by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Jun 6, 2016 | Ironman, Podcast, Swimming, Triathlon
[powerpress] I’m honored to have two special guests on the podcast today: Jean Mellano, author of the memoir Slipped Away, and veteran, founding member, and executive director of the Airborne TriTeam, Ron Hurtado. Some background: I first met Steve Tarpinian in...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Apr 10, 2015 | Ask Coach Al, Swimming, Triathlon
There’s nothing like a painful calf cramp to ruin an otherwise enjoyable swim, ya know? 🙁 They seem to happen at the worst times and very often, they’ll happen in our most important races. Frustrating! So what’s going on? Why do so many triathletes...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Feb 19, 2015 | Ask Coach Al, Injury, Swimming, Triathlon
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” – Albert Einstein Hi Everyone! Coach Al here. I’ve got a quickie for you today, talking swim technique and common mistakes I see in developing triathletes....
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Jul 22, 2014 | Ask Coach Al, Authentic Movement, Core Stability and Strength, Gait Analysis, Podcast, Run Form, Running, Running Injury
[powerpress] Today we dig into some great questions sent in to us from listeners. The first has to do with becoming a BETTER runner, something nearly every triathlete and pure runner has thought about at one time or another (or a few thousand times!) 🙂 Whether...