Tim Mickleborough addresses the dilemma many athletes face when it comes to balancing all three sports: How much time should be devoted to the sport that needs the most work?
Written by: Tim Mickleborough, PhD
Dear Speed Lab,
I compete mostly in Olympic-distance triathlons. My athletic background is in swimming and biking. I am finding that my run [...]
Written by: Mark Allen
Over the next few days Mark Allen will explain the best way to balance the task of maintaining a high level at your strongest sport, while also improving in your weaker sports. In this edition, Allen explains why not going all out in your strongest sport can benefit your weaker sports.
There is [...]
Written by: Mark Allen
Over the next few days Mark Allen will explain the best way to balance the task of maintaining a high level at your strongest sport, while also improving in your weaker sports. In this edition, Allen explains the benefits of simply replacing negative statements with positive ones.
Just because you may not have [...]
Written by: Mark Allen
Over the next few days Mark Allen will explain the best way to balance the task of maintaining a high level at your strongest sport, while also improving in your weaker sports. In this edition, Allen explains how focusing on your core can improve your performance in all three sports.
I just mentioned [...]
Written by: Mark Allen
Over the next few days Mark Allen will explain the best way to balance the task of maintaining a high level at your strongest sport, while also improving in your weaker sports. In this edition, Allen explains why you should strengthen the muscles that are used most in your weakest sport.
Overcoming a [...]
Written by: Mark Allen
Over the next few days Mark Allen will explain the best way to balance the task of maintaining a high level at your strongest sport, while also improving in your weaker sports. In this edition, Allen explains why you shouldn’t be afraid to overcompensate in your weaker sport.
Overcompensation means that you devote [...]
Over the next few days Mark Allen will explain the best way to balance the task of maintaining a high level at your strongest sport, while also improving in your weaker sports. In this edition, Allen the importance of understanding the ranges of motion your body goes through in each sport.
All three sports have ranges [...]
Written by: Mark Allen
Over the next few days Mark Allen will explain the best way to balance the task of maintaining a high level at your strongest sport, while also improving in your weaker sports. In this edition, Allen explains the importance of knowing the mechanics behind each sport.
Proficiency in any sport is part fitness [...]
Written by: Mark Allen
Over the next few days Mark Allen will explain the best way to balance the task of maintaining a high level at your strongest sport, while also improving in your weaker sports. In this edition, Allen explains why finding the perfect balance is so important.
We have all seen what happens to the [...]
Written by: Matt Fitzgerald
Over the next few weeks we will introduce a variety of articles aimed at helping beginner’s to learn more about the sport of Triathlon. First, Senior Editor Matt Fitzgerald explains why the surest way to improve as a beginner is to become more balanced in all three sports.
There aren’t many triathletes who [...]
