Weight training for triathletes

jerry said:

Hi,

I'd like to start a weight training program this winter and would
like to come up with a 30 min routine, but I know almost nothing about
weight training. Can anyone recommend any videos about weight training
specifically for triathletes or any online articles about starting a
weight training program? Thanks!

-Jerry

Homer: From now on, there are three ways to do things: the right way,
the wrong way, and the Max Power way.
Bart: Isn't that just the wrong way?
Homer: Yeah, but faster!

Buy The Triathletes Training Bible by Joe Friel. Whole chapter on
weight training in there which tells you pretty much everything you
need to know for triathlon including guidance on the minimum you should
be able to lift on key exercises for your body weight. Shouldn't take
much more than 30 minutes if you're in a quiet gym.

I have one of his videos - it's great. I'll try that book, thanks!

I'm not knowledgeable enough to answer your question directly, but I do
know that the two best all-purposes exercises are squats and dead
lifts. These are also the two most dangerous exercises you can do. Go
to a gym and get advice from someone who knows what they're talking
about, so they can make sure you have the correct form - I would not
trust a book or a video to teach you an exercise that could immobilize
you if you do it wrong.