Two a day Training?
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RV posted 2 years ago.
Time management is very difficult. You have to be creative in scheduling time to get in two-a-days. Or even just a single session. Also need to make sure that the family is willing to accomodate some disruption. Flexibility is the key. I have 4 kids, a wife, a job that takes requires a fair amount of OT and travel and on and on - like we all do. Unfortunately sleep is one of the areas that suffers the most to make time for work outs. I get up at 4:00 to get my morning sessions in. Some days try and workout at lunch, but usually on the way home, I'll hit the pool. Weekends are tough. Still gotta get up early to get the workouts in - especially the long run and bike - and be done early enough in the day for chores and family time. If there is a secret formula - I could sure use it too!
The key is to make sure that the workouts that you get in are quality workouts. Make sure that you have a focus for what the session is trying to accomplish: Speed, Endurance, Strength, Intervals etc.. Want to get the most out of it and not have a bunch of unstructured training. Also work in some bricks - run off of the bike.
RV
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beads1985 posted 2 years ago.
I agree about time management.
Last Summer I had to do some majorjuggling.
I was up at 4:00 am. I did 1/2 hour on the bike trainer.
I went to my ex's to watch the kids and got on the treadmill for an hour.
During lunch I went to the YMCA near my office and got about 40 minutes in the pool.
When I got home from work around 8:00 pm I would get 1 -1 1/2 hours on the bike trainer.
I did this at least 4 days during the week with some variations.
On the weekend I would get in my longer runs and bike rides.
Nothing to it, but to do it
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beads1985 posted 2 years ago.
onefrshbro wrote:
Does anyone else find the two session a day training plans recommended by many websites near impossible to fit into a normal work schedule? I have found that the two a day session during my first season were manageable, but with added family responsibilities (pregnant wife and future child), increasing job responsibility and adequate time for rest that the two a day plan is no longer reasonable. Does anyone have information for one session per day training programs that will adequately prepare me for olympic distance races? My goals for 2006 are 1) complete 5 races (varying distances) and get in better overall shape....fitness for life....Commit to fit!
If you want it you will make it work for you.
Be flexible
Nothing to it, but to do it
Does anyone else find the two session a day training plans recommended by many websites near impossible to fit into a normal work schedule? I have found that the two a day session during my first season were manageable, but with added family responsibilities (pregnant wife and future child), increasing job responsibility and adequate time for rest that the two a day plan is no longer reasonable. Does anyone have information for one session per day training programs that will adequately prepare me for olympic distance races? My goals for 2006 are 1) complete 5 races (varying distances) and get in better overall shape....fitness for life....Commit to fit!