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Q&A #121 - Training on 4-6 hours per week - is it a waste of time?

• A lot of the conversation around triathlon training is centred around people training 10 hours per week or more. Am I just wasting my time training 4-6 hours per week? 
• How do polarised training and "80/20" training apply to training at a lower training volume
• Structuring your training at lower training volumes

  LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• THAT TRIATHLON SHOW SURVEY
• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• Q&A episode archive
• Q&A #32 - Training on 3-5 hours per week, and how to get started with adding high-intensity training to your program
• Q&A #10 - Why 80/20 training is NOT the best way to train for time-crunched age-group triathletes
• Apply for the Scientific Triathlon Training Camp Mallorca 2021

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