Almost all athletes find themselves performing mental somersaults in the midst of hard racing. And, once we’re done, almost all of us think we could have gone harder if only we’d been mentally tougher. While not every mental strategy works for every person, here are a few techniques to test out in your next race.
After being in and around the fitness industry for the last 15 years I have noticed something that happens every year around March and on into Spring time. Fitness goals that were set back in December and January are now dwindling and holidays like St. Patty’s Day are almost being designed to derail you from accomplishing your fitness and health goals for the new year.
There are simply no shortcuts when it come to seeing results via nutrition and exercise. When is the last time you heard someone say that they spend less time at anything and got better results? That’s right. Never!
If you are like me and don’t have a background in swimming you will need all the help you can get and I have done enough Ironman and triathlon competitions around the world to give you the advice you need in order to get through your first race. Throughout 9 Full Ironman events worldwide including Nice, France, Florianopolis, Brazil, Cozumel, Mexico, Cairns, Australia, Mallorca, Spain, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Santa Rosa, California, Kalmar, Sweden, And Vichy, France I have experienced almost everything that can go wrong in an Ironman swim.
Did you know that your kettlebell workouts can be enhanced with rowing? These are the best rowing workouts to help with the seven most common kettlebell exercises.
I competed in over 40 events worldwide in 2016 but 2017 might be my biggest year yet. Find out my 2017 schedule and what I’m doing to train.
As you first start to exercise no matter whether you are walking, running or rowing, your muscles immediately begin to use energy to allow them to work.
Published In The Dec 2011 Issue Of The School News Roll Call And Written By Jack Nunn, Owner Of Roworx Indoor Rowing Classes, Boot Camp, And Yoga At The Long Beach Rowing Association.
The Ironman circuit has offered me many opportunities to travel over the last eight years. Since 2008, I have competed in and completed eight international Full Ironman races and the Inaugural Ironman Vineman race this year in Sonoma, Ca.