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A complete 16-week beginner triathlon training plan for your first sprint tri: 750m swim, 20km bike, 5km run. Includes weekly tables, Garmin metrics, and gear.
The definitive guide to Zone 2 training: physiology, how to calculate your zone, 8-week base plan, Garmin setup, and the science behind why it works.
Garmin Training Status labels are more than motivational badges. Here is exactly what the algorithm is measuring and how to use each label to train smarter.
Overtraining syndrome is more than being tired. It is a systemic breakdown that can sideline you for weeks or months. Here is how to spot the warning signs early, understand the data, and come back stronger.
Most amateur endurance athletes train without a coherent weekly structure, which limits adaptation and increases injury risk. Here are the principles for building a training week that actually works.
Tapering is the most misunderstood phase of race preparation. Done right, it can produce 2–3% performance gains on race day. Here is the science and how to use Garmin data to get your taper right.
Lactate threshold is the single most important physiological marker for endurance performance. Learn how to find your LT1 and LT2, and exactly how to structure threshold training to go faster for longer.
What you eat matters. When you eat it matters just as much. This guide breaks down nutrition timing for endurance athletes — before, during, and after training — so you can fuel smarter and recover faster.
Periodization — the systematic organisation of training across weeks, months, and a full year — is the framework that separates athletes who improve year after year from those who plateau. Here is how to apply it as an amateur.
Overtraining builds slowly and hits hard. Your Garmin watch is already tracking the data you need to prevent it. Here is how to read your training load metrics and build fitness without breaking down.
Garmin VO2max estimates can be surprisingly inaccurate - not because the technology is bad, but because most athletes use it in conditions that break the algorithm. Here is what skews your number and how to get a more reliable estimate.
Zone 2 training - long, slow aerobic work at a conversational pace - is the most evidence-backed training method for building endurance. Here is the physiology behind it and why most athletes do not do enough of it.