Be Iron Fit: Time-Efficient Training Secrets for Ultimate Fitness

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g., most endurance athletes train at too high of a heart rate and do too much anaerobic training), but nothing too in depth.

Every season tens of thousands of amateur triathletes compete head-to-head, pushing their physical and mental strength to the limits. It reads more as general high-level tips and a guideline for training for an Ironman, with sample training schedules for a "Just Finish", "Intermediate", and "Competitive" triathlete. I definitely understand more now and already started training in zones and time training as it's recommended in the book.The third edition of the best Ironman triathlon training book in the market, this updated volume contains time-efficient training methods that have been honed over the years and have been proved to aid anyone in achieving their athletic dreams--from beginners to experienced competitors. This would apply to biking and running, but my biking right now is on the trainer, using software, and the workout intervals are based on time, so I'm already getting this one right, but I'll have to remember for when I start riding outdoors again, on my *new* bike. This edition contains all new training plans, new swim sessions, new athlete profiles, and state-of-the-art flexibility and core strength regimens.

I would recommend it to anyone who is not a professional athlete and interested in training for an Ironman. As I signed up for my first Ironman next year in Bolton I have no idea what I'm doing except running. After having calculated my heart rate zones more-or-less accurately, I've been going out for time-based Zone 2 runs, and they are so slow!At any rate, they certainly can't be hurting, since my previous swim workouts were kind of just "do whatever I feel like", which wasn't all that successful. thndrcloud - 2011-01-01 7:39 PM On Yanti's advice I'm going to be using the IM Intermediate plan to train for my first HIM. The bonus of that is that I'm then in great shape to go straight from recovery into marathon training for October. This book acted as a second coach to me during my triathlon journey as I went from Olympic level to 70. It did go through every aspect of triathlon from techniques to nutrition, but it kept all of those in a high level.