Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

Do you feel like you're hitting a ceiling with your training? Are you sore and unmotivated? Maybe it's time to take a step back. Today we look at the little things and habits that help in the long run, but we rarely seem to stick with them. Also, the constant desire for change in your routine that can lead to getting stuck, or regression.  Topics:  How To Get Your Body Right  That feeling at the e...

Why do we give up on positive changes? Maybe because we try too many things at once and tend to focus on the failures. Today we explore how making small changes add up in triathlon. Also, how to shift perspective and find purpose and enthusiasm for healthy progress that enhances your life.  Topics: putting less pressure on yourself consistency breeds consistency how to gain strength from the GOOD...

Are you comfortable being with yourself? What do you learn from your training? There are so many influencing factors these but no one knows what you really need other than yourself. Lasting change takes patience and finding energy on the path you truly want to take. Beating burnout and fatigue with right intention and looking forward to the little things.  TOPICS:  • Who Is Influencing You? • Trai...

It's not about the shape you were in or want to be in, it's about the shape you are in. There is a lot of power in realism and most importantly understanding that the best way to make gains is to appreciate recovery. Today look at ways to attack each training session from your current fitness while keeping the big picture in focus.  Topics: • Run blocks • Swim blocks • What it takes to reach the t...

Are you positioned to have an Ironman breakthrough, or would focusing on shorter races next year be the best solution for 2020?  Looking at what it REALLY takes to get faster and stronger instead of staying basically the same. For a Thanksgiving podcast, the boys brought it today. And we want to make it clear we are VERY thankful for all of you! • The Micro-Workout • The Myths of Momentum • Settin...

Do you respect the stress of holidays? The travel, eating, drinking, conversations with in-laws? Stress is stress and today we look at how it affects our mind and decisions not only during holidays, but in race planning. We also get into meditative states and how we use external bait to force adrenaline.  Today's Topics: • IMAZ & Cozumel • Training At The Holidays • 50+ C26 Athlete Ironman Finishe...

The Crushing Iron Podcast begins year three with a look at how we digest one year and stay focused on the next season. The last thing you want to do is force it and sucked into distraction. How is your relationship with training, yourself, life? Looking at emotional attachment and investment to training and racing.  • How Is The Relationship With Your Race • Year 3 of The Podcast Begins • Long Dar...

Two years ago we committed to recording a Crushing Iron Podcast twice a week, and we've kept our promise. Thank You for all of your support and helping us stay motivated and energized on a daily basis. It really is about the community and ongoing learning, along with making new friends while having fun in this sport.  Today's Topics Include: • 2-Year-Anniversary Cast – We Just Keep Showing Up • We...

Training for 3 sports is hard enough, but improving at 3 sports is an entirely different ballgame. Today, we look at the power of appreciating and focusing on small gains, especially at this time of the year when you're either over-fired up or not feeling it. We look at different ways to be motivated by changing your intention. We also look at how to keep an eye on the WHOLE STORY of your training...

Picking races can be like going to Target for deodorant, you can wind up with a full shopping cart and wonder how it happened. Today looking at your changing "why's" and how to make sure you're investing in a Triathlon future you truly want.  • NEW C26 Club Membership Announcement! • Ironman Florida Talk • Race Apathy • What Do You Really WANT from this? • Are you racing for yourself? • Connecting...

Formerly titled: Build Confidence and Longevity Are you a well-rounded triathlete? Building balance in your body to prevent injury or burn-out? Today we talk about how to get stronger and vary your lifestyle to find joy in triathlon instead of getting weaker and less interested over time. Being strong and doing things no one thought was possible. • Mike & Robbie's Excellent Mt. Bike Adventure • Be...

Which athlete dominates your head? The one you were, the one you are, or the one you want to be? Today, how we let go of the past, understand where we are and maybe use disappointment to fuel the future. Also, training stronger vs. faster and how the little things add up in a race.  • Cancelled Swims - Can they actually be good for the sport? • Staying motivated over the winter months • Giving You...

We all want to be faster runners, but are you willing to do what it takes? Do you run ENOUGH? Do you always train too fast? Today, we take a lot of variables out of the equation and get to the nuts and bolts of building run speed. This also applies to swimming and cycling.  • Running is Fairly Simple • How To Be A Faster Runner • How durability relates to speed • When You Need to Ditch The Group R...

Now is the time to prepare for your best race in 2019. Today the Crushing Iron Podcast looks at ways to stay in the groove, keep your foundation, your greatest predictor for performance, treadmill vs. running outside, keeping swim fitness, building triathlon DNA.   • Clearing Your Off-Season Plate • The greatest predictor for performance • New bike, helmet, blood tests? • Struggle with motivation...

Loads of questions and discrepancy surround Ironman Louisville Cut-Off times. Today we discuss why and offer solutions. Plus, diving into recovery after an Ironman and why some races leave you more sore than others. Also, Ironman Florida moves race venue to Haines City.  • Why sometimes you're sorer than others after races • Ironman Louisville Cut Off Discrepancies • Self preservation mode • Feeli...

With twenty five C26 Athletes Racing, including co-host Mike, we had a ton going on at Ironman Louisville. Today we recap the experience, including the weather, the shortened swim, huge DNF rate, and the incredible feeling you get when you do something you've never done.  ------------------ Support the Crushing Iron podcast on Patreon , where the community pledge is only $3.26 per month. There are...

The biggest weekend in Triathlon is upon us. Ironman World Championships in KONA on Saturday followed by Ironman Louisville on Sunday. C26 has around 25 coached athletes racing at Louisville and today we give one more look at how to tackle the race. Coach Robbie also gives us his KONA predictions.  • Connecting with People at Races • The Power of Support Groups • You Have To Believe You Can Do Som...

Not gonna lie... We both got a little choked up talking about the emotions of an Ironman Finish Line. We also talk race strategy and how import ant it is to stick to YOUR plan. We also give a lot of good examples of how to do just that when your mind is making all its decisions on Race Day. • We To Explain the Emotion of the Ironman Finish Line • What are you worrying about? • Always Train In The...

A lot of us are about to race Ironman Louisville, and dare we say this podcast holds the secret to being happier with your performance? Really, though, there are no secrets, you just have to stay within yourself and race smart. Today we talk about the best ways to do that.  • The chaos of Ironman Facebook Groups • 10 Days to Ironman Louisville • The Only Thing You Control Is . . . • The Only Way Y...

We just spent the weekend spectating Chattanooga. We cover the unexpected heat, the cancelled swim, and how Ironman could help spectators. Plus, how to do the best with what you have that day or in training in general. • The Heat Snuck Up On Us • The Cancelled Swim • Was the Warm Up Missing? • Ironman Timing Mat Placement • Spectating Thoughts On Chattanooga • Multiple Places to Watch • The Lesson...

Please check out our new store at CrushingIron.com and get a sweet C26 t-shirt while supporting the podcast. The Magic and Mystery of the Taper It's late in the season and many of us on in or close to taper. Tapering has this sort of "we're done" image, but that's really the furthest thing from the truth. Done right, the taper can produce amazing results on race day. It's all about sharpening the...

Please check out our new store at CrushingIron.com and get a sweet C26 t-shirt while supporting the podcast. On the heels of Ironman 70.3 Atlantic City and Augusta we dive into perspective. So many things can go wrong in training, racing, and life, but there's always a way to shift perspective. How do you really believe you belong? You're a swimmer, you're a cyclist, you're a runner. Believe it. A...

Who we are. What we do. Why we do it. ------------------------------------------------- If you'd like to support the podcast, please check out our new store at CrushingIron.com. We have some NEW classic logo t-shirts and the Official Crushing Iron Spectator shirt for sale. Thanks for listening!  Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach? Check out our Cr...

What happens when you miss or have a bad workout? We mean, a really bad workout. Are you judgmental or objective? Today we talk about learning from those dark places we seem to hit in this sport. We also hit on the power of amazing one day recoveries, plus, keeping the excitement for your next workout. Also, power meter strategies and what to do when your goals seem to backfire. • How Objectivity...

Coach Robbie launched a great analogy today, saying, "Look at your race like a business, it's all about return on investment." Are you making the right decisions on race morning, during the swim, or on the bike to get your best run? Today we break it all down and show why once you burn a biscuit, you can't get it back.   • You Can't Get Burned Biscuits Back • Race Your Ironman Like It's A Business...