Triathlon Sports (02)
Heart Rate Monitors and other Triathlon Must-Haves
Training is important before entering a triathlon. This website offers first-hand articles about energy, heart rate monitors, beating jet lag, hydration, swimming, and aerodynamic bike frame design. The triathlete shares personal triathlon training tips, including how to slow down, swim with pull-buoys, make sure you're rested, finding the perfect nutrition bars and choosing good triathlon training books.
Electrolyte Drinks Help Avoid Dehydration
Although brief, this article simply states the pros of drinking electrolyte beverages during a triathlon or other extreme sport, as opposed to drinking water. According to the article, drinking water without electrolytes during very long rides can lead to dilution of normal blood sodium concentration. Without the proper amount of sodium, as the blood system absorbs extra water, excess fluid can build up in the brain and lungs. When setting out on your next sports adventure, be sure to have a hydration plan.
Triathlon Safety Tips
A simple guide of useful Triathlon tips is available at this website. Tips
are broken into running, swimming and biking. A section of tips for
triathlon beginners is also noted. Dehydration is noted as the most
important factor for medical intervention during and after a triathlon, so
tips for staying hydrated are included as well. Dehydration can seriously
affect your physical and mental performance (even on cool days). For
example, a loss of 2% in body weight through sweating causes an increase
in perceived effort, and is claimed to reduce performance by 10 to 20%. A
3 to 5% loss noticeably reduces aerobic performance and impairs reaction
time, judgment, concentration and decision-making. Finally tips to
prevent heat stress are included.
Triathlon Race Training Plans
Getting your body for the run, swim and biking of any triathlon is vital, and this site includes training plans for beginning sprint, beginning Olympic distance, intermediate Olympic distance, beginning half-ironman distance, intermediate half-ironman distance and other basic triathlon base training. There are an array of cycling plans as well, and running training plans, too. Supporting documents on the site include after-race recovery, swimming instruction, training intensity, strength training and more. Gale Bernhardt offers practical, time-tested advice that is easy to follow.
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