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TRAINING
The expert answers you - do core training 3 times a week to have solid
« I’m preparing my first Ironman this summer and I’m foundations of physical condition.
very motivated. How to increase the load of training
with no risk? » - if it’s possible, ride your bike or walk at a rapid
pace to your job. The few kilometers that you
An Ironman is a Long Distance event that you have will do every day will constitute excellent aerobic
to prepare progressively and meticulously. foundations.
The goal is to have the best level of performance - do a training camp 1 to 2 months before your goal.
while keeping as much physical and mental - take one week off every 3-4 weeks.
freshness as possible on D-day. To achieve it, the
optimal duration of preparation is 6 months. - get help by an expert coach for your training plan.
To increase the training load with no risk, there are
many ways :
OVERTRAINING
ABOUT transitory tiredness and comes when we train hard. A few days off to recover are enough
You mustn’t mix up pre-overtraining and real overtraining. The pre-overtraining induce
to regain all your capacities.
The overtraining syndrome is characterized by an important tiredness and decrease
of performances. Two weeks off are not enough to correct a real overtraining state.
An excessive training and/or racing plan often cause overtraining. This syndrome is
potentiated by stress factors linked to daily life (repeated trips, important professional
activity...).
A deep overtraining state can cause chronicle tiredness which is a seldom pathology,
very difficult to treat.
In addition to the decrease of
performances, overtraining
is characterized by the
main following symptoms:
important tiredness, depression,
phlegmatic behavior, high heart
rate at rest, drowsiness, difficulty
to make the heart rate higher
during an exercise, decrease of
libido, amenorrhea (women),
loss of competitiveness, higher
prevalence of infectious
conditions...
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