Full Ironman Training Program - Coach Parry

[LouisS]

Has anyone or planning to use Coach Parry’s Full Ironman Program which you can download for free? It is a 12 week program but I don’t really see recovery weeks? I was thinking of changing the 12 weeks to a 15/16 week program by building in a recovery week in after every 3 weeks of training.

Any thoughts or advice. Anyone used this program in the past and how did it go?

Thanks in advance.

[V12man]

  On 12/5/2017 at 12:53 PM, LouisS said:

Has anyone or planning to use Coach Parry’s Full Ironman Program which you can download for free? It is a 12 week program but I don’t really see recovery weeks? I was thinking of changing the 12 weeks to a 15/16 week program by building in a recovery week in after every 3 weeks of training.

Any thoughts or advice. Anyone used this program in the past and how did it go?

Thanks in advance.

Lindsey is a great coach - go with it - if you want to change it, then rather contact him and ask for a variation, but I think 1 week off every month is too much - unless you are not in reasonable shape and need to work up to a proper 12 week program.

[Chris_]

This will sound dumb but I thought he only coached running.. 

 

I'm going to find and download it now

[LouisS]

No, he is a very reputable tri coach as well.

I’m just worried about the lack of recovery weeks. Would like to hear your what others say.

[Oakley360]

For IM the recovery weeks is still plenty of efforts and lots of time, instead of a 30k long run you still end up doing a 15k easy run. 6hr LSD bike could still become an 2 hr easy bike and in the end an recovery week can still be 10-15+ hours.

 

Might vary to indivduals and coach... but IM is a long day and its best to be prepared for it

[shaper]

What Oakley says, exactly what recovery weeks are.  There is never any time off or a week to recover.  You build intensity and duration for 3 weeks, 4th week is easier by comparison with a lot of active recovery workouts before you start your next 3 week build block

 

Read more here http://www.joefrielsblog.com/2012/06/recovery-week-design.html

[SeaBee]

  On 12/5/2017 at 12:53 PM, LouisS said:

Has anyone or planning to use Coach Parry’s Full Ironman Program which you can download for free? It is a 12 week program but I don’t really see recovery weeks? I was thinking of changing the 12 weeks to a 15/16 week program by building in a recovery week in after every 3 weeks of training.

Any thoughts or advice. Anyone used this program in the past and how did it go?

Thanks in advance.

Louis, do you have a link to his program(s)?

[V12man]

  On 12/7/2017 at 5:51 AM, SeaBee said:

Louis, do you have a link to his program(s)?

https://coachparry.com

[J Wakefield]

  On 12/5/2017 at 12:53 PM, LouisS said:

Has anyone or planning to use Coach Parry’s Full Ironman Program which you can download for free? It is a 12 week program but I don’t really see recovery weeks? I was thinking of changing the 12 weeks to a 15/16 week program by building in a recovery week in after every 3 weeks of training.

Any thoughts or advice. Anyone used this program in the past and how did it go?

Thanks in advance.

 

Nothing wrong with a 3 + 1 model especially if you work etc and have additional stresses outside of training. During the rest week I am not sure if you mean off totally or a active recovery week. i.e. day on day off or 2 on 1 off to allow recovery and adaptation. 

 

3 + 1 is good regardless of level of athlete.