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Triathlon Specific Conditioning Class

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

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To the MAX is on it’s way back!

That’s right, you read it correctly, the much talked about To the MAX – Triathlon and Endurance Sports Conditioning sessions are coming back, and this time there’s a BIG twist!

Those of you who attended previous phases of TTM already know the benefits of the type of training I’ll be putting you through. The evening sessions, combined with the winning attitudes from participants, helped to enable several of the group to compete in and complete their first IRONMAN triathlon, several people to complete their very FIRST triathlon, and a pile of people to smash their PB’s. The conditioning also helped me to complete 2 x Ironman races in the space of 5 weeks, both in faster times than last year (the 2nd of this year was the fastest yet!). And the next few months of conditioning are also going to help me complete Ironman events on back to back weekends in 2011 too. Bottom line: IT WORKS. Below the bottom line: It’s going to be EVEN BETTER this time around! Here’s why:


Earlier this year I headed out to Florida to undergo some professional development at the world famous Institute of Human Performance, which is the facility created and directed by world renowned strength and functional training coach, Juan Carlos Santana. While over there I became one of just 3 people in the whole of the UK to become an IHP certified functional training specialist, but that’s not the really important bit.



The really important bit, is that while over there, I told JC that I wanted to drop my training volume but still get great results in Ironman. You see, in December I’d had a shoulder operation which put me out for a while, and had left me with just 18 weeks to train. With the shortage of weeks, and the fact that I was working anything from a 45-65 hour week all in, time wasn’t on my side. I told JC that I knew it was possible for us to get me in great condition in no time at all, and that I was sure there’s a better way of training for long distance without having to put in the 5-10,000m in the pool, 200-300 miles per week on a bike, or the 40-80 miles a week running volume that you hear of elite age groupers and pros talking about. We needed to come up with a way to hit my targets, but with approximately 40-50% less volume than I’d completed per week in the previous season, and in 34 weeks less.


So, we sat down, discussed every aspect of my past training, what works, what doesn’t work, and then began to devise a plan. What we came up with was something (so far as we’re aware) that had never before trialed in the triathlon or endurance sports world, and something that broke pretty much every rule of training for long distance. So what was involved? I won’t break down specifics YET, but: My training hours for the 18 weeks were 7-12 per week, including 2-3 x strength and conditioning sessions per week. I swam on average just twice per week. My only long rides were the 4 that I did between 70-83 miles. I did only one long run (this was 15 miles). Compared with the 14-20 hours per week I trained last year, in that 18 week period, I must have SAVED myself maybe 120-150 hours! That’s 5 or 6 days!


Did the training work? Absolutely. Ironman France was faster than IMUK the previous year, and IMUK this year was faster than them both!


So why am I telling YOU this?


Because, through To the MAX, I plan to deliver a full 42 week training program, using the same system that JC and I devised, to help YOU and another 19 people to achieve their triathlon goals, with minimum training, but maximum effect. You may be training for Ironman like myself and a pile of other guys from Bustinskin Tri club, you may be training for 70.3, or standard distance, maybe sprint or super sprint. You may be a total novice, or possibly an elite age grouper, but one thing that there is no maybe about, is the fact that whatever you want to do, you want to do it well, you want to be injury free, and you want to be able to ENJOY training for it, and completing it. And that’s why I’m telling you this. Whatever distance you’re training for, whatever level you’re competing at, this program WILL work for you. It’s going to give you a total blueprint of exactly what you have to do on each day, and will even be taking you through nutritional strategies for triathlon success. To cap it off, I’ll be delivering the strength and conditioning program to you through the To the MAX sessions (these will be 1-2 evenings per week for one hour). I’m taking literally all the guesswork out of your training, and giving you the chance to spend more time with your family and friends, and just relaxing, and less time wasting time on junk miles in the pool and on the road.


I know it’s not quite the end of this season yet, and that’s why this program will be kicking off in mid October. BUT I wanted to touch base with you right now, to wet your appetite, give you an idea of what’s going on, and let you know that YOU have the chance to be part of something special. Once this program has been completed, and results show that it works for you as well as it worked for me (probably even better as we’re improving it RIGHT NOW), JC and I plan to undertake some sort of a project, either a book or a DVD detailing the new way to train for going long, without ever needing to go long.

That’s it from me for today. If you’re remotely interested or excited by this (and I’m guessing you are seeing as you’ve taken the time to read this loooong email), then please send me an email letting me know. Feel free to include a couple of details about yourself if you like, such as the event you wish to train for, your current level, any significant achievements thus far etc.

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Over to you . . . .

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