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Now that we (in the Southern Hemisphere) are currently in our off-season phase it is good to know what to do and how to go about it. Most people think of off-season as gym time. Make me strong… but here’s some useful advice.

Much has been said about weight and strength training for triathletes, yet there are no conclusive studies which could confirm any schools of thought regarding this matter.

Now that my off season strength training has made its way into the archives I open up a new file and in it lies “Pre-Season”. Here’s how my off-season training went.

As always, with training anytime of the season core was, still is and always will be a vital part of my training regime. More specific strength training went as follows:

Maximal Power

Maximal Power refers to nothing more than power development.  Gradually making things heavier and making sets smaller and reps slower this is the real gym junkies training methods. Only difference is triathletes need only do this during the off season which is around 2 to maybe 3 months.