Training

Everyone knows it's important to be lean if you want to run fast. But how important really is it?

Check out this old-school upper body strengthening exercise!

In this video, Sage Rountree, author of The Athlete's Guide To Recovery, identifies the most important metrics for quantifying your recovery.

Too long or too intense? Your warm-up may decrease your power output come race time.

Get to know the signs and symptoms of minor head injuries as well as the risks of ignoring them.

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It's going to be getting hot outside soon. Use these suggestions to stay cool this summer.

A step-by-step guide to video taping and analyzing your swim stroke.

Dr. Jordan Metzl explains how to identify the different types of bad back pain as well as which means of treatment are most effective.

Get an idea of what good and bad rotation in your swim stroke is in this video from SwimLabs.

Running and triathlon coach Joshua Gold gives you Five drills to make you a better runner. This video is from the Multisport World Seminar in NYC.

We asked the following question on Twitter and Facebook: Why do you run?

Dr. Jordan Metzl advises the most important decision any runner will ever make: how to choose the right running shoe. Learn how choosing the right shoe can help lessen the likelihood of injury and enhance your running experience.

Climbing from Tucson’s scorching Saguaro decorated landscape up to the pine forest at the top of the mountain, the ride up and down Mt. Lemmon is only 51 miles, but its views and the challenge of summiting the peak make it an epic ride by almost any definition.

Learn the risk factors and the most effective treatments.

Take into consideration the terrain you'll be running on when prepping for your big race day.

Learn how to do the dolphin dive with this Triathlete.com video.

This Multisport World NYC seminar features John Henwood. Henwood addresses the question: is there a proper running form?

Learn how improving your flexibility can make you a better all-around triathlete.

Matt Fitzgerald provides a few adjustments you can make to your running stride to reduce your risk for injury.

This seminar features Cristina Rivera. Rivera talks about nutrition products like bars, gels and supplements, and helps you decide which ones are worth your time.

A few online sources to help you become a better swimmer this season.

Business is booming at America’s running injury clinics.

To become a faster swimmer in time for the upcoming triathlon season, now is a great time to focus on both strength and stroke technique.

The Running Doc explains why women might be better equipped for endurance events.

Xterra star Melanie McQuaid provides wobble board exercises to help you improve your stability and avoid injuries on the uneven trails.

Hard science, heat labs and custom gear helped one pro finally win a five-year battle against the heat and humidity of Kona.

Remember that your training sessions are the time to practice what you will do on race day.

This video features Andrew Kraszewski breaking down the mechanics of optimal cycling.

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In this video, Matt Fitzgerald explains the value in focusing on the process of optimizing your racing weight instead of trying to just lose weight.

As we head into spring, hope springs eternal. We can count on longer days for training, a new competitive season and thankfully, warmer weather. We can also count on muscle cramping.

There’s nothing common about common sense.

Feels awesome to be outside in nature and like you're actually going somewhere in the water.

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A bilateral-breathing athlete is better prepared for many open-water situations; Wind, waves, chop and spray

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Heading to St. George this week for the Ironman? If you want to keep up on any last minute workouts or bike fine-tuning, here are a few locales to help you out:

The May/June issue of Inside Triathlon magazine features a story that outlines how you can maximize your training time with science used by Olympians.

Follow these guidelines to make your next race a smashing success!

It’s one of the oldest clichés in the sport, but it really is true: you can’t improve your fitness the week before the race, but you can ruin it.

Dr. Jordan Metzl discusses the problem of plantar fasciitis, a pesky and painful heel injury that plagues many runners. In this video, he helps identify the symptoms and offers tips for treatment and prevention.

Dr. Lewis Maharam explains what to do during training to help achieve success at your event.

This team is what you make it. There are workouts every single day, with two workouts offered Monday-Thursday and off-campus workouts on the weekends.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta and members of the 2011 Fit Nation team are training for the Nautica New York City Triathlon.

He’s back doing it again with six first-time triathletes in his attempt to promote a Fit Nation.

Professional triathlete Melanie McQuaid discusses the importance of recovering mentally during your training cycle.

In this video, Dr. Jordan Metzl discusses the importance of taking care of your skin as en endurance athlete and offers strategies for avoiding sunburns and skin cancer.

A panel discusses A.R.T versus massage, recovery, and various sundries related to maintaining the athletic body.

This week, Tim Crowley and friends show us the lateral squat walk, a great exercise for runners that strengthens the glute medius and improves lateral stability.

An iconoclastic exercise physiologist is redefining the hydration game.

Peter Reid breaks down his top eight triathlon training tips.

In town for this weekend's Ironman 70.3 California triathlon? Just because the race doesn't allow you to practice on the swim course doesn't mean you can't find a great place to squeeze in a practice swim.

Swim coach Earl Walton breaks down five essential swim drills to help you become a better triathlete.

The approach is now "Live High, Train Low."

A study published by the British Journal of Sports Medicine shows that racers who didn’t push as hard in the swim had better overall race performance.

This excellent exercise works the upper body and engages the core, helping improve form while reducing injury risk.

Train better and race better with this triathlon advice from Multisport World NYC, hosted by Dr. Jordan D. Metzl and Triathlete magazine.

Find out why professional triathletes like American Matt Chrabot are using the GST swim power test to improve their swim stroke.

Inside Triathlon’s look into how to gain mental toughness in triathlon.

The Multisport World NYC event will feature an amazing day of triathlon this Saturday, March 12, and you don’t have to be in New York to enjoy it! We’ll be live streaming all of the seminars right here on Triathlete.com.

Dr. Jordan Metzl teaches us how to spot the symptoms and identify the causes of stress fractures, and then offers strategies for keeping your body moving while the injury heals.

This week, Tim Crowley and friends show us the single leg dead lift, an essential injury-prevention exercise for runners that strengthens the hips, engages the hamstrings and gets the glutes firing.

Your next workout may do more to help you bounce back than compression socks, ice baths, etc.

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Are you not enjoying your running as much as you could be? Perhaps you’re not suffering enough.

Thinking about a tri camp? Now is the time. Spring camps are filling up fast. But for those who don’t know exactly what a triathlon camp is, Inside Triathlon senior editor Jennifer Purdie chats with triathlon coach Jim Vance.

Dr. Jordan Metzl identifies the different types of shoulder pain that tend to plague runners and triathletes, and offers strategies for treatment and strengthening.

Triathlete has partnered with multisport video pioneer Endurance Films to bring readers the first installment of the five-part USA Triathlon DVD series, “Getting Started,” featuring tips from legendary triathlete and coach Mark Allen.

Professional triathlete and swim coach Sara McLarty explains the benefits of the fingertip drag drill and how to properly execute it.

Retrain your stride to reduce impact and injury risk.

New research suggests keeping training enjoyable is more important than you might think.

A few tips from triathlon professionals on how to race in the tropical heat without burning out.

Inspired by a Chrissie Wellington tweet, Triathlete senior editor Jene Shaw explains how to properly do a single leg squat.

Dr. Jordan Metzl identifies the symptoms of IT Band Syndrome, or Runner's Knee, and offers advice for treatment & prevention.

This stretch will open up your hips and mobilize your hip flexors--deep muscles that commonly causes tightness from the hips to the knees.

The couple who runs together, stays together…right?

Why enhance recovery when you can reduce the need to recover?

In this video, Dr. Jordan Metzl teaches you how to spot shin splints and offers strategies for treatment and prevention.

How to feel better, faster.

This week we offer up a new exercise called Wall Ankle Mobilization. This is a great way to help alleviate Achilles, plantar and other lower leg/foot issues.

Muscle cramps are annoying and sometimes debilitating during training and racing. There are several factors that can attribute to muscle pain including electrolyte imbalance, dehydration, and load placed on a muscle group.

I’ve read and heard all about the benefits of training at lactate threshold intensity. But what’s the best way to figure out my lactate threshold heart rate?