good training IM training plans sans weight training...
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vanjames posted 1 year ago.
Most programs I have seen will have 18hrs in the peak areas of training. What you could do is make sure to focus on key workouts - long swims/bikes and runs. You could probably cut a swim day out (if there are 3 or even go down to 1 day if you are a strong swimmer). Running two days and biking three should also getr you across the line. I am a supporter of strenght training for a variety of reasons - one is injury resistance. If you are traiinig at moderate intensity there is always room for 30minutes of strength (focus on functional exercises with emphasis on large muscle groups and core)
Are you doing two a day workouts - keeping the long stuff on the weekend?
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Ultrarunner posted 1 year ago.
There are as many IM training plans as there are seconds in a day. I also have a job that that makes it tough to put in that many hours. I have to do my training in the morning and on lunch breaks. In a brief summary here is what I did for my last IM.
2 bike workouts a day 3 days during the week (about 30 miles/day)normally hills or speed training. Swim 1 mile tuesday and thur with speed training built in. Swim 2 miles on sat. Long bike ride sat morning with a short 2-4 mile run afterward. Run 3-6miler tues and thur with speed training built in. Long run on Sunday with an 18 miler as my longest. I did 3 100 mile bike rides 3 weeks apart leading up to the race.
If I can offer any advice at all...If you are debating what to do with what time you have, spend it on the bike. I did this for my last IM and it makes a HUGE difference.
I hope some of this makes sense. Let me know if you need some more clarification. Happy training.
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kylie posted 1 year ago.
The hours are long but so is the race... I hate to say it, but you will probably find that kind of time in many training plans. You can fit in the key workouts (as discussed above). Another thing to keep in mind is what your goals for the IM are: if your goal is to finish, you can do it on less training. If your goal is to race it and be in the best IM shape you can be, it does take a high number of training hours (which is why some people see an IM as out of their reach).
Personally I wouldn't go below 2 workouts per week in any of the sports, no matter how strong I was in them. In swimming you have to keep the feel of the water, and from what I've heard and read that = 2-3 times in the water per week (although it doesn't have to be for hours each time).
Why are you only interested in plans without strength training?
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Jstyle posted 1 year ago.
I just despise weight training I did it all through high school and in the military and I just hate it now... Oh well I am just gonna suck it up and hit the pavement or water just like I need to be.
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kylie posted 1 year ago.
That makes sense... if you are just in tris for fun and not to be the best you could possibly be if you made all sacrifices (I'm in it mostly for fun, but make the occasional sacrafice of doing the things I don't like)
Please don't read this as putting you down... I reread it and realize it could come across that way. I love to see people enjoy the sport and meet their goals, and it's sad to see them not meet goals because they weren't training to the correct goal.
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Ironmom posted 1 year ago.
I used the plan in the book _Be IronFit_ by Don Fink. He has three plans in the book from "Just Finish" to "Competitive". I think the Just Finish plan tops out at 15 hours a week, while Competitive goes about 20 if I remember right. I did not do any weight training during the time I trained for IMFL and did just fine.
One thing I would say though is that if you can find the time, put in the hours. I definitely felt strong throughout the whole IM, even at the end, and I think a lot of that was working up to 6 - 7 hour bike rides plus an hour run at the end. I never felt like my body was maxed out in the IM. I did the 20 hour max training plan, FWIW.
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RV posted 1 year ago.
I did a plan from Rich Straus for IMWI and it only had strength training during the off-season. Tho, I still did core work during the season. Previous years I always did strength training throughout - felt I was lacking a bit by not doing it. This year I went with a plan from Friel and I looked specifically for one that keeps strength training throughout the training. As you progress through the plan it drops to really a maintenance mode - once per week for 30 minutes. Early in the season it is several sessions and a bit longer. Also the strength training for tri's is nothing like real weight lifting.
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Jstyle posted 1 year ago.
I am tempted to get this just to read it: http://www.amazon.com/My-Training-Starts-Tomorrow-Everymans/dp/0977623203/sr=1-2/qid=1166554130/ref=sr_1_2/002-2184545-2195265?ie=UTF8&s=books
It looks hilarious I don't know about it's training programs but it looks so entertaining...
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ForceFed posted 1 year ago.
I am with Ironmom. I used Be Iron Fit by Don Fink and it worked very well for me. My job demands a lot of time, plus I have a wife and one-year old. I used the Intermediate plan (15-16 hours/week) and had a really good race at Ironman Florida.
The book really focuses on time management and allows for you to adjust when you need to. The big thing with IM training is consistency, if you can't hit the key workouts it will be a long race day.
Best of luck to you!
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brittda posted 1 year ago.
Ironmom;58536 wrote:
I used the plan in the book _Be IronFit_ by Don Fink. He has three plans in the book from "Just Finish" to "Competitive". I think the Just Finish plan tops out at 15 hours a week, while Competitive goes about 20 if I remember right. I did not do any weight training during the time I trained for IMFL and did just fine.One thing I would say though is that if you can find the time, put in the hours. I definitely felt strong throughout the whole IM, even at the end, and I think a lot of that was working up to 6 - 7 hour bike rides plus an hour run at the end. I never felt like my body was maxed out in the IM. I did the 20 hour max training plan, FWIW.
I did the same-- (same book) and did no weight training. Felt just fine. I did not win, but I did better than I had wanted. This time I will be adding weights, hopefully improving my time.
Ok I am a few weeks into my IM training, in the past I have done several sprints an oly and a HIM with no training plans just winging it. Now I am looking over the training plan that I got from beginnertriathlete.com for IM distance and it has been ok so far but in the heat of things I get up to 18 hours in a week. Working where I do I just don't know how I can manage to swing that much in a single week. I chose this program because it had no strength training involved. Does any one know of any other training programs with no strength training. I can put in a lot of hours I just don't know if I can put in 18 in a week.