Got training questions? Troy Jacobson has answers. Beginning with the May issue, Triathlete Magazine will publish a new and improved “Dear Coach” column in which a top coach will answer a question from a real Triathlete reader. Life Time Fitness Head Endurance Coach and Spinervals cycling workout DVD series creator Troy Jacobson will answer the first
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Getting down to your ideal racing weight may mean watching what you drink. Written by: Matt Fitzgerald Recently I made a late night run to a fast food drive-through with my wife and a friend. (Hey, I’m human.) Our friend ordered some kind of burger and a medium drink. When the girl working behind the window handed
One of the key differences between the best cyclists and less proficient cyclists is that the best cyclists activate their gluteal muscles more during pedaling, while less proficient cyclists rely more on their quads. This article provides three exercises to strengthen your gluteal muscles. Written by: Matt Fitzgerald Eric Cressey, CSCS, a strength coach based in
Triathlete Senior Editor Matt Fitzgerald explains how to be a long-distance specialist without losing your short-course speed. Written by: Matt Fitzgerald There’s a funny phenomenon in endurance sports that I like to call “becoming a one-speed athlete.” It happens to long-distance runners, cyclists and triathletes whose training becomes so focused on sustained efforts at race intensity and
Matt Fitzgerald explains why everything you’ve been taught about lactic acid is wrong. Written by: Matt Fitzgerald There are many myths about lactic acid. Perhaps the greatest of all is the notion that there is lactic acid in the human body. There is not. The body actually produces lactate, which is lactic acid minus one proton. The difference
