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Considered the fourth sport in triathlon, transitions can make or break your race. Learn essential training techniques and drills to improve your transition times from swim-bike and bike-run. Even if you are a novice level racer, there is no reason why you cant learn, practice and master transitions like a pro. Includes tips from elites Joanna Zeiger, Conrad Stoltz, Karen Smyers, Greg Bennett, Matt Reed and more! Features: Pre-Race Preparation Swim to Bike (T1) Bike to Run (T2) Practice Sessions: Pushing from Saddle Scooter Drill Running Mount/Dismount Speed Work DVD-ROM Material: Transitions Tip Sheet Equipment Checklist Special Offers.

Spinervals UltraConditioning 2.0 – “Ultra Core-Strength Builder” targets your CORE while improving your cycling skills and technique. Join Coach Troy and a group of enthusiastic and fit athletes for this incredibly effective workout designed to increase your leg speed and cycling efficiency on the bike while simultaneously improving your core strength and stability for better performance. You’ll be coached through a series of high cadence and one-leg pedaling drills for maximum efficiency and then through a bout of floor work, targeting your abs, obliques and lower back for greater core strength. An area often neglected by competitive cyclists and triathletes, this core-strengthening workout is a must have for any serious athlete or fitness enthusiast! WORKOUT OVERVIEW This workout contains about 60% of Cycling Focus and 40% of Core Training Focus. Accessories used in this workout include: Physio Ball and Workout Mat * Compatible with stationary bikes and all stationary trainers * Has a ‘music on/music off’ option allowing you to listen to your own music * DVD only * Length: 60 Minutes * Difficulty level: 9.0.

Discover your HEART RATE and POWER TRAINING ZONES while boosting your threshold with this Amazing Workout!Spinervals 27.0 – Threshold Test & Suffer Fest serves dual purposes. A great threshold building workout designed to boost your anaerobic threshold and sustainable power output for time trialing events including triathlons, this workout also functions as a repeatable ‘field test’ used by many prominent coaches and exercise physiologists to determine an athletes ‘Functional Threshold’, or that output of work (power) one can sustain on average over a 20 minute period.By learning one’s functional threshold and retesting it every 6-8 weeks, an athlete can accurately determine the proper training zones as well as assess their training progress over time. This form of performance testing is critical for anyone interested in getting faster on the bike and achieving optimal results through a structured training program.Join Coach Troy Jacobson and the athletes from the New Jersey cycling and multisport community in this useful and effective workout that will help you go faster in your next race!.

Build your Aerobic Base and Endurance with Aerobic Intervals.Effectively build your aerobic foundation with ‘aerobic interval training’ in this Aero Base Builder workout with Coach Troy!Aerobic training at lower intensities can be boring, but is essential for endurance sports training success. In this workout and others in the Spinervals Aero Base Builder series, the coach guides you through entertaining and effective aerobic interval sets designed to improve your aerobic energy system and pedaling technique simultaneously. Make this and other Aero Base Builder workouts the foundation of your training program and you’ll be amazed at how strong and fast you become in the long run!.

This workout combines a leg speed and power focus on the bike with an UPPER BODY strength and endurance building routine OFF the bike. Now you can improve your functional strength and conditioning for better overall muscle tone and athletic performance with Coach Troy Jacobson’s Spinervals UltraConditioning Workouts! Spinervals UltraConditioning is a series of workouts on DVD combining the cardiovascular benefits of indoor cycling with the very best in Strength and Conditioning exercises. Each workout focuses on a specific area of cycling performance and muscular strength development. Include UltraConditioning workouts into your training program for the ULTIMATE fitness program! Spinervals UltraConditioning 4.0 – Ultra Upper Body, targets UPPER BODY MUSCLE STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE DEVELOPMENT while improving your PEDALING SPEED AND POWER. Combining the benefits of indoor cycling with traditional muscle strength and endurance training is a great way to maximize your training time and effectiveness. In this workout routine, Coach Troy trains you to boost your legs speed and power output on the bike while simultaneously enhancing your upper body muscle tone, strength and endurance. Integrated into a well-designed, comprehensive training routine, this workout and others in the UltraConditioning series will take your fitness to a new level! * Compatible with stationary bikes and all stationary trainers * Has a ‘music on/music off’ option allowing you to listen to your own music * DVD only * Length: 70 minutes * Difficulty level: 9.2 WORKOUT OVERVIEW This workouts contains about 50% of CYCLING FOCUS and 50% STRENGTH TRAINING FOCUS and is for intermediate and advanced exercisers. * Accessories used in this workout: Stability ball * Mat * A range of dumbbells The UltraConditioning Concept was developed by Troy Jacobson, a top coach and creator of the world renowned Spinervals Cycling Program. For more information about his high performance products and services, visit coachtroy.com..

Build your Endurance and preview the Iron Distance triathlon course in Louisville, KY! Get ‘on the road’ with Coach Troy and three other triathletes as they preview the Iron Distance bike course in Louisville, KY! Get a virtual perspective of this challenging course as the coach and the riders from The Training Studio, a local personal training company, complete a full loop of just over 60 miles. While you watch the video and adjust your gearing and intensity to mimic the ride conditions, Coach Troy will offer helpful riding and racing tips suitable to athletes of all abilities. This workout will train you to ride longer, faster and stronger! Add this aerobic endurance building workout to your ‘On the Road’ virtual training video collection with Coach Troy for the ultimate in indoor training fun and effectiveness..

An efficient stroke is the foundation for success in open water, but comfort and confidence are equally important. Swim Outside the Box will show you how to take your best pool stroke to open water — then stay efficient in any conditions and while racing. Part One: Perpetual Motion Freestyle Maintaining a relaxed, easy rhythm for thousands of uninterrupted strokes is far more critical than sheer endurance. Unvarying efficiency also comes from creating an unbreakable cocoon of calm concentration. Part One highlights five key stroke habits for tireless swimming and teaches mental techniques for deepening your focus in open water. Part Two: Swim With Friends The best part of open water and a key to safe swimming is practicing with friends. Rather than swimming in endless circles, practice a wide range of formations and patterns. Part Two illustrates five practice options for swimming with friends to learn energy-saving drafting, navigation, comfort in close quarters but most of all to maximize your enjoyment. Part Three: Race like a Pro Learn to thrive in the controlled chaos of race starts, to turn effectively, to save energy by drafting, and to get your bearings and navigate unerringly, without breaking stroke or rhythm. Running Time: 40 minutes.

Develop cycling specific strength and power with this incredibly effective workout. Join Coach Troy Jacobson and the athletes of Team Excel in this hour long session of big gear low cadence strength building intervals designed to increase your power output and speed. This workout is a MUST HAVE for any serious cyclist. Length: 55 minutes Difficulty level: 9.3.

Keep your leg muscles supple and relaxed between your hard workout days. This lower intensity workout designed to promote technique development and faster recovery. Recharge is the perfect workout for your easy days. Length: 50 minutes Difficulty level: 7.5.

This is an incredible 3-hour interval session designed for the cyclist preparing for long distance events such as centuries, road races or Ironman distance triathlons. This brutal but effective 3 hour workout will increase your endurance, strength and confidence better than any other! Learn why Coach Troy says 3 hours on the trainer is worth over 4 hours on the road! Length: 180 minutes (yes, that’s right – 3 hours!) Difficulty level: 9.9.