As many of my athletes are digging deep getting ready for some short course races here in south Florida I wanted to discuss mental skills and specifically short course racing and high intensity training. Typically athletes racing short course will be pushing a higher intensity than those doing 70.3 or Ironman distance races. It is … [Read more…]
What’s Up Triathletes? I hope everyone is surviving the heat! I’ve had several athletes tell me about “MELT DOWN” on the workouts over the weekend. Here are some tips to implement to insure a solid training session despite the heat. Start earlier I know this can be more difficult on the weekends when we want … [Read more…]
Oops I Did it Again… by Coach Erinne Guthrie Does anyone else remember that Britney Spears song, or am I dating myself? Anyway, that song was stuck in my head about a month ago when I was saying to myself, “OOPS! I did it again.” I seemed to have re-injured my hamstring that was torn … [Read more…]
Do you know that you can create Blood Sugar balance every time you eat? All you have to do is have equal amounts of protein and carbohydrates and added good fats. For your smoothie please consider adding: Parsley, ½ Avocado and Hemp Hearts (4 tbsp = 20 G protein) Raw Greens powder (Where to buy) … [Read more…]
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Are you using Training Zones to guide your training and racing? If not, you are missing out on vital information to help you achieve your triathlon goals much more quickly. Most triathletes spend 6-15 hours per week training. You might as well have some focus and purpose for each and every workout so you can … [Read more…]
PLAN Your Race & RACE Your Plan This coming week is about getting mentally and physically prepared for race day. Not much fitness can be gained between now and Race Day on Sunday. I encourage all my athletes to write out a race plan. Starting from Saturday morning before the race, to the end of … [Read more…]
Are you metabolically efficient? And what does that mean anyway? Metabolic Efficiency is the body’s efficiency of utilizing endogenous stores of carbohydrate and fat at different intensities and durations of exercise AND at rest. The ultimate goal is to burn more fat, and preserve carbohydrate stores. At any given moment a person has internal fat … [Read more…]
Where Performance Meets Balance: If you only train hard all the time, there will be a time where your body will tell you it has had enough. Here is one way I use and recommend to my athletes to ride the wave of working out and working “IN.” I know, I know many of you … [Read more…]
Kaizen – Japanese for “improvement” or “change for the best,” refers to philosophy or practices that focus upon continuous improvement. Setting goals, creating the plan to get there, following the plan and putting it all together on race day-This is how to reach your goals in triathlon- continuous, steady improvement! You weren’t born swimming, biking … [Read more…]
