Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

How Much Does Weight Really Matter? • The complexity of fueling • Lionel Sanders Weight Loss • Body Image and How We See Ourselves • Hydration During Ironman Training • Running Nutrition is WAY Different Than Triathlon • Timing Your Meals Around Workouts • Nutrition for A Big Block Weekend • When You Cut, It Sounds Like A Bad Idea • Does Calorie Deprivation Actually Add Weight? • The Worst Way To Start Your Day •Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired? • The Importance of Hydration in Ironm

• Overthinking Missed or Bad Workouts • Recipe For Emotional and Physical Disaster • The Most Exhausting Part of Triathlon • Finding Confidence TODAY • Putting the Athlete’s Health, Well-being and Spirit first • Same race, different plans • You’re Always In Progress • Relaxing To Be Faster • The Learning Curve • The Pro and Con of “Simulation” • How To Run The First 3 Miles of the IM Marathon • Don’t Attach Yourself To Every Feeling In a Race • The Seasonal Ch

• I feel pretty good but . . . • Pro Triathletes Pay • Mont Tremblant Discussion • Fast Age Groupers • How To Predict Your Spot by trend • Ironman Training Fatigue • Grumpy, Tired, Discouraged? • The Morse Code Cry for Help • Managing Fatigue • Preventing Cascading Fails • The Fatigue Training Continuum • Hard Is Relative • Why “Train Hard/Race Easy” is BS • How To Limit Your Sufferfests

Each race is a stepping stone, There IS such a thing as failure, The last couple months - How to handle it based on your fitness, Monitoring crunch time as a coach, You’re asking your body to do something it’s never done before, Building on Hope vs. Consistency, Big Swimming Secret of The Day, Wetsuits vs. Swim Skins, Making Excuses vs. Finding Reasons To Do It, How To Leave Workouts With A Positive Feeling, Be Aware of Where Your Energy Is Going, Don’t Live In Problems That Don’t Exist

On the heels of our last 2018 Crushing Iron Triathlon Camp, we look at what we learned and how everyone helped Re-Ground the reason we do triathlon. We talk about awareness and how understanding the mind is the key to reducing distraction in our lives. There's also good stuff on how to execute YOUR RACE amongst the distractions and a good section on staying calm in open water.

The Temptation to Make Drastic Changes The worst ways to beat low energy The 3 symptoms of "I’m About To Screw Everything Up" Overthinking Things as You Lead Into Your Race How To Get True Indicators Of What You Can Do Too Much Information from people you don’t align with The Netflix Training Analogy The More You Change, the Longer it will take you to figure out what works Don’t Interrupt the Process of Paying Attention Is this me panicking or is it justified?

Recovery is a major part of triathlon training, but a "Day Off" isn't always the right method. Today we get into why days off can derail you, along with looking at the next 24 - 48 hours in a different way, including "creating" days off without using one, and using two days to build one solid workout.

TOPICS FOR TODAY: Burned out late in training? Late Season Training Guilt Family and Friends Week in Training Ironman Build Phase is like Summer School Closing In On Your A-Race Why People Overdue Big Builds What a Taper Should Feel Like The Importance of Keeping Tension in Your Muscles Long Term Calluses in the Body Being Ready To Dig Your Biggest Hole on Race Day Why and When You Need to Push Faster and Harder in Training Racing vs. Running the Marathon?

Ohio 70.3 Race Reviews An unbelievable coincidence and awkward moment Rating Our Hotel Accommodations and Location The Swim - Tough, Long, or Fair? Should They Just Let Everyone Race in a Wetsuit? The Kayak Calvary How was the split transition? How Was The Rolling Start? Volunteer Performance Spectator Recap/Review Run Course Breakdown/Analysis Bike Course Aid Station Talk Spectator Support How Was The Expo? The Easiest Solution For Post Race Athlete Meal

Pre-Race for Ohio 70.3  Easing Into Runs and Rides Why Zero To 60 Can Ruin Your Race Mountain Biking Pros and Cons Two 70.3's in a month DTT - Deserved Triathlon Time.  Bad Day Or Bonk? Life Stresses and How They Affect Training. Seasonal Doping. The Hill Climbing Mindset. Climate Change Racing .

Battling "funks" is a huge part of triathlon training, but do coaches get them too? Today, Coach Robbie opens up about why he can get down on himself after a race weekend and how he digs out. We also get into listener questions involving picking your next race, stepping up to the next distance, and planning for next season, along with explaining the keys for finding the biggest gains in all three disciplines. Mike addresses his failed podium prediction. 

"I had GI issues" might be one of the most commonly uttered phrases in triathlon, but why does it keep popping up? Probably because we don't train enough to our NUTRITION and HYDRATION. We hate to say it, but Nutrition takes practice and there are hundreds of variables, like did you have spicy food and 3 margaritas last night? Today, we give you some better ways to keep your stomach and energy solid on the way to a great race.

You finish a race, then reflect. What did you learn? Typically it's "I need to do more work," but do your expectations and perspective align with what that work should be? Today we talk about why "traditional" triathlon and Ironman training can throw you out of whack and take away the fun. 

If you're racing Ironman 70.3 Ohio, this interview with Race Director, Ken Hammond, is a must listen. From the multiple transition set up to swim changes to insights on wind, water temperature, and nailing the run. He genuinely captivated us with inside information about the high standards and practices Ironman uses to make their races enjoyable, safe, and rewarding for a community. 

Today on the Crushing Iron Podcast we explore the reasoning behind feeling obligated to do 20 Mile Training Runs and Century Rides. Are they in themselves keys to racing an Ironman or is it just a "peace of mind" strategy. In general, how do you stay consistent and want to wake up each day ready to get better.