Triathlete emerging from open-water lake peeling wetsuit to transition
-85 min overlapping fatigue

Triathlon & Ironman

Multi-discipline brick timing, neuromuscular fatigue spacing, aero posture preservation.

Filler here: Overlapping fatigue — back-to-back hard disciplines stacking load.

Sample week

A triathlon & ironman week, drawn once.

Sample. Seven days, labeled by what each block does for the sport. Not a promise.

50Mon
90Tue
0Wed
60Thu
0Fri
120Sat
0Sun
Sport-specific
Support
Filler
Rest
Total: 320 minSport-specific: 230 min
Sample edits

Three cuts we would make to this week.

Sample. Examples, not promises. Accept or Keep mine.

-85 min overlapping fatigue

Before

90 min

→

After

30 min

Back-to-back hard disciplines stack load. Space them or cut one.

-30 min coasting ride

Before

90 min

→

After

60 min

Replace the spin with aero-interval density at race cadence.

+1 brick, -1 standalone

Before

120 min

→

After

90 min

Run off the bike once more, drop a standalone easy run.

One question

Why space the hard disciplines instead of stacking them?

Back-to-back hard rides and runs stack load on the same systems. Space them or cut one so each session lands on fresh legs.