Back Extensions for Triathlon Training

Series Summary

Competitive triathlons require specialized training for running, swimming and cycling. Watch as a professional personal trainer gives you tips to improve your triathlon performance. Clips include tips on warm-ups, transition station setup and execution, practice workouts for the months and weeks leading up to a triathlon event and advice on what gear a triathlete needs. Learn how to perfect your swim strokes for open water, pick out the right bicycle for a triathlon, and how to avoid blisters during your run. These triathlon training tips with help both experienced triathletes and novices alike.

Video Transcript

" Hi my name is Carey Kepler, I’m a functional training coach. I coach triathletes and do triathlons myself. If you would like to improve your sports performance, improve the quality of your life or have questions about the following exercise please contact me at http://www.boundless-energy.com. This exercise is the stability ball back extension. This is good for your bike leg particularly, when you’re down in the aero bars and your over, you want to make sure that you have a strong back muscle group. This exercise is also good for your swim and for the run. You’re going to place the ball right on your thighs, you’re going to extend and roll over the ball. You’re going to start with your hands right over the thighs. This would be beginner, this would be intermediate and of course you’re going to go to advanced. You’re going to go for fifteen to twenty repetitions as you extend and flex back. "