You’ve probably spent the last nine months training for a triathlon or many triathlons and its that time of year when there are no events. Should you keep on working out like you did during the season or give something new a chance? It can be a daunting task because many triathletes feel like they are changing it up by doing running, biking, and swimming on different days at different distances. However, your body will adapt to these workouts and being able to post better triathlon times next week is going to be hard if you keep doing the same thing. Some triathletes might even put on weight because of this plateau effect. It might start taking you longer to complete next years triathlons because of this. So what to do?

Take advantage of the three to five months you get off before your next race. Your triathlon muscles need a time to recover but this is also a time to work on new muscles. If you keep on with the same workouts you could deteriorate what you have gained and could injure yourself. Don’t workout like your racing next week and instead try something new.

The P90X workout routine is perfect for all triathletes. It fits in your off season schedule as it is a 90 day program. It might be different not running, swimming, or biking for 90 days but your body will enjoy this. Most P90X reviews done by triathletes said they did not even run, bike, or swim once for the entire 90 days but had faster times the first time they started training again. The bodies muscle memory still had the triathlon muscles there but now made them better and more efficient.

If there is more time available to do non triathlon training workouts then take a look at the Insanity workout routine. The workout was put together a track star and is kind of like two a day football drills wrapped up into 45 minutes. Your legs will feel weery for the first couple of weeks but will then grow stronger. The workout is built around using your own body weight for resistance so you need not worry about getting bulky.

If getting the most of you off season workouts is important to your triathlon goals then take a couple months off from your normal routine and try something new. Your body will enjoy the break from triathlon training while you build up a whole new set of complimenting muscles.