I’m a big advocate for triathletes implementing strength into their training program. But not many do it!
Maybe it’s because you’re worried about getting too sore, putting on too much muscle mass and affecting your power to weight ratio, you have zero time, or maybe it’s because you have no idea what you should be doing!
As an Advanced Sports Dietitian, this is not my area of expertise, so recently I asked Exercise Physiologist, Huw Darnell, who specialises in strength and rehabilitation for triathletes, to join me on my podcast.
Huw is all about building bulletproof bodies that are injury resilient with greater capacity. Exactly what you need - to be strong and injury-free heading into race season!
Here’s a little of what he shared (and for the full story check out EP 42 of the Triathlon Nutrition Academy Podcast): Episode 42 - Why every triathlete should be doing strength training with Exercise Physiologist Huw Darnell
Why should every triathlete include strength as part of their training program?
How often do they need to include strength in a week to get the best benefit?
Where is strength training best placed around other sessions?
Triathletes are incredibly time-poor. What sort of exercises should they be doing to give them best bang for their buck?
Some athletes are worried about getting sore and strength training affecting their other sessions – do you have any advice to help with that?
Would you program differently for someone in the offseason vs race season? What would that look like?
Can you over-train by adding strength into an already loaded program?
In a sport where power to weight ratio is important and many athletes strive to be lighter and leaner, are triathletes going to bulk up with strength training?
To listen to all the advice Huw gave, take a listen to EP 42 of the Triathlon Nutrition Academy Podcast: Episode 42 - Why every triathlete should be doing strength training with Exercise Physiologist Huw Darnell
Huw has worked with many triathletes of all levels, from age-groupers to the elite. He does this through his online program, The Tristrong Performance Program which is the perfect way to get some qualified, evidence-based help in implementing some strength training into your program.
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Learn more about working with Huw and his Tristrong Performance Program - an online strength, rehabilitation and injury prevention program to bulletproof your body
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