Smart Run Techniques for Faster Times
QUESTION FOR THE COACH: Most people I train with say that 180 strides per minute is the optimum stride rate while running long distances. Whenever I check my cadence I'm usually between 150-160, and I've had trouble finishing off the final miles of my marathons strong. I'm wondering if my cadence might be what's holding me back and what I can do to pick it up...
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Iron Focus
Coach Troy Jacobson offers Mental Toughness Strategies for the Ironman Athlete
Ironman training and racing is not for the faint of heart. Discipline, focus and mental toughness are just a few of the characteristics one must have in order to achieve success in the sport...
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Swim, Bike, Run & Yoga
By Karen Dubs
You've been hearing about all the great benefits of yoga and want to add it to your triathlon training, but where do you start, and how do you fit it in to your already packed training schedule?
Yoga can increase your flexibility, strength, and balance which can help prevent...
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Flax -- the Miracle Seed
by ILANA KATZ MS, RD, CSSD
The science of nutrition has so much to offer and when buzz words stick around for more than a few months, we know its worth investigating the empirical evidence behind the buzz. Flaxseeds is one of those that has been around for sometime now, and most people are getting them in some form or another if they are conscious of healthy eating by any measure. Studies show that flaxseed may help fight everything from heart disease and diabetes to even breast cancer . . .
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Exercise and Antioxidants
by ILANA KATZ MS, RD, CSSD
In recent years, antioxidants have received positive attention with regards to anti-aging. Furthermore, there is positive evidence that they provide protection against various disease states such as cataracts, diabetes and many cancers. Due to the possibility of enhancement of performance, recovery and protection against free radicals, antioxidants have received much attention in the sports world...
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Join Coach Troy in NYC
Join Coach Troy Jacobson of Spinervals for a day dedicated to multisport! In partnership with the Northeast region of USAT and the Jewish Community Center (JCC) Manhattan, Multisport World comes to the Big Apple on April 18, 2010.
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Coach Troy in Triathlete Magazine
Enjoy this article about Coach Troy's Kona Qualification advice in Triathlete Magazine.
"Troy Jacobson knows about qualifying for the Hawaii Ironman. He earned seven trips to Kona as an amateur and a professional in a racing career that spanned from 1987 to 1999. Then he quit competing to focus on his successful coaching and related businesses and on starting a family..."
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Coach Troy in SPOKES Magazine
Enjoy this interview with Coach Troy by Mid-Atlantic regional cycling magazine, SPOKES Magazine.
"Baltimore native Troy Jacobson is largely credited with creating the business of cycling videos. His popular series of training videos, called Spinervals, is used by cyclists at all levels of the sport worldwide. Troy, a well respected triathlete in his own right, is returning to the sport after..."
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Troy Jacobson Multisport Clinic
Come to ULM for a once in a lifetime chance to be coached by one of the world's premier triathlon and cycling experts, Troy Jacobson! The inventor of Spinervals and a pioneer in premier online coaching, Troy will lecture at 4:30pm on Friday February 19, 2010. The next day from 8-11am, you will experience a Spinervals session (1 hour), transition to swimming gear and participate in a triathlon specific stroke/swim clinic. Don't miss out...slots are closing out quickly.
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David Thompson's Power File from Spinervals 34.0
Recently, Coach Troy and the Spinervals Video production crew traveled to Chanhassen MN to video tape three new workouts for the Spinervals competition series. Spinervals 34.0 and 35.0 featured elite local triathletes from the Gear West racing team, including top U.S. pro, David Thompson. READ ABOUT THE WORKOUT AND SEE DAVID'S POWER FILE.
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Spinervals Video Shoot
November 8, 2009 | Chanhassen, MN - On Nov. 8, 2009 Coach Troy and the production crew from Lifesports, Inc. videotaped three new Spinervals Competition Series DVDs at Life Time Fitness featuring athletes from the Twin Cities triathlon and cycling communities...
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Coach Troy's Ride Power File
September 29, 2009
Training with a power meter is a great way to take the guess work out of 'how hard' or 'how much' you're doing on the bike. Simply put, a weight lifter wouldn't do the bench press without knowing exactly how much weight is on the bar and how many sets and reps they are aiming to complete... or workload in a given workout. In that same vein, a cyclist produces work in the measurable from of watts (power) when they ride a bike. . . .
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Body Works MD
