Many athletes find themselves constrained by time so they sometimes sacrifice the warm up or cool down during a workout. Some of us can get away with this, especially if we are young, but as we age the warm up can be critical in warding off muscular injuries. A proper warm up does not need to take longer than 15 minutes but should include 3 parts: neuromuscular activation, dynamic stretching and the sport specific cardio related to the activity you are about to engage in. Most of us currently complete the cardio warm up by doing 10-15 minute easy spins or runs but we forgo the first two. For those of you unfamiliar with neuromuscular activation, it is the connection
AM coaches, including Pro Cyclist Kelli Emmett, will be hosting 2 winter cycling camps in February 2013. This is the perfect time to escape the northern winter for some warm base miles in northern Florida while living like a pro. You’ll eat like a king, sleep like baby and train like the pro’s do with sag support, luxury housing and in house cook as just some of the great features. Check out our website for more details: Florida Camp Details
Your first season as a triathlete just ended and you are wondering what you should be doing now.
Now even better, with 4 class sessions, our popular and effective Stroke Analysis clinic is back this fall. Optimize your stroke and reduce your swim times. Click here for details.
Congratulations to the Team Priority Health MiTi finishers! Sunday was Michigan’s first ever Iron Distance Triathlon…. For those who don’t know, each competitor who did the Full Iron did this: Swim: 2.4 miles Bike: 112 miles Run: 26.2 ( a full marathon) People who did the half iron, did exactly half those distances. People doing the relay, had 3 team members each taking one discipline. The day started early, before sunrise with the Full Iron Athlete meeting at 6:45am and the race starting at 7. Iron distance athletes would have 17 hours to finish their race. I for one didn’t think to bring a headlamp for getting my bike ready in transition in the dark. Transition for the race in
Interested in bike racing but want to learn more about the sport before signing up for a race? Are you a current racer who would like to improve your skills and learn a few new things from some of Michigan’s top bike racers? If you answered yes to either of these questions then you are in luck because Real Women Tri and Team Priority Health have teamed up to host a free cycling clinic this Saturday, August 18th at 3pm. Details and registration are found in the below link. Men, Women and Juniors are all welcome to attend so spread the word. http://www.realwomentri.com/clinic.html
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