My name is Wayne Helms last summer I competed in my first Sprint Triathlon.9K swim 24K bike 5K run at the Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon. Now I am hooked on triathlon. I have signed up for the Philadelphia Olympic Distance Triathlon in 2008 1.5K swim 40K bike 10K run. I am very excited to step up to the next level and I will try to use this forum to log both by written word and video what it’s like to be a Clydesdale and train for a triathlon.
I have subscribed to Triathlete Magazine and Runner’s World and noticed that all articles are written for the elites and smaller age groupers. None of the articles really spoke to me. Well a little bit about me. I am a former high school and college wrestler as well as a high school coach. I coached the sport on a year round basis for 13 years with in both my wrestling club and regular high school program. Due to my time commitment as a coach I had let my self go and got out of shape. My focus had been on getting my athletes better and not myself. After a full year of Triathlon training I have gotten back on track with my fitness.
I am a much bigger guy. Currently I weigh 260lbs. even after completeing a hydrostatic evaluation I was informed that with out any fat on my body and just the essential tissues to survive I would still weigh only 220lb. I have big legs that everyone calls the, “The Tree Trunks” and wide shoulders. I still have a more then a few pounds to lose. So I am going to log the ups and downs, failures and successes of a triathlete my size.
I am Speed, Strength and Conditioning Coach as well as a personal trainer. I will use my education and background to help log in the appropriate training techniques for others in the Clydesdale and Athena Category to benefit from as well.
I have not really every stopped training but have taken a break form the three sports of a Triathlon (Swim, Bike and Run). Over the past month and half through December has been my off-season where I have been concentrating on weight training for muscle endurance. I have been performing the exercise for forty seconds at a time with half of that for rest to keep my heart rate up and really push my muscles. My average workout session is about 30 to 45 minutes. I will post my workouts on a later blog.
Well until next time Train Hard.
I have subscribed to Triathlete Magazine and Runner’s World and noticed that all articles are written for the elites and smaller age groupers. None of the articles really spoke to me. Well a little bit about me. I am a former high school and college wrestler as well as a high school coach. I coached the sport on a year round basis for 13 years with in both my wrestling club and regular high school program. Due to my time commitment as a coach I had let my self go and got out of shape. My focus had been on getting my athletes better and not myself. After a full year of Triathlon training I have gotten back on track with my fitness.
I am a much bigger guy. Currently I weigh 260lbs. even after completeing a hydrostatic evaluation I was informed that with out any fat on my body and just the essential tissues to survive I would still weigh only 220lb. I have big legs that everyone calls the, “The Tree Trunks” and wide shoulders. I still have a more then a few pounds to lose. So I am going to log the ups and downs, failures and successes of a triathlete my size.
I am Speed, Strength and Conditioning Coach as well as a personal trainer. I will use my education and background to help log in the appropriate training techniques for others in the Clydesdale and Athena Category to benefit from as well.
I have not really every stopped training but have taken a break form the three sports of a Triathlon (Swim, Bike and Run). Over the past month and half through December has been my off-season where I have been concentrating on weight training for muscle endurance. I have been performing the exercise for forty seconds at a time with half of that for rest to keep my heart rate up and really push my muscles. My average workout session is about 30 to 45 minutes. I will post my workouts on a later blog.
Well until next time Train Hard.
