Training Schedule and Yoga...
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Riverbrady posted 1 year ago.
I've never run into a triathlete that felt yoga hindered them. I've run into a few (and am one) that believes it helps. At the very least it's more strengthening/stretching.
Personally, if your yoga classes are primarilly focusing on stretching and you're not feeling a core burn from strength exercises, I'd tack it on as additional stretching hours (which for me factor beyond my core "training hours" and is done every day). If it feels like you're getting a bit of a strength workout in, treat part of the time as weights/core.
Generally if you're going by the TTB, the training hours consists of your biking, swimming, running, heavy lifting (if I remember correctly).
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fittycent posted 1 year ago.
nayo;67980 wrote:
When I am scheduling a weekly plan, should I count the hours I spend in yoga class in my total training volume?
I think yoga is a good idea, but I wouldn't count it in your training hours.
If anything, I'd consider it "negative" training - in other words, it aids in recovery, whereas "training" (i.e. swimming, biking, running, weights) adds to recovery time. I must qualify that though: I'm referring to the kind of yoga that is more flexibility/relaxation-oriented rather than the kind that really makes you sweat.
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catwood posted 1 year ago.
Yoga is a good idea. Do yoga, but don't total it with your Friel training hours... I don't even count weight training in my total hours, like most people do, so... You can keep a separate tally for your hours in your log that includes yoga, but don't let it cut into your sbr hours that you do on the friel plan...
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oztrigal posted 1 year ago.
I was going to ask basically this exact question. I've just ordered the book and eagerly awaiting it's arrival!
I do Pilates on a tuesday night, however it's just a gym based mat pilates which is mainly stretching, is quite relaxing, but works the core a bit.
So if I do Pilates can I count that as my rest day? Or do I have to do nothing at all..?
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hakadoru posted 1 year ago.
I've been studying yoga for a couple of years and have found a style of power yoga that was designed by a multisport athlete and cyclist. I do not count that toward my "Friel" hours for the simple fact that I would have very little time for the bike, run and swim.
What I have noticed from "good" yoga is my ability to recover is enhanced and that I have a tendency to straighten out my body...if that makes sense. It's like a good realignment session that has helped me get through ITB and torn Soleus issues.
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nayo posted 1 year ago.
I do power yoga, and while I do sweat a lot (which pretty much any activity which involves em being alive povokes) and I do feel it's soemwhat fo a workout, I feel much better and recovered after I do it., so I guess I'll count it towards recuparagton and not as an actual work-out. Thanks!
I don't know if this is the appropriate place to ask this question, but sicne I've read that "The Triathlete's Training Bible" (by Joe Friel) is such a popular book among tri-heads, I'll give it my best shot here:
*When I am scheduling a weekly plan, should I count the hours I spend in yoga class in my total training volume? Seems that if I do I'd be left with little time to swim/bike/run/weight-train, so I don't know what to do.
*Should I cut back on yoga classes entriely or just parcially?
*Does Yoga even HELP triathletes?
Just some background info so you can help me out: I am new to triathlons, and I am on my first training season (sticking to Prep and Base 1, 2, 3 and AA weight-training, like the book reccomends) and my training volume for the next few weeks is going to hover around 8:00-9:00 hours. I am EXTREMELY inflexible, and that's why I thought Yoga would be a good idea (prevent injuries, core strentgh, and all those yummy benefits of flexibility.)
I appreciate your help
-Nayo