I am trying to plan my triathlon training for next year. I just have some questions to the ones who have more experience than I do with this, but 1 what is generally a good amount of time to take off between the time you officially finish your regular season training to the time you start your off season training.
Also 2 how long to do take-off between the time of your off-season training to your regular training?
*hope this isn't too confusing*
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It depends on the workload
It depends on the workload you've put on your body. :) How's that for vague? I'm a big fan of listening to your body for answers. How are you feeling? are you recovering from workouts well? Are you tired all day regardless of sleep or exercise? If you are still feeling deep fatigue then take a few weeks off to fully recover. If you feel strong, healthy, motivated, and eager then I say go for it. there are no hard and fast rules, but if you are just denying how you actually feel then it will only hurt you in the long run so be honest with yourself no matter of what you are trying to get done.
jnrice wrote:It depends on
[quote=jnrice]It depends on the workload you've put on your body. :) How's that for vague? I'm a big fan of listening to your body for answers. How are you feeling? are you recovering from workouts well? Are you tired all day regardless of sleep or exercise? If you are still feeling deep fatigue then take a few weeks off to fully recover. If you feel strong, healthy, motivated, and eager then I say go for it. there are no hard and fast rules, but if you are just denying how you actually feel then it will only hurt you in the long run so be honest with yourself no matter of what you are trying to get done. [/quote]
Good advice, yes well I think I will be taking a month off when im done this. As I had a hip muscle problem during the season and I think it needs a good rest. For then I will just work on my swimming and upper body weight lifting and core strengthening. After I shall move into off season specifics and see how I feel.
Thank you!
I would definitely agree --
I would definitely agree -- listen to your body -- and if you are unsure -- it's better to take more time off than less. Here's my deal -- not sure if this useful or not, but for what it's worth .... I train about 25 hours a week. I race ironman and 1/2 ironman distances -- typically 4 races a year -- my last race is end of September. -- and I will take 4 weeks off entirely and then evaluate. I will then ramp up slowly and spend the winter cross country skiing and not do any tri specific stuff till January 1st.
As a corollary to this discussion, I got to say I am a big fan of perception-based training (and rest/recovery) -- in fact, I rarely plan specific workouts, just general themes depending on time of year, etc..