#329 - 7 Essentials for a Triathlete's Christmas List
Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
What if you looked at your Christmas wish list as a way to help you be a better triathlete? Today, we break down 7 essential and affordable items that might not be the flashiest things but will definitely help you feel and perform better next year. Be a better swimmer, cyclist, runner, and racer with the Crushing Iron Essentials. Thanks for listening!
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#328 - Energy and Pacing Are Everything
Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
Are you truly honest with yourself about your race goals or are you basing targets on the Triathlon False Positives? Today, we look at energy exertion and how triathletes trick themselves into thinking training days equal race performance. We look at smart race planning for bike with real average and normalized watts. How running with music and cycling to movies can affect your race energy, and how Power Meters should be used to make you a better runner.
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#327 - Training and Racing Baggage
Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
Sometimes the things we hate most wind up being our strongest loves. Today we look at recognizing true strengths, dealing with global stress, and finding consistent energy. We also look at our baggage stories and how they grow roots that talk us out of exploring things we are meant to do. Do you have pre-conceived beliefs about "why" you can't do something? Believe in yourself, but don't always believe yourself.
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#326 - A Consistent, Injury Free Process
Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
Are you battling a nagging injury or annoying pain? Having trouble finding the time? Struggling with the off-season routine? This is the podcast for you. Today, we look at how to frame your thought for manageable wins. Beat negative energy and remove internal conflict to unleash a process that helps you feel alive and energized -- and lets you to train, so you can train, like you need to train.
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#325 - 6 Steps To Plan Your 2020 Triathlon Season Like A Business
Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
Ready to plan your 2020 Triathlon Season in a concrete, proven way for success? Today, we lay out a systems that keeps you honest and focused while going after your hopes and dreams. We look at important variables when you're picking races, the best people to help you make honest choices, and how your ego gets in the way of success.
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#324 - Appreciate What You Have
Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
A lot of talk this time of year about being grateful, but do we remember what it really means? Today, some of the harsh judgements we make on ourselves and how easy it is to be unappreciative of what we have and how things are going. A couple of important stories to remind us that sometimes our truest fortune is being able to do what we're already doing.
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#323 - Get Out Of Your Own Way
Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
Are you burning too many brain calories on doubt and confusion? Today, we look at how athletes can be their own Energy Vampires. We look at the concept of planting "training seeds" instead of digging deep mental and emotional holes that serve no purpose. Each day we have a limited amount of energy and many times we overspend on the athlete and pilfer from the human.
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#322 - How To Not Suck At Cycling - Part 3
Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
How do we get better at cycling while retaining a strong run? Today we look at how your FTP can be misleading and taking you down the wrong road. We also look at key training sessions that make the difference in long distance racing. Better testing, cycling's body punches, and how every session is connected.
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#322 - How To Not Suck At Cycling - Part 3
Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
How do we get better at cycling while retaining a strong run? Today we look at how your FTP can be misleading and taking you down the wrong road. We also look at key training sessions that make the difference in long distance racing. Better testing, cycling's body punches, and how every session is connected.
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#321 - Be Your Own Sherpa
Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
Many of us primarily identify as “triathletes” but does that take away from who we really are as a person? And does it make training harder? Today we look at designing your own lifestyle instead of forcing too many things and being scattered. We also look at approaching our lives with balance and fueling the real you, all while remaining someone who plays triathlon, does it to the best of your capabilities, and finds a well-rounded satisfaction in all the above.
info_outlineAre you in triathlon for your next race or to keep getting better? We're on this "age is a number" kick and we believe your best potential is ahead of you. Will you be even better as you age? In 5 years? It's all about committing to the process and of course being patient. Is your two favorite parts of racing, signing up and finishing? Might be time to rethink your approach to the process.
Topics:
- Where Do You Want to be in 5 years?
- Getting Rid of the Pressure
- Conversations with Friends
- Do you treat races as an expiration date?
- What do you value most?
- Mike on Father’s Day
- Where do you want your life to go?
- Where do you want to be as an athlete?
- Isolation tendencies
- Overtraining tendencies
- Well, you know . . .
- Shortcuts don't cut it
- The optics vs. substance
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