What athletes think makes them ‘fast’: track sets…
What actually makes them fast:
– Leveraging swim fitness for cardiovascular conditioning
– Building strength and resilience through a well rounded and appropriate cycling program…
– The consistent lower intensity work over time with appropriate intensity work sprinkled in as they can absorb it
– consistent year round strength training to help build a resilient and robust body
– appropriate fueling, hydration and sleep to habits to ensure recovery and adaptation
– repeat over time
Bake the cake before you make the icing
– The majority of the work… at any level… can and should be sustainable. Be sure to know WHY you’re doing the session and how it fits the big picture