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After all the time wasting of TSS, FTP, VI and STD!!!!!
here s a GREAT blog.... the message is simple but as i realize many dont get the message from Brett sutton interview 2...(that i personaly think was excellent and very informative of there training phylosophy)
here it is....
http://www.thetriathlonbook.blogspot.com/ comments?
I have enormous respect for the guy for his achievements. I wondered what Paulo would think of him, since Paulo talks more (to the public anyway) about what he doesn't believe in versus what he does believe in.
The other I've posted a few times to the athletes on the TBB website and you get a very nice reply. However BS often steps in to 'mediate' any discussion that might arise. I do think he puts a strong emphasis on creating the right environment for the athletes to work in. Part of that requires minimising outside distractions and interference. If you can put as many athletes on podiums as he has done this year then I think he is right in doing so. For me, if the cornerstone to TBBs success is this environment that they have created. The physical environment and training facilities, the support provided by the team set up (masseurs, nutrionists, eqpt sponsors) and also the consitution of the team. The members do seem to be very supportive of each other and their competitiveness seems to be very constructive (as opposed to the destructive impact of the San Diego set up that was mentioned in the article). I remember two things that underline the importance of the. The first book on triathlon I read (three year ago) had a quote from Simon Lessing saying to the effect that this is not a sport that you can do on your own. You need a coach or training partner. More recently Jordan put a nice article together on his blog about what a 'team' is.
Ultimately race performance is determined by what was done in training. You can follow a plan and log the hours, but that really doesn't get you all the way there. There are algorithims out the which try to determine the total effort you put into the training. The TSS model, which is difficult to translate into the triathlon world as we dont' swim or run with power meters. Paulo as devoted a lot of time recently commenting on the validity of these models. So these models don't get you all the way there. What really counts in attitude in training. Yeah sure you do need some easy/recovery rides, but on the other rides and runs, did you really go hard enough, to you really put in the work on the sprints or not. It's ATTITUDE that counts, and for the moment that remains unmeasured. Attitude in training comes also from motivation. I'll put the TBB key another way. They have created an excellent environment to ensure that their athletes remain motivated, focused and completely undistracted from their goals. This ensures the best possible attitude in training every day. If you train in those conditions for an extended period of time then you can afford to pay a lot less attention to whether you need Power Cranks, Disc Wheels, Aero Helmets, P2c or P3C, power meters, spokes with weights on springs, Newtons, Helmet beanies etc etc.
The result of this approach is that if two triathletes, from one from TBB and one not, get into T2 together, then my money is usually safer on the TBB athlete getting to T3 in front.
I'm not in the posse ;-), but I suspect that Paulo's approach to coaching is not a million miles from BS's.
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