April 03, 2015

FB # 84 - Training For the Off-Season

43 minutes

Whilst we don't get much of an off-season here in Australia - mainly because of the continually awesome weather - it is important to take a bit of downtime at certain points throughout the year to allow the body to reset and work on key aspects if your endurance development whilst having a bit of fun. Like most things, there is an art to getting the off-season right. It doesn't need to be all serious and Long course racing driven, and it must be enjoyable, but the off-season can provide some fantastic athletic development.

In Today's Episode We Cover:

Planning for the off-season.

Repeating the recovery process.

Using your time to understand EASY.

Seeking a "mental refresh".

Using non IM specific training to develop your IM racing ability.

Having a plan to come back to racing after downtime.

Pushing your body without proper rest is a killer.

Finding the passion in what you do as an endurance athlete.

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