A brick workout doesn't mean lugging around bricks while running. It's a term for back-to-back workouts of two different elements of a triathlon, like biking then immediately going for a run.

While there is no one way to do a brick workout, it is better to do the disciplines in the order you would in a race, so your body can acclimate to changing gears for the next physical challenge. This means follow a swim workout with a bike ride — sometimes I swim in the basement pool at my gym and sprint upstairs to an hour spin class — or take a bike ride then a run. You can use these workouts to practice your transitions, or simply work on increasing your endurance. After doing a brick workout, I find it quite satisfying to sing the line, "She's a brick house," over and over again.

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