by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | May 7, 2020 | Ask Coach Al, Coaching, Musings on Training, Nutrition
If there’s one consistent message or controlling idea in everything I do and say as a coach, it’s this: The majority of the benefits from any training you do will always come from the development and mastery of the basics and fundamentals. This is something I’ve...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Apr 26, 2020 | Ask Coach Al, Coaching, Goal Setting, Mindset, Musings on Training
Various forms of intermittent fasting have become all the rage recently. And there’s good reason for it – too many of us consume too many calories daily – with 30% of the American population now categorized as clinically obese, the time HAS come for...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Jul 19, 2019 | Ask Coach Al, Ironman, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training, Nutrition, Triathlon
I’ve seen it happen so often over the years – you’ve trained hard for weeks and months, doing everything you can to be ready to have a great race. And then your stomach goes south – at the worst possible time during the race. It sucks...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Jul 15, 2019 | Ask Coach Al, Cycling, Ironman, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training, Running, Triathlon
“K.I.S.S.” – Just about every experienced smart person ever Back in the late 90s, in my very early days as a triathlete, I worked with Coach Troy Jacobson. Troy taught me a lot about how to train. One of my earliest “lessons” came when I went...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Apr 20, 2018 | Ask Coach Al, Coaching, Core Stability and Strength, Gait Analysis, Mindset, Mobility, Mobility, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training, Stability
I love the analogy of building a wall when it comes to how we should build our fitness, don’t you? In some important ways, our body is a lot like a house… If you’re going to age gracefully and remain durable as you prepare for your...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Nov 2, 2015 | Ask Coach Al, Masters Athletes, Mobility, Mobility, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training
If there’s one thing that came through loud and clear from a survey I sent out a few weeks ago to the athletes on our email list, it’s that a lot of runners and triathletes are worried about losing fitness and their ability to “play” as...
