7 Signs You Need To Skip A Workout
Training is fundamentally about applying controlled stress to the body. Whether you're a cyclist, runner, triathlete, or endurance athlete, your fitne
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Triathlon Off-Season Training: How to Structure Your Transition Phase for Better Recovery and Performance
For many triathletes, the end of the racing season brings a welcome opportunity to relax, recover, and step away from the demands of structured traini
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Why Getting Faster Keeps Getting Harder: How To Break Training Plateaus
One of the most rewarding aspects of coaching a beginner or deconditioned athlete is watching how quickly fitness can improve. Early in a training pro
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Peripheral Training for Triathletes: Strength, Cross-Training and Injury Prevention
By Coach Matt Russ for USA Triathlon Multisport Zone
Athletes commonly wonder whether participating in one sport or activity can improve performance i
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How to Train Effectively for The Cycling Leg Of Your Next Triathlon
Preparing for a cycling or triathlon event involves much more than training for the race distance, duration, and intensity. The race course itself sho
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Are You a “Wet Sponge”? How to Balance Training Volume and Recovery
By Coach Matt Russ for Triathlon Life Magazine
When it comes to sleep, we know that different people require different amounts. Some individuals can f
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You Train With Discipline, But Do You Have Training Discipline?
By Coach Matt Russ
I have the privilege of working with motivated triathletes of all levels, and most of them exhibit a very high degree of self-disc
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Endurance Training Periodization: How to Build Your Base and Get Faster Every Season
For many endurance athletes, fall and winter mark the end of the racing season. After months of demanding workouts, high-intensity training, and comp
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Six Common Athlete Training Misconceptions That May Be Holding You Back
Over the years, I've found that some of the biggest obstacles to athletic improvement aren't a lack of motivation, discipline, or hard work. They're
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Ironman Training for Masters Athletes: Why Strength Training Becomes More Important With Age
by Matt Russ
Completing or competing in an Ironman as a masters athlete is an incredible accomplishment. As athletes move beyond their 20s and 30s, h
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The Glass Ceiling of Athletic Performance: When Does Hard Work Stop Paying Off?
What happens when your hard work as an athlete stops paying off?
Every endurance athlete has a finite amount of potential—and a limited window o
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How Injuries Cause Compensation that Affects Long Term Performance
Pain is a necessary part of competition. But when an athlete sustains an injury, the body produces pain as a way to get the athlete to stop
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