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Hello Reader,
Welcome to Vol. 040 of The Endure Eq.
Every week you'll get a deep dive into a topic related to endurance training, maximizing your potential or reaching peak performance. Read past editions.
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Ps. I'm back after a little mental break. With life, writing and training it's ok and necessary to take breaks for continued growth.
Another 30 day challenge is not what you need for your triathlon training.
You might feel like that will help your motivation but it will not help you overcome that feeling of slowly procrastinating before your session.
You need a system in place so you stop wasting time before you head out the door.
“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”- James Clear
You will not always feel motivated to get out the door, so you need a system to get you there.
A system that helps you know
Simplifying these things can make the decision to train an easy one.
One of the easiest ways to stick to your training is to fix your training times.
Open your digital calendar and figure out a time-block for each day that can be for training.
Make sure it doesn’t overlap with work, family or other regular meetings.
Prioritize training in that time-block.
The only thing that will change is the contents of your workout.
And than can change depending on:
Make it predictable when you will train.
Don’t ask the question when will I train - ask what will I do for today's session.
Once you have your time-blocks you need to know what to do with them.
If you have a coach then they can build workouts for your time-blocks.
If you’re self-coached here’s how I roll:
The key to maintain your routines and time-blocks is to always be doing something.
Even deliberately deciding that your block is for active recovery.
A time-block and a workout will get you most of the way there.
But let’s make it even easier for you by making sure your gear and fuel are in one spot.
My system:
General rules:
This simplifies the decision and thinking required to get out the door.
You now know today's session is a bike workout.
So you need your kit, socks, helmet, glasses, bottles, fuel, bike (With quick check) and you’re out the door.
This goes for every session you do.
This last one takes a little time to plan but it's worth it.
Plan out training routes for your bike and run sessions.
Set them up for your rough distance and times.
I like: 30 min loop / 60 min loop / 90 min loop / 2 hour loop
Since this is the bulk of my weekly training
Mix in some out-and-backs and you never have to think about where you’re heading.
The only routes to plan are your long sessions
And personally, I like to go somewhere different for them.
Or just repeat the shorter loops.
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- Chandler
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