Triathalon

[stevehnsn]

Has anyone here ever trained for a triathalon? My friends at the gym here at college want me to do this with them. It's a 25 mile bike ride, 1 mile swim, 6 mile run. I'm thinking about it, but I know what I will have to do to get in good enough shape to escape embarassment, and I think it will involve the sacrafice of precious muscle tissue. Sure, I'll be shredded with an 8 pack, but I'm not sure it will be worth it. There's only two months to train for it, and I haven't done any cardio since the beginning of my bulking cycle 6 weeks ago. So what do you guys think? Have you done it, would you do it?

 

[xcelbeyond]

Sounds like you've recently taken two steps forward (progress). Doing a Triathlon would be like taking 6 steps backwards. You need to ask yourself: Am I a bodybuilder or an endurance athlete - we're talking apples and oranges here.

xcelbeyond

 

[stevehnsn]

Those are my thoughts exactly, and I bet everyone else will say the same thing. It's great when everyone tells you what you want to hear... I didn't really want to start running again, or ride 20-30 miles several times a week.