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In our athletic careers, many of us have experienced injuries. Some of these setbacks only seem to sideline us for a couple of days or a couple of weeks while others are capable of ending our careers. It is important that you learn how to listen to your body before you end up injured beyond repair. Never take your health for granted, and make sure that you are always behaving defensively when it comes to preventing injury.

Preventing Injuries When Swimming

Proper technique is vitally important not only for swimming more efficiently but also for preventing injuries as well. Making stroke changes can be really difficult, and so getting injured and ending up having to change your stroke can be really difficult. Here are some tips to improve your technique so that you can prevent injuries while you are swimming:

1. Join up with a masters team, because having a coach on deck is going to work wonders when it comes to making improvements in your stroke.
2. Ask someone to videotape your swimming, because looking at a moving image of your stroke habits is going to help you visualize the proper technique while you are working your way through the pool.
3. Consider attending either a swim camp or a triathlon clinic.
4. Consider spending some time alone in the pool so that you can better focus on your technique by spending time in a pool sans a pace clock and the competition that comes with being in the pool with other swimmers. Pick a day that you can spend on your own, swim easy, and concentrate on improving your stroke above all else.
5. If you are feeling pain or feeling tired, or if your stroke appears to be falling apart, simply get out of the pool. Any and all of these three symptoms are capable of creating bad habits in your stroke that are more than capable of leading to an eventual injury.

Preventing Injuries when Cycling

Being bike fit is absolutely important when it comes to maximizing your strength and decreasing your chance of sustaining and injury. If your bike is off by a simple millimeter, it can create an ache in your body that you were not expecting. Here are some tips to improve your technique so that you can prevent injuries while you are cycling:

1. Ask an expert to take a look at your position to make sure that everything is correct, including your crank length, your stem length, your seat height and the fore and aft position of your seat.
2. Once you have determined your optimal position, you should mark everything down using black electrical tape or something similar. This way if something slips or your bike has to come apart, you can easily adjust everything back into the proper positioning later.
3. Never ignore your cleats, as they too are capable of becoming loose and shifting, and this is capable of causing alterations in your position. Make sure that all bolts are tightened down properly.

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Originally posted 2009-09-22 03:05:02. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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If you are a beginner to the world of triathlon racing, then you probably have a wide variety of different questions. The best advice that you can receive as a beginner planning for a first time triathlon is to take it easy and enjoy yourself, because triathlon racing should be fun, and it certainly isn’t brain surgery. Here are some tips for obtaining success in your first triathlon race:

1 – As a beginner in a first triathlon race, your training should be targeted for a shorter distance type of race such as a sprint triathlon race for example. Sometimes you may even be able to find a beginner triathlon race that is being advertised in your immediate area. Races are capable of filling up pretty quickly, so make sure that you sign up now if you are interested, and then you have a goal race that will help to keep you committed in your training.

2 – Come up with your own training plan for your first triathlon race. There are plenty of triathlon trainer plans that can be found online, in books or through gyms, so shop around until you find one that suits you.

3 – Work on your swimming as part of your training regimen for your triathlon race. Find a pool that you can train at. If you can possibly find a masters swimming program or a swim coach, do so, otherwise, look for a triathlon coach or an experienced triathlete that can help you with your training, because most beginners to the concept of a triathlon race have a big need for swimming practice.

4 – Beginner training for your triathlon race should include reasonable mileage. Do not over train in the beginning no matter how badly you want to, especially not if you are already reasonably strong as an athlete. As a triathlon trainer beginning a first triathlon race, you should work on the weakest event in your arsenal, making sure that you can finish the other events rather than necessarily worrying about winning them. After you finish your first triathlon race, then you can worry about building up speed and beating the other racers.

5 – Next, as part of your triathlon race training you are going to want to practice the transitions from event to event, but be careful not to go overboard. You can do brick workouts where you go for a bike workout and then transition into a running workout, but make sure that you are taking it easy rather than overwhelming yourself.

6 – Listen to the instructions before the race. If you have questions, ask them as soon as you can. Everyone was once a beginner to the triathlon race circuit, so do not be afraid to ask questions where you need answers, otherwise you may end up messing up because you were too shy to speak up.

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Originally posted 2009-08-18 03:18:33. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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