The Brick

Oh, the 'brick'

This workout totally sucks but there isn't a better bang for your buck in triathlon training in my opinion. Running right off the bike totally jacks up my running form but I'm starting to get used to it and be one with my fatigue-induced, altered running form.

Based on my own experience with the brick I have dreamed up a new way to incorporate them into my training. My disclaimer here is that this is not based on any science. This is just me doing what works for me:

-One brick workout per week
-First week is long, endurance bike with short, intense run
-Second week is short, intense bike with long, endurance run
-Repeat

My feeling is that this mixes it up just enough to develop all the fast and slow twitch muscles required for the bike and the run. Distances will vary with the events you are training for but this is a great way to 'brick' without spending a ton of time in any given workout.