The Triathletes Training Bible - Joe Friel
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I understand that this is quite a popular book so I thought that there maybe someone out there who understands it. Has anyone managed to actually produce an annual training plan using the Triathlon Training Bible?
Following the book: [ul][*]I worked out how many hours a year I can train. [*]I’ve filled in the annual plan, races etc so that I know when the preparation, base 1, base 2, build 1, build 2 etc are going to be.[*]I filled in the annual training plan, putting an “X” against each week for the different types of session: endurance, force etc[*]I know how many hours a week to train and how to split up the hours into different days of the week. [/ul] Then the book jumps to weekly training plans and out of nowhere produces a number of “example” charts (Pg 101 - 2nd edition) where different levels of intensity and duration are suggested. It then magically apportions these intensities and durations to swim / bike / run sessions?
[ul][*]How do I know when I should do a high intensity and when to do a long duration? Or when to do both?
[*]Can I do different types of training in the same session e.g.Endurance and force sessions together ?[/ul]I don't suppose anyone knows where I can find out more.
Any help greatly appreciated since I've read this far up to now and it all made sense, if a little complicated!!
Following the book: [ul][*]I worked out how many hours a year I can train. [*]I’ve filled in the annual plan, races etc so that I know when the preparation, base 1, base 2, build 1, build 2 etc are going to be.[*]I filled in the annual training plan, putting an “X” against each week for the different types of session: endurance, force etc[*]I know how many hours a week to train and how to split up the hours into different days of the week. [/ul] Then the book jumps to weekly training plans and out of nowhere produces a number of “example” charts (Pg 101 - 2nd edition) where different levels of intensity and duration are suggested. It then magically apportions these intensities and durations to swim / bike / run sessions?
[ul][*]How do I know when I should do a high intensity and when to do a long duration? Or when to do both?
[*]Can I do different types of training in the same session e.g.Endurance and force sessions together ?[/ul]I don't suppose anyone knows where I can find out more.
Any help greatly appreciated since I've read this far up to now and it all made sense, if a little complicated!!
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I then bought 'be IRON fit' by Don Fink which gives excellent detailed training plans for each day, each month and each training phase. Much more user friendly than Joe Friel for an overall training plan explaining which sessions should follow on from each other and what they consist of.
Will I ever ... ???[&:]
The goal setting in the worksheet worked well for me as a motivational factor behind training all year (I just missed each of them this year[:(] which was a bummer).
Starting the week/month knowing exactly what sessions I needed to do was also really beneficial for me which meant I could go to the gym or go for a bike/run and make the session specific as opposed to "just another run/bike". The way the workouts can be planned enables you to constantly see improvement as well, especially if running on a treadmill or riding on a trainer where speed/heart rate can be tracked.
I found the book much more useful when I combined it with "Swim, Bike Run" by Wes Hobson (I think) which enabled me to pick the right training session and get the mix right. SBR is a less technical book and helped me to fully understand how to plan the sessions and what to do.
I would recommend mixing the two to ge the real benefit from TTB.
DJ.