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Saddle Sores
It is hard to find a cyclist or triathlete that hasn´t been affected by saddle sores at some point. Saddle sores can ruin your ride or race day, however, you will be pleased to know that remedies for this troublesome problem have come on a long way since riders back in the day would put slabs of meat in their shorts to ease the pain.
Top 5 Tri Injuries
At some point in your triathlon career you are going to pick up an injury. It could be anything from Wetsuit Chafing to Blisters to Metatarsal Stress Fractures. Some injuries you will just have to accept as a given but the vast majority you can overcome with proper training and planning.
The Importance Of Core Muscles
When you think of “Core Muscles” what do you think of? For all those of you that answered your “Six Pack” then think again!!
When you do core strength training you are building the muscles that stabilise your spine and pelvis as well as your abdominals. These muscles include Hip Flexors, External Obliques, Internal Obliques, Hip Adductors, Rectus Abdominis and Transverse Abdominis to name but a few.
For triathletes, having good core muscles will improve all aspects of your training and ultimately your race. Core exercises are never something to be underestimated. To this end WeCanButTRI.com has put together a sample of the basic core exercises that you should be looking to include within your training sessions… Read more »
Stretching
Everyone you speak to has their own opinion about stretching, when you should stretch, how often and for how long. I make it a habit to never start a swim, bike or run session before doing at least some sort of stretching.
So when and what should you stretch.... Read more »
The Thrill Of The Open Water!
The importance of open water swimming during training is underrated by a lot of Triathletes. 99.9% of Triathlon competitions are in open water and yet a lot of us prefer the warmth and security you get from the local leisure centre pool! The only way to adapt and feel comfortable in open water is to don the wetsuit and brave the water. Open water swimming is not something to fear. I find lane swimming monotonous, and hate having to stare at the same line of tiles on the bottom of the pool lap after lap. Below we have set out a few pointers that we feel important in open water swimming..... Read more »