Supporting and encouraging those new to the swim + bike multi-sport racing community
What is an Aquabike Race? You may have recently heard the term “Aquabike event” or “Aquabike race” or even “Aquabike triathlon” and had absolutly no clue if you what you were hearing was English or not. I guarantee you that it does not involve riding bikes in the water. It is not a spin bike in the water or a bike with pontoons above the …
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Hello and welcome to Aquabike Newbie. My name is Tammy Martin and, perhaps like you, I am an Aquabike Newbie. Even though I have been an active person, I only just completed my first ever aquabike triathlon endurance event 7 days ago. Unless you count high school basketball and track and field; which was ages ago, it was my first time “competing” in any endurance …
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What is the Progressive Overload Training Principle? The Progressive Overload Training Principle utilizes the human body’s physiological ability to adapt to increasing work loads to improve physical conditioning. What does this mean? It means that the human body is designed to adapt to the demands that are placed upon it. This is Fantastic news! Because it means that your body is capable of doing amazing feats. Feats …
Hopefully you are starting to get excited about the idea of committing to an Aquabike race. Perhaps you have even checked out the calendar of upcoming swim + bike events in your area. Maybe, just maybe, you are also starting to evaluate your current fitness so that you can plan your aquabike training plan and how to put it all together. You might also …
Is your interest about Aquabike racing peaked? Can you visualize yourself at the starting line; all jazzed and thrilled that you successfully completed your training and that you actually made it to the show? It feels good, yeah? Visualizing success is the first step to getting there. The second step is putting together a practical and effective aquabike training plan. A training plan that takes …