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Triathlon Workout: Cycle 2 (Olympic Distance) – Week 2, Day 4

The second cycle of Triathlon workouts will prepare you for an Olympic distance event.

Jeff Kline

Written by Jeff Kline Last updated on April 17, 2014

Completing a triathlon takes strength, speed, endurance, and flexibility. Triathlon training is balanced, whole-body training. In other sports you may wind up building strength in some areas, while accruing weaknesses in others. Triathletes get body benefits from running, cycling, and swimming, and as a result are lean and fit from head to toe.

After the sprint-distance triathlon, many athletes have their sights set on an Olympic distance event. If that’s your goal, then this comprehensive program is for you.

This Olympic distance triathlon plan starts with an assessment week to dial in your swim, bike, and run training parameters. You begin by building a solid base and move gradually into tempo and speed work. The program culminates with a peak week. As always, the key to success is your commitment to consistency.

Stay focused! Be healthy, train smart, and have fun.

Week 2, Day 4

Total Body Workout.
Duration (P): 0:45:00

Warm­ Up: 2­3 minutes

  • Balance Lunges x 12­- 15 per leg
  • Reverse Lunges x 12­ – 15 per leg
  • Squats x 12­ – 15 at 60% of max one rep
  • Full Body Crunch: 45 sec
  • Toe Touch Crunch: 45 sec
  • Single Leg Flutter Kick: 30 secs per leg
  • Back Flat Lateral Shoulder Raise: 12­ – 15
  • Forward Shoulder Raise 12­ – 15
  • Shoulder Press x 12 – 15
  • Oblique Crunch: 45 sec
  • Alternate Heel Touches: 45 sec
  • Bicycles: 45 secs
  • Overhead Tricep Extensions x 12­ – 15 reps
  • Single Arm Curls x 12­ – 15 reps
  • Tricep Kick Backs x 12 – ­15 each arm
  • 21’s Bi­cep Curls
  • Ball Crunch
  • Ball Cridge
  • Ball Oblique Crunch

This is one continuous rotation. Try not to rest too often between each exercise. You can also do 20­ – 25 push­ ups between each if you can. Try to do two rotations, which should take about 43 minutes. Let me know if you have questions.

Jeff Kline

About Jeff Kline

Jeff Kline has been coaching runners and triathletes since 1999. At the end of his competitive running and triathlon career, he knew there was only one direction to take his life. That direction was to help runners and triathletes of all abilities work toward and achieve their goals. Jeff felt it was incumbent upon him to give back to the communities that supported him and brought so much joy to his life.

In an effort to accomplish this new path, he took the opportunity to study under and work with some of the most highly regarded experts in the industry. He became a certified personal trainer as well as a certified running and triathlon coach. He also completed his studies in the nursing and nutrition fields. All in an effort to bring each individual he works with the best and most up-to-date training sciences and practices available.

To this day, Jeff continues his education daily by keeping his mind open to new medical discoveries and training sciences. He believes that each teammate’s training experience should be a learning experience as well. The more you understand the why’s, the better you will accomplish the how’s.

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