One Step Beyond Training Articles

Check back every month or so, when OSB coaches aren't actively coaching or training, we're researching the latest training methodology.

Triathlon
Your Best Year Yet (10 Good Choices)
Lactate threshold heart rate training
The one hour twenty minute training plan (8 hour abs)
Off-Season Training
Tapering for a Triathlon
Olympic and Sprint Distance Triathlon Training
Ironman Race Day Pacing (pdf)
Half-Ironman Specific Training
Training for Your First Triathlon
Racing to your Strengths
Speedwork and Bricks
Setting Goals and Base Training

Swimming
Breathing for Beginners
Three Keys to a Faster Swim
One-sided or bilateral breathing in swimming
Powerstroke and the High Elbow Catch (pictures)
Swimming Defined
Effective Swimming Strategies
Triathlon Swimming in a Nutshell

Cycling
How to Cycle Fast
Bike Leg Tips (for triathlon)
Group Riding Dynamics
Safe Cycling and Swimming

Running
Introduction to 5k Training (Presentation)
Key Running Workouts
Plyometrics
Running Drills
Trail Running
Running Intervals

The Mental Game
Visualization Steps
Keeping it Interesting
The Early Season - Brianne Gaal
Mental Training
Dealing with Setbacks
Dealing with Anxiety - Brianne Gaal
Prioritizing Your Life
Visualization and Taper
What Makes a Winner?

Nutrition
Late Night Munchies - Jennifer Patzkowsky, MS, RD/LDN
Healthy Eating on a Budget - Jennifer Patzkowsky, MS, RD/LDN
Good Mood Foods - Jennifer Patzkowsky, MS, RD/LDN
Top Five Super Foods - Jennifer Patzkowsky, MS, RD/LDN
Carbohydrate Loading - Jennifer Patzkowsky, MS, RD/LDN
Daily Nutrition Habits
Nutrition Essentials in a Nutshell

General
Endurance Training Concepts
Appropriate Training Paces
Training in the Heat
Making Sense of the Science
Five Types of Training
The Role of Massage in Training Part III- Melissa Hall
The Role of Massage in Training Part II- Melissa Hall
The Role of Massage in Training - Melissa Hall