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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
Sunday |
| Week 1 |
Triathlon |
Pentathlon body toning: medicine ball |
Long, slow distance |
Triathlon |
Pentathlon body toning: dumbbells |
Rest |
Rest |
| Week 2 |
Triathlon |
Pentathlon body toning: medicine ball |
Long, slow distance |
Triathlon |
Pentathlon body toning: dumbbells |
Rest |
Rest |
| Week 3 |
Triathlon |
Pentathlon body toning: medicine ball |
Long, slow distance |
Triathlon |
Pentathlon body toning: dumbbells |
Rest |
Rest |
| Week 4 |
Triathlon |
Pentathlon body toning: medicine ball |
Long, slow distance |
Triathlon |
Pentathlon body toning: dumbbells |
Rest |
Rest |
| Triathlon Training |
Choose three events and do each for 15 minutes. Finish with a cool-down. |
| 15-minute events |
| Walk |
Walk hill intervals: Walk up at a quick pace, walk down at a moderate pace and repeat |
| Speed walk |
Stair intervals: singles or doubles |
| Jog/run |
Bike |
| Stride (about 60% of your top running speed, but with a longer stride) |
In-line skate |
| Intervals of jogging, striding or running interspersed with walking recovery time |
Walk while dribbling a basketball |
| Skip |
Swim laps |
| Run hill intervals: Run up, walk down and repeat |
Lunge, squat, or quick step up and down off a curb or step |
Sample Triathlon Training Day
15 minutes: warm up with slow walk and gradually pick up the pace
15 minutes: striding
15 minutes: run hill intervals, walk down to recover
15 minutes: cool down w/ a 10-minute slow jog and five-minute walk
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| "Pentathlon" Body Toning: Medicine Ball |
| Do one set of each of the five exercises, rest briefly if you need to, then repeat for a total of three circuits. |
| Exercise |
Reps |
Target bodypart(s) |
| Squat/Biceps Curl |
10-15 |
Legs, Glutes, Biceps |
| Reverse Lunge/Front Raise |
10 right, 10 left |
Legs, Glutes, Shoulders |
| One-Leg Hop/Dunk |
10 right, 10 left |
Legs, Shoulders |
| Medicine-Ball Crunch/Toss |
20 |
Abdominals |
| Close-Grip Push-Up |
10-15 |
Chest, Shoulders, Triceps |
| "Pentathlon" Body Toning: Dumbbells |
| Do one set of each of the five exercises, rest briefly if you need to, then repeat for a total of three circuits. |
| Exercise |
Reps |
Target bodypart(s) |
| Walk/Biceps Curl |
15-20 |
Biceps |
| Lunge/Triceps Extension |
10 right, 10 left |
Legs, Glutes, Triceps |
| Plié Squat/Overhead Press |
10-15 |
Legs, Glutes, Shoulders |
| Walk with Upright Row/Bent Row |
15-20/10 |
Shoulders, Traps, Back |
| Dumbbell Bench Press |
10-15 |
Chest, Shoulders, Triceps |
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