a private country club in North Carolina, and strength training
1:44.0	is my background. I've got a
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