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    ASK 220

    Jul 08, 2021 5 minutes
    Will Smith

    THIS MONTH’S COACHING PANEL

    PHILIP HATZIS

    Swim hours

    Tri coach and and athlete Philip Hatzis is the founder of Tri Training Harder LLP.

    CAOIMHE MCNAMARA

    Muscle imbalance

    Caoimhe is a consultant physiotherapist at Six Physio.

    JAMES WITTS

    Cold showers benefit

    Freelance writer and former 220 editor James specialises in sports science and endurance.

    WILL SMITH

    Roadside repairs

    Will is a bike mechanic at London-based bike repair company, havebike. He specialises in off-road bikes and wheel truing.

    ›SWIM HOURS

    Q How much swimming should triathletes do? Clare Nixon

    A Training effectively for three separate sports means there has to be some optimisation for the athlete to ensure that they perform at their best in all of the disciplines. So training load should be the minimum dose for the desired effect. Any more than that is wasted time, which is something many age-groupers don’t have asessions than it is to do session in a week. This is because there’s a reduced gap between sessions, which means less muscle memory loss. The following generalised guidance could work:

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