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Best of 2012: Top 5 stretches to make you swim faster

Joanna Zeiger is a former professional triathlete, Olympian and Ironman 70.3 World Champion. In other words, she's not only crazy fast but she's spent countless hours in the swimming pool. In this video JZ along with her training partner Brandon discuss and demonstrate the Top five stretches for triathletes who want to swim faster.

Best of 2012: Watch Leanda Cave win the 2012 Ironman World Championships

The 2012 Ironman World Championships is a brutal Ironman Triathlon but British Triathlete Leanda Cave most likely thinks it is the best race in the world today. Not only did she win the 2012 Ironman World Championships today but just a few weeks ago she also won the Ironman 70.3 World Championships.

She won the race on the run chasing down Swiss Triathlete Caroline Steffen who crossed the line in second place and holding off 2010 Ironman World Champion Mirinda Carfrae. Check out this video to watch all three women cross the line in Kona, Hawaii.

Best of 2012: The Sexy Ironman Athletes of the Kona Underpants Run

Every year hundreds of fit and sexy triathletes get ready to compete in the Ironman World Championships. But before they hit the swim, bike and run they like to get ready with a charity underpants run through the streets of Kona.

2012 is no exception as the streets of Kona today filled with half naked runners all doing their bit for charity and of course getting in a short training run before the big race on Saturday.

Best of 2012: Watch the 2012 Ironman Championships men's race up close & personal

The 2012 Ironman World Championships were a hard fought triathlon battle of the best runner in the sport of triathlon. But at the end of the day Australian triathlete Pete Jacobs came out on top with a specular performance to not only win the race but to crush race day favorite and three time Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander. So how did the men's race unfold? Check out this exclusive video from EverymanTri and we get up close and personal with newly minted Ironman Champion Pete Jacobs on race day.

Best of 2012: Watch The Final inspirational monents of the Ironman World Championships

The Spirit of the Ironman race is in the hearts and souls of every triathlete who tries to swim, bike and run 140.7 miles in 17 hours.  But nowhere is that spirit on display as much as in the final moments of the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.

In this video our cameras capture the pain, perseverance and triumph as the clocks counts down to midnight, and the final few athletes struggle to cross the finishline in 17 hours.

Best of 2012: Watch The Final heart-breaking minutes of Ironman Louisville

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How to swim like an Olympian: Top 5 Swim Tips for Triathletes

Joanna Zeiger is a former professional triathlete, Olympian and Ironman 70.3 World Champion. In other words, she's not only crazy fast but she's spent countless hours in the swimming pool.

In this second video JZ along with her training partner Brandon discuss and demonstrate the Top five Tips for triathletes who want to swim faster. This is part of a new series of videos that JZ, Brandon and EverymanTRI.com are producing called Real Swimming for Triathletes

Best of EMT: Training through a triathlon injury

Editor's Note: Please consult your doctor before trying any of these exercises.

With race season upon us, the higher intensities of training and
competition can make the risk of a triathlon injury become more frequent.
But if you've hobbled out of a workout or race lately and complained about
"not being able to exercise" in the presence of a shoulder, knee, back, or
ankle triathlon injury, then you may want to keep reading.

How to get a flat stomach like an Ironman Champ (part 2)

This is part of Ben's advice on how to get a flat stomach like an Ironman Champ. Click HERE to read part 1

-Transverses abdominis: The transverses abdominis is an interesting muscle group, because it doesn't really move you through a range of motion as much as support the stomach and the gut. So when you suck in your stomach, that's the transverses abdominis muscles working.

Although you can work this muscle group anywhere, such as sucking in your stomach while you're driving in your car, sitting on an airplane, or standing in line at the grocery store, you can also make it work pretty hard with an exercise like front planks.

-Low back muscles: Finally, the low back muscles can be worked with a simple contraption at the gym that allows you to do low back extensions or, if you're not at a gym, you can do back extensions on a stability ball, or from the floor by lying on your stomach and lifting all four limbs off the ground.

How to get a flat stomach like an Ironman Champ (part 1)

Whether it's a sign of health, beauty, virility, or movie star status, a flat stomach is something that many people all over the world crave. This is because a flat stomach is so hard to get, it can indicate full-body power or virility, and it is essential to powerful performance. In this article, you'll learn how to get a flat stomach safely, effectively, and with zero liposuction involved.

How To Get A Flat Stomach

Despite what many folks appear to believe, six-pack abs are not six soda-can shaped muscles that sit under the skin of your stomach, somehow magically filling and emptying as you become more or less fit.

Instead, your stomach muscles are made up of four basic groups that, like most muscles, appear to be named by ancient Latin monks:

1) The rectus abdominis: The rectus abdominis is one big sheet of muscle tissue that runs from your breastbone down to your pelvis.

The top 13 healthy travel foods for on-the-go triathletes (part 2)

Editor's Note: This is part 2 of Ben's story. You can read part 1 HERE.

These are the top 13 healthy travel food items I grab at a grocery store to make quick meals while I'm traveling.

Healthy Travel Food #7: Yogurt---Follow the same rules as cheese: if you are lactose intolerant, substitute soy milk, rice milk, almond milk or coconut milk. Fat-free, plain yogurt is useful as a low-calorie topping for a wrap, good with fruit and nuts for breakfast, and versatile enough to be used with almond butter and dark chocolate for dessert.

The top 13 healthy travel foods for on-the-go triathletes

Have you ever traveled to a triathlon, pulled up to a grocery store in your rental car, fresh from the airport and starved for healthy travel food to take back to your hotel room, rented home, condo or apartment? Have you ever been on a long road trip to a triathlon and needed healthy travel food for real meals to eat on the go?

Have you ever wondered if there is a healthy travel food alternative to canned food, jerky and trail mix when you're camping on the go? Then this article was designed for you, because these are the top 13 healthy travel food items I grab at a grocery store to make quick meals while I'm traveling.

These are all perfect energy sources to fuel racing on the road, so print this list and bring it with you on your next triathlon travel trip, and you'll feel more energy, perform better and stay lean! You won't need access to a fancy specialty grocery store, and as a bonus, you can also use any of these tips for your own quick and healthy home meal preparation.

Why the best pro Ironman triathletes live, train & race in Boulder, CO

Have you ever wondered why the best Ironman athletes like Chrissie Wellington and Craig Alexander live, train and race in Boulder, Colorado? Exactly why is Boulder the mecca of triathlon. Check out this video as the pro's explain why they choose to make Boulder, Colorado their home.

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Video: Dryland swim tips for the traveling triathlete

It can be tough training for a triathlon when you are traveling...especially training for the swim portion. But don't fret Luis Vargas of ( http://www.MarkAllenOnline.com ) shares his dryland training tips so that you can get race ready even without the use of a swimming pool.

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Video: Dryland swim tips when traveling away from home & pool

It can be tough training for a triathlon when you are traveling...especially training for the swim portion. But don't fret Luis Vargas of ( http://www.MarkAllenOnline.com ) shares his dryland training tips so that you can get race ready even without the use of a swimming pool.

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Video: The Truth about Tri Bike gearing with Joanna Zeiger

Watch as Olympic triathlete Joanna Zeiger along with her training partner Brandon Del Campo show you the truth about tri bike gearing.

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