Physical attributes developed after focusing on one specific discipline for years certainly influence how you learn and develop the skills required to train for the other two disciplines, particularly running.
Training for the triathlon does not mean training for three separate disciplines, just one sport. Sometimes that is easier to say than do. The thing you hear most often is: “I am good at swimming, so why should not I big good at riding a bike and running!?”. Unfortunately, that is not the way it works. Physical attributes developed after focusing on one specific discipline for years certainly influence how you learn and develop the skills required to train for the other two disciplines, particularly running.
In triathlon, swimming and biking certainly have certain characteristics in common. For example, both involve concentric muscular movements (i.e. involving the shortening of muscles) rather than eccentric (stretching) movements. Gravity is not a factor in swimming and you have “assisted” motion when riding a bike. So, there are some obvious differences from running and this makes the transition from one discipline to another harder.
1. If you have a background as a swimmer, you should know that swimmers tend to develop their upper…
