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Triathlete Magazine's Essential Week-by-Week Training Guide
Plans, Scheduling Tips, and Workout Goals for Triathletes of All Levels
by Matt Fitzgerald
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Paperback: 480 pages
Publisher: Wellness Central (April 19 2006)
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Chapter 1: It Starts With a Plan
Triathlete Magazine's Essential Week-by-Week Training Guide offers 42 complete training plans for every variety of triathlete, from absolute beginner to elite veteran, for every distance from sprints to Ironman.

Chapter 1: It Starts With a Plan
Triathlete Magazine's Essential Week-by-Week Training Guide offers 42 complete training plans for every variety of triathlete, from absolute beginner to elite veteran, for every distance from sprints to Ironman.

Chapter 1: It Starts With a Plan : Part 2
A peak race is a triathlon that you want to be optimally prepared for-fit and ready to produce your best performance. The whole reason training plans exist at all is to make peak races possible.



Book Description

The premier magazine devoted to the increasingly popular triple-event sport presents the proven, definitive guide to boosting your fitness and getting that extra edge to do your best. Triathlete Magazine's Essential Week-by-Week Training Guide offers 42 complete training plans for every variety of triathlete, from absolute beginner to elite veteran, for every distance from sprints to Ironman.

Get set to discover:

  • How to balance and vary your workouts for peak performance
  • The six intensity levels, from recovery (the slowest pace) to speed (the fastest
  • Why tune-up races make the best workouts
  • Why rest is more important for the veteran than the beginner
  • What makes swim workouts different from bike and run workouts
  • How to maximize your strength in minimum time.

About the Author

Matt FitzgeraldMatt Fitzgerald

Matt Fitzgerald, runner, triathlete, and coach, is a former editor and current contributor for Triathlete magazine. He writes articles for such national publications as Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Outside, Fitness Runner, and the Runner's World Web site, and serves as managing editor of the sports nutrition Web site, Pioneering Muscles..

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