Sunday, April 24, 2016

A Triathlon Training Guide For Novices

By Marie Robinson


There are few things you can do that would be more proactive than entering a triathlon if you want to live a more engaging life. You should properly prepare yourself for the rigors of such a challenge long before entering a competition of this kind though. To do so, you will need to undergo the same triathlon training the pros use to get fit and increase your stamina.

To get fit, you will first need to establish a healthy diet that provides your body with all of the nutrients it needs to build muscle mass and support your endurance. Your performance will likely be no better than the quality of the foods you eat. For this reason, you should properly prepare for your competition by eating the right foods.

To get started with your new healthy diet, first take the time to understand which foods will likely boost your performance and which may hurt it. For example, heavy greasy foods will slow you down and have a negative effect on your ability to perform. By keeping your diet restricted to leafy greens, the foods you eat will not hinder your performance and it may even help to boost it.

Along with perfecting your diet, you can also take steps to perfect your training regime. For example, if you know exactly how far you will be running, swimming, or cycling, you can practice going farther than you would in an actual competition. In this way, your body will be capable of going much farther than you must go to complete a race and you will not get worn out while competing.

Preparing in this way will also increase your mental toughness. If you can prove to yourself that you can easily go a certain distance while practicing for example, you will know that you can go the same distance with ease during a competition. This additional mental toughness will give you the endurance you need to push through the pain and reach the finish line.

Physical endurance and preparation is not everything though. Mental toughness can also have a significant impact on the performance of athletes. For this reason, you should take steps to increase your mental toughness by familiarizing yourself with fatigue and the ways in which you can overcome it during a competition.

Positivity is also of the utmost importance to your success in triathlons. By maintaining a positive attitude while training, you will be able to train for longer and harder to get your body in the best shape possible. Also, if you train yourself to resort to maintain a positive spirit while racing, you will be able to push through the challenges you face during a competition with greater ease.

Ultimately it will be the training program you use to get fit that will depict your success in this highly competitive sport. The steps of improving your diet and increasing the toughness of your training regime should help you lay the foundations of success though. Plus, once you are in the best shape of your life, you will look and feel great all of the time.




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