Comments on: Making tall shadows short. Pre season training for XTERRA triathlon http://www.stoltzracing.com/making-tall-shadows-short-pre-season-training-for-xterra/ Conrad Stoltz Racing - XTERRA triathlon coaching Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:02:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: jaco http://www.stoltzracing.com/making-tall-shadows-short-pre-season-training-for-xterra/#comment-24 jaco Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:37:44 +0000 http://www.stoltzracing.com/?p=66#comment-24 I've just got into this race against mother nature thing and trying to prep for my first race the end of October. The three other team members are pretty fit and two of them has the youth thing going for them, up to now I've been living the life of a Rugby supporter. My biggest downfall is cardio. So like a teenage quarterback pumped up on carbs and pimped out in my new active attire and a protein shake in my bag I started hitting the gym with such enthusiasm and aggression that by the end of my sessions I was any heart specialist's and my medical aid's nightmare, a good friend of mine Bernhard Kullin gave me some pointers and told me to have a look at this Blog I read the article and started applying the long and slow theory and made sure my ticker does not go over 75. (the slow part was right up my alley) One week into my new training routine and my sessions are feeling much better, I can actually feel the difference every time I do a cardio session. And the best part is I don't need a gym partner with CPR skills watching over me now. Thanks for this great link Berns! and the good advice Conrad PS: In the process of embarking on my new active lifestyle and trying to look like a lifeguard I'm also trying to quit smoking I've cut out the beers totally. What is your take on supplements such as USN's VO2 max? I’ve just got into this race against mother nature thing and trying to prep for my first race the end of October. The three other team members are pretty fit and two of them has the youth thing going for them, up to now I’ve been living the life of a Rugby supporter. My biggest downfall is cardio.

So like a teenage quarterback pumped up on carbs and pimped out in my new active attire and a protein shake in my bag I started hitting the gym with such enthusiasm and aggression that by the end of my sessions I was any heart specialist’s and my medical aid’s nightmare, a good friend of mine Bernhard Kullin gave me some pointers and told me to have a look at this Blog

I read the article and started applying the long and slow theory and made sure my ticker does not go over 75. (the slow part was right up my alley)

One week into my new training routine and my sessions are feeling much better, I can actually feel the difference every time I do a cardio session. And the best part is I don’t need a gym partner with CPR skills watching over me now.

Thanks for this great link Berns! and the good advice Conrad

PS: In the process of embarking on my new active lifestyle and trying to look like a lifeguard I’m also trying to quit smoking I’ve cut out the beers totally. What is your take on supplements such as USN’s VO2 max?

]]> By: Frank http://www.stoltzracing.com/making-tall-shadows-short-pre-season-training-for-xterra/#comment-15 Frank Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:51:33 +0000 http://www.stoltzracing.com/?p=66#comment-15 Thanks Conrad! great meaningful write-up and to the point! in particular the statement "I never ever will let my heart rate go over 75% of my max during base training" Thanks again! Thanks Conrad! great meaningful write-up and to the point! in particular the statement “I never ever will let my heart rate go over 75% of my max during base training”

Thanks again!

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