That Triathlon Show

Beginner Tip 14 - 9 Ways To Find Motivation To Train. On this week's episode:   Lifestyle, Goals, Training Plan + Log Train with others, mix things up, rewards, Determine the feeling, Triggers, Get a coach   LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website   Beginner Training Plans Coaching Brendon Burchard - High Performance Habits Charles Duhigg - The Power of Habit Stickk.com   RATE AND REVIEW:...

Jonathan is the author of Your Best Stride, former editor of Running Times, running coach, and lifelong runner. In Your Best Stride, he discusses running form and biomechanics, and his search for common ground among the world's top coaches, biomechanical researchers, physicians, and physical therapists.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:         * Is there such a thing as a right way to run?   ...

Jimmy Seear, co-founder of Ventum, former pro triathlete and an extraordinary bike mechanic discusses basic bike maintenance, how to clean your bike and when, and other things you have to know related to caring for and maintaining your bike to save you both headaches, speed, and money.  IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: A clean bike is a fast bike: how to wash your bike and when Basic bike repai...

Beginner Tip 13 - Triathlon gear you should NOT buy. On this week's episode:   Swim gear and equipment you don't need when you're a beginner Bike gear and equipment you don't need when you're a beginner Run gear and equipment you don't need when you're a beginner Triathlon gear and equipment you don't need when you're a beginner   LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website   Beginner Trainin...

Nate Koch, experienced physiotherapist, founder of Endurance Rehab, and author of the two chapters on injury prevention and recovery in the book Triathlon Science joins us to discuss injury prevention and recovery from injuries in triathlon.     IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: The best injury prevention methods Ho to find the right practitioner for you if you do get injured Training through in...

A research-based review of body composition and racing weight for triathletes.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Different methods to assess body composition and body fat percentage, and their limitations -How to get to your goal race weight and body composition using three simple principles: appropriate rate of weight loss, appropriate protein intake, and staying away from fads -Myths and ri...

Beginner Tip 12 - Training when overweight and how to lose weight. On this week's episode:   How to change your run training if you are overweight The most important parts of a successful weight loss phase What you should NOT do when trying to lose weight   LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website   Beginner Training Plans Coaching by Mikael - 1 slot opening up in April   RATE AND REVIEW:...

Chris Myers, PhD, discusses planning your triathlon training on a macro level and training periodisation. Whichever plan you choose, you need a plan for your training on a macro level, and have an idea of how your training will evolve over the timespan of at least a season.     IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: The importance of big picture/macro planning of triathlon training Different training...

Thomas Hughes, PhD, discusses running form and biomechanics for triathletes. To optimize your running performance and reduce injury risk, he believes you do not need to learn to run. You just need to teach your body to learn to run. Part 2 of 2.      IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: Running cadence - why you should run at 180 steps per minute or faster Running shoes - how do different kinds of ...

Beginner Tip 11 - Optimise for weeks and months of training, not individual workouts. On this week's episode:   The importance of having a big picture view of your training Train to hit the intended purpose of this workout AND all workouts coming up Why you should even split or negative split your workouts   LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website   Beginner Training Plans   RATE AND REVI...

Thomas Hughes, PhD, discusses running form and biomechanics for triathletes. To optimise your running performance and reduce injury risk, he believes you do not need to learn to run. You just need to teach your body to learn to run. Part 1 of 2.      IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: Not learning to run, but teaching your body to learn to run Common myths about running form and technique Sitting...

How do you apply endurance sports science in practice? Learn the complete process from knowing the balance between evidence-based and experience-based, interpreting and contextualising research, recognising poor research and interpretations, to applying it to improve your triathlon performance.      IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:   The three-legged stool: scientific evidence, coach's experien...

Beginner Tip 10 - Triathlon training for aging athletes. On this week's episode:   The reasons you slow down with age. High-intensity interval training to counteract this performance reduction Strength training, nutrition, hydration, and recovery     LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website   Beginner Training Plans Masters Athletes: How to minimize the performance decline for aging triath...

Dr. JoAnn is a sports psychologist with 5 Olympic Gold Medalist clients, and the #1 Best-selling author of the book “Your Performing Edge”. In this episode, she shares practical ways to apply sports psychology to improve your performance in triathlon and endurance sports.      IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: Dr. JoAnn's own examples of applying sports psychology in races like the Ironman World...

  Triathlon swim coach Gerry Rodrigues discusses how to improve your triathlon swimming through having the right training prescription, and avoiding low-relevance training that may be relevant for pool swimmers, but not for triathletes.     IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: The 4 most common and most costly mistakes triathletes make in their swim training Things that pool swimmers do (and coache...

Beginner Tip 8 - Training for an Olympic Distance Triathlon. On this week's episode:   Training frequency, volume, distances, and program progression What kind of quality workouts should you be doing in your preparation? Should you add intensity to your brick sessions Examples from Mikael's beginner training plans     LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website   8-week Olympic triathlon trai...

Katarina Larsson is a triple European age-group champion, and André Campos is her coach. Katarina got started in triathlon as a 24-year old with no real background in the sport. In this episode, we dissect what it takes to become a successful age-group triathlete from both the athlete's and the coach's perspective.     IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: How to go from starting triathlon (and swim...

Stacy Sims, PhD, discusses female-specific considerations for training, nutrition, hydration and recovery.  Women are not small men, so whether it's training or nutrition, you should be aware of these important differences compared to the male college students that are typically research subjects in endurancesports.     IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: Training, nutrition, hydration and recover...

Beginner Tip 8 - Training for an Olympic Distance Triathlon. On this week's episode:   Training frequency, volume, distances, and program progression What kind of quality workouts should you be doing in your preparation? Should you add intensity to your brick sessions Examples from Mikael's beginner training plans   LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website   8-week Olympic triathlon traini...

Dean Golich, Premier Coach and Head Performance Physiologist at Carmichael Training Systems, coach of multiple World and Olympic medalists, discusses self-coaching, the OODA-loop workflow in coaching or self-coaching, bias, and periodisation.     IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:   The OODA-loop: Observe, Orientate, Decide, Act Self-coaching: pitfalls to avoid, knowledge requirements, education,...

Hunter Allen, coach and widely recognised as the co-author of "Training and Racing with a Power Meter" sheds light on how to get started with power meters, how to become an advanced user of them, and shares general bike training tips for triathletes.     IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:   How to get started training with a bike power meter How to become a "power user" of pow...

Beginner Tip 7 - Training for a Sprint Distance Triathlon. On this week's episode:   The most important Principles and Priority for any beginner in their sprint triathlon preparations: consistency, competence and confidence Training frequency, volume, distances, and program progression Examples from Mikael's beginner training plans   LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website   8-week sprint...

Karen Smyers is a coach, speaker and retired world class triathlete who raced professionally until age 49! She has won three World Championship titles, both ITU and Ironman, and placed in the top-5 and top-10 in Kona several times still in her 40s. Here she shares how she stayed so competitive in her 40s.      IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:   Karen's inspirational story, which has plenty of t...

Alex Hutchinson is an award winning endurance sports journalist and author, who you may know from his column Sweat Science. His new book Endure explores human endurance performance limits, real and perceived, and how to push them further and further.      IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:   How there is (almost) always a reserve of resources to tap into, even when it feels like your working at y...

Beginner Tip 6 - Slow and steady endurance or hard intervals? On this week's episode:   General discussion on intervals, endurance and technique for beginners The main thing is keeping the main thing the main thing! Introducing interval training in swimming, biking and running, respectively   LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website   Beginner Training Plans Training Zones part 2: Cycling...