Behavior Zones In the previous video, we were able to get an idea of a performance graph. But today we are going to understand how we manage to monitor fitness and fatigue indices. And in this way, ensure that we are well conditioned and rested for our competition. Just the fact that we can do a complete analysis of an athlete’s entire season through a single graph is really a… Read More »Behavior Zones- Training Montage #05
Heart Rate – Best Choice? In this video, I will show you what obstacles we encounter when we use heart rate as a training control tool for running, cycling and triathlon events. Joel de Bem, coach and founder of Commandos Legion
Performance Graphic We have already talked about the principle of adaptation to training loads;Training based on stress levels;How much charge do we need to accumulate for certain competitions;And how long should we consider our preparation to be ready to compete. Now let’s know how to make sure that we get there in the best possible conditions.This is only possible thanks to parameters developed by Joe Friel and Trainingpeaks.The so-called performance… Read More »Performance Graphic – Training Montage #04
Stress-based Macrocycle How does a GRAPHIC of a STRESS-based planning look like? If every athlete followed a gradual preparation taking into account the short distance competitions first, our body ends up having more time to adapt to the progression of loads. And when this is done, our ability to tolerate the weekly stress level of train ends up becoming much more acceptable by the body. Now, as you become an athlete, you… Read More »Stress-based Macrocycle – Training Montage #03
Stress Levels How do we know if the athlete is fit for his competition? Extremely complex question. But this answer has to do with the way in which it manages to “measure” the athlete’s physical conditioning. And when we talk about metrics, it’s almost an obligation to refer to Joe Friel and the Trainingpeaks software. Because it will only be through stress levels, related to other metrics only available through this… Read More »Stress Levels – Training Montage #02
S.A.I.D Principle The SAID principle says that our body evolves through Specific Adaptations by Imposed Demands. It means that if we know how much stress our body needs to evolve, we will know how to reach our maximum potential Making us stronger, faster and UNSTOPPABLE. Joel de Bem, coach and founder of Commandos Legion
Nutrition Plan In each ironman event, the importance of having a pre-planned nutrition plan is becoming more and more evident. There are several examples in which we witness elite triathletes reporting that they were in the best physical capacities of their lives, but that even so, they could not even complete a race. And fatally, in the vast majority of cases, the problem is always the lack of a nutrition… Read More »Nutrition Plan for Ironman Event
Ironman Journey (Week 01-15) This will be the first post in a series of 15 where I will show you the step by step of my preparation for Ironman Brazil 2020. Each post will be a summary of 01 microcycle of the training plan that makes up a total of 15 weeks (full cycle ).I will explain in detail all the sensations of each phase of this journey. Joel de… Read More »Ironman Journey (week#01)
Training Zones In today’s internet, after one performs a simple search, will find dozens of defining formulas for different training zones. However, in order for one to be successful in humans’ evolution, due weight must be given to these calculations to understand once and for all what the role of these zones are and how they will impact training. As a coach, In addition to this information, I will show… Read More »Training Zones
Muscle Fibers VS Athlete Performance Before the subject of muscle fibers, first let’s take into account that the increase in training volume is unlikely to be possible, and that performance improvement can only be achieved by better training effectiveness, which comes to the more obvious conclusion that something different has to be done. Until this moment, the endurance training methodology is based on maximum oxygen consumption and on the metabolic… Read More »Muscle Fibers vs Athlete Performance
Training Stress Score This may be the best definition of an athlete’s training load today. Through this parameter, called TSS (Training Stress Score), we can represent, through a single value, the relationship between the athlete and his workload.It would be the best alternative to quantify the relationship between the 03 main training variables: frequency, duration and intensity.And for any coach, that means “gold.” Because this way, the coach will have full… Read More »Training Stress Score
How to Determine the “CURRENT” State of an Athlete’s Fitness Level? When we begin to train an individual, the first question every coach asks is: what is your fitness level? Perhaps this may sound like a silly question, but if we stop to think about it, we will see that the answer is not so obvious to what we imagine. Have you ever wondered how we determined an athlete’s fitness… Read More »How to Determine an Athlete’s Fitness Level
How to measure the intensity of training? According to our previous article, we tried to get an idea about the 03 variables in which a coach should be sustained in organizing a training. Further, we talk about the importance of training frequency, as well as duration, and lastly about the intensity that will be our focus.Therefore our main question here is: How can we measure our intensity and how can… Read More »Intensity in Training and its Measures
What are the training variables and how do we know if our training is being effective? That sport is contagious we all know. That the human being is a highly competitive being is also not new. But this degree of importance that some give to the training varies greatly among athletes.But anyway, everyone should agree on one point: people who seek to improve their times in competitions, know that they… Read More »Training Variables
