My online, ready-to-use training plans are ideal training guides for self-coached athletes. If you want a training plan to follow on your own schedule, with the ability to make modifications to suit your personal needs, the pre-built training plans are for you. You can find the plans at two locations:

Active Trainer 
Training Peaks

The three main categories include triathlon training plans, cycling training plans and running plans. Each training plan’s title describes the goal of the plan in a few words, the range of weekly training hours required to complete the plan and the number of weeks the plan covers. By selecting any plan, you are directed to a more detailed plan description and an athlete profile for that particular plan. The athlete profile describes the current skills and abilities for the athlete that would benefit from utilizing the plan.

Training intensity zones and other supporting documents are found in the “Supporting Document” section directly below my photo on the main page.

If you don’t fit the profile exactly, don’t worry because the online system allows you modify and move workouts. For example, if you want to do your first triathlon and you come from a strong cycling back ground you may want to increase the cycling time in the beginner’s plan while keeping the swimming and running workouts as shown in the plan. If the plan shows Friday as a day off and you would rather have Saturday off, just move the workouts.

Whether you are looking for a plan to build base fitness or a plan that takes you up to race day, each plan helps you along the training process so you can successfully meet your goal.

The online training plans are a great value and you receive:  

·          A state-of-the-art online training system.

·          A multi-week, professionally-developed training plan that includes specific workouts designed to help you succeed. (“I need to run 30 minutes, but what specifically should I be doing—fast, easy, formwork, etc.?”)

·          The flexibility to modify the plan to fit your personal needs.

·          A daily log that tracks items such as workout time, accomplishment of weekly goals, fatigue indicators, workout distance and a comment section.

·          Weekly summaries for categories including hours trained, miles logged running, resting pulse, body weight and more.

You may notice some of the training plans are familiar because they appeared in Triathlete magazine or one of my books Training Plans for Multisport Athletes or Triathlon Training Basics. You can use the magazine or the books to compliment the online version of the training plan. In many cases, the online plan includes new workouts, so the details of online daily workouts may not match the print version.

I give self-coached athletes information to help them succed on my blog. You can find other resources at the Athletic Power Team Area.

You can contact me at gale@galebernhardt.com.