Triathletes in Motion

Marc Evans, Jane M. Cappaert

• Publisher: Human Kinetics
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN: 9781450432207
• eBook ISBN: 9781492584414
• Edition: 1

Traditionally the focus of triathlon is on volume, intensity, and training periodization—doing particular workouts during the months, weeks, and days leading up to a race. But what if you could improve performance without logging extra distance on the road or in the water? That is the promise of Triathletes in Motion: Assessing Movement for World-Class Technique and Performance. In this book, Marc Evans introduces the Evans Assessment principle and makes the case that every triathlon training regimen should start with the physical assessments of movement. By looking carefully at movements during these assessments, you can detect limitations to mobility, flexibility, strength, and stability. These limiters cannot be corrected by traditional technique instruction alone, so Evans presents specific exercises and tests that address each one. The results are greater efficiency, fewer injuries, and faster performances.

Whether you are a veteran triathlete seeking a performance breakthrough, a newer triathlete starting the training season, or a coach or member of a triathlon federation searching for that edge, training should start with Triathletes in Motion. This resource includes hundreds of tests and exercises to help triathletes swim, cycle, and run faster and more economically. Marc Evans was triathlon’s first professional coach and has consulted, coached, collaborated with, and mentored some of the biggest names in the sport, including Dave Scott and Scott Tinley. His coauthor, Jane Cappaert, is a leading expert in sport biomechanics. Now they make their unique expertise available to everyone in Triathletes in Motion.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Foundations of Triathlon Performance
• Chapter 2: Principles of Triathlon Training
• Chapter 3: Assessing Posture
• Chapter 4: Assessing Movement
• Chapter 5: Assessing and Strengthening the Core
• Chapter 6: Analyzing and Improving Swimming Technique
• Chapter 7: Analyzing and Improving Cycling Technique
• Chapter 8: Analyzing and Improving Running Technique
• Appendix
• About the Authors