Start is in November. What do I do now?

Briansmeby

 Hey guys, start out season training at the end of October. Anyone have a good plan or cross training ideas to get in general shape and drop some weight before os training?

mgraffeo

One option is the OS pre-training guideline

http://members.endurancenation.us/Resources/Wiki/tabid/108/Default.aspx?topic=OS+Pre-Training+Guidance

Otherwise, generally, stay fit and active, try some unstructured training for a while, take the pressure off so that you're ready to rev it up again in November. If there are any particular limiters you know of (muscular imbalances/weakness, run technique, body comp), now is a great time to put a dent in it.

Michele Cellai

And of course, many of us have used P90X as a way to accomplish those goals when we needed a break from SBR. I have also tried the Insanity workouts. These are at Beachbody.com

Eric Rueppel

I like doing the 200 sit-ups challenge and the 100 push-up challenge before and during OS. They don't take much time and they are tough!

scott dinhofer

Single sport focus. Run everyday. Should see nice gains from that. Or swim focus, bike etc....

MattAaronson

(a) Focus on your weak sport
(b) Make sure your run frequency is high, like 4x/week or more

Item (b) is really, really important in my experience. They don't have to be long runs...say 30 mins min...but it has to be frequent.

ebe4zippy

Run often and do some fun bike rides...fall is a great time to get out on the MT bike or do some Cross...also a good time to lace up the skates and play some puck