Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

Are you once again neglecting strength training in your cardio training? As a triathlete, runner or any other type of cardio-focused athlete, strength training has an important role in your cardio-focused training regime.  While you likely know that you should  strength train, it's common for athletes to think that any time spent away from swim/bike/run (or your sport of choice) in order to strength train will slow fitness gains. But actually it's the opposite. By making strength training part of your cardio focused training routine in the early phase of your season (remember, strength training needs to be periodized, just like your sport), you are setting yourself up for big fitness gains later on, when your training advances in intensity and volume.  As you integrate functional strength exercises into your early phase of training, you can improve your imbalances and weaknesses, which may otherwise come back to haunt you when you place added intensity and volume...

Do you have a triathlon goal for 2016?  Are you registered for your first Olympic, Half or Full Ironman distance triathlon?  Are you looking to improve your skills, endurance, strength and overall fitness throughout your racing season to see what you are capable of achieving at your key race?  ------------------- If so, we created our (NEW) 20-week Trimarni training plans with YOU in mind.  As 2015 Ironman World Championship finishers, we understand the physiological and nutritional needs of endurance triathlon training and racing. But we don't just cater to top athletes. No matter what level athlete you are or what event distance you are training for, we put a lot of thought and effort into our plans to ensure that you would feel physically, mentally, nutritionally and emotionally ready for your upcoming races.  --------------------------------------------------- Marni is a Board Certified Sport Dietitian (CSSD) and holds a Master of...

At Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition , we realize that no two athletes are alike. We (as athletes) all have different health and fitness goals, we live different lifestyles (with different stressors, obligations and time constraints) and we all come from different athletic backgrounds. When it comes to coaching an athlete, there is nothing like a personalized training plan with specific workouts and zones to support your individual athlete development. Even better is a training plan that caters to your every day life so that you never feel guilty about the 3 M's - missing workouts, modifying workouts and making-up workouts. An experienced coach understands that preparing an athlete for a race is more than just being a great workout writer. Depending on a coaches background or specialty area, coaches are often required to be experts in many areas or they bring in the other experts in for a "team" approach to coaching - sport RD, exercise physiologist, sport psycholog...

When Karel and I were dating in 2006-2007, I remember the first time when I invited Karel to the gym with me to do my plyometric workout. As a cyclist, Karel didn't do much (if any) strength training as he didn't belong to a gym and didn't own any weights at home. All of Karel's training to get faster, stronger and more powerful was on the bike. Although I met Karel with a fresh "Master of Science in Exercise Physiology" degree, my love for strength training (and knowledge) started when I was around 12 years old, when I started competitive swimming. Our coach wasted no time, even at a young age, for us all to belong to Gold's Gym where we would all do our 30 minute strength workout before heading back to the pool for our two-hour swim  workout. In High School, I continued to strength train and perform various plyometric and band work before workouts and then through college, the plyometric and strength routines became more complex as I found mysel...

Why do I need the Trimarni 8-week transition plan?  To improve next year's performance by making good use of the transition phase between 'off season' and your first phase of triathlon specific training.   The transition plan is designed specifically to help you develop the proper skills to progress smoothly throughout the year. Consider this the blueprint of building a strong house for your body.  What makes this plan different than my regular base building triathlon training plan?  Transition plan highlights: -The swim focus is on improving your aerobic threshold, drills, kicking, upper body strength and form and improving your aerobic capacity. -For the bike workouts, you will see some high intensity intervals mixed with skills/drills and cadence work. You will be doing single-leg drills, heavy leg drills and a little higher volume bike training on the weekends to improve aerobic threshold. -The run workouts in this phase wi...