Includes bibliographical references (page 195) and index
Technique and skill training -- Assessing your triathlete physique --Athletic swimming -- Pure cycling -- Effortless running -- Functional strength and triathlon performance -- The training program -- Training with intensity -- Base preparation phase -- Base transition phase -- Race preparation phase -- Peak transition phase -- Race day readiness
"Complete assessment tools will allow you to evaluate mobility, posture, gait, strength, and flexibility - all factors that translate into more efficient, energy-saving technique. The swim instruction will streamline your stroke and prepare you to start and exit the water swiftly in a crowd. The cycling instruction will improve your position, posture, cadence, and gearing on the bike. The running instruction will sharpen your efficiency with drills for arm movement, foot strike, and running stride."--Jacket