Mentorship Team

Course Pacing, sport psychology

★★★ Overcoming self doubt in training and racing

Cliff Scherb ·

As an athlete self doubt is a normal feeling and is actually “business as usual” to us as coaches. We know pushing your limits, finding your “why” and being consistent is hard work. Its only natural that time to time you feel anxiety about your training and racing performances. Our coaches have put together this write up for you to remove the emotion and be logical about where you are, where you stand and how to find confidence.

Mentorship Team

★★★MENTORSHIP TEAM LIVE CALL: TRISTAR ATHLETES TOP 10 MISTAKES MADE IN THE OFF SEASON

Cliff Scherb ·

No need to reinvent the wheel this winter instead ride it!

No need to reinvent the wheel this winter instead ride it!

Not building up the base enough and jumping into too much intensity.

  1. Trying to build FTP (functional threshold pace and or power) while losing weight. These are mutually exclusive concepts!

  2. Increasing run volume and intensity too quickly in the off season to “work the run”.

  3. Not making time for gym and stretching to rebuild from the previous season.

  4. Consuming too many fat calories vs needed carbohydrate energy. (Active athletes need to limit total fat calories as fat calories are 9 calories per gram)

  5. Not keeping at least one swim per week. If you are a triathlete you should do at least one workout per sport per week. Less than this can erode previous training you have done for thresholds.

  6. Not resting enough and planning down weeks.

  7. Going too long, running especially and biking somewhat as well.

  8. Not working your weaknesses but instead working your strengths, “what your good at”.

  9. Failure to advance your mechanical skills in swimming, biking and running.