Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

We're not here to sell you the top hacks for getting on the podium. Today, we advocate for the long game. Often times the quicker you gain, the quicker it can go away.  Building and keeping and making life/triathlon feel easier and more enjoyable. How do we find joy in the "boring" stuff we feel like wastes our time? Slow gains are hard to notice, but they last longer. We know it's not exciting, but that is one of our biggest challenges. Putting the excitement into the overall process. Being okay with 80% meh. You can't always outwork your way to the top.
Topics:
Is your bracket in tact?
Oceanside 70.3 - Texas 70.3
The quicker you gain, the quicker it can go away
Selling quick fixes
Do you have a weak or strong cake?
New stimulus always works . . . for a while
Building lasting change
Putting all focus on one race day
Write a book but don't release it
Swimming slow to master form
Owning fundamentals and technique
You can't always outwork your way to the top
Overworking and brain burnout
How can we make something feel easier?
"I gotta find a new route."
Slow gains are hard to notice
Keep things easy and stackable
Going to bed feeling like a million and waking up feeling like a dollar
The repetitions are the answer
Forcing a routine
Excitement is overrated
Simplifying your diet
80 meh
How to find joy in boring
Mike Tarrolly - [email protected]
Robbie Bruce - [email protected]

Expensive wetsuits, Disc wheels and carbon shoes only matter if they matter. Today, we look at true free speed within better posture and form. When you boil it down, a faster race comes down to holding solid form and all three events affect the other. We'll look at simple ways to improve your form and get free speed over time by simply holding it better. We talk about drills to incorporate in your runs, how to be more comfortable and stronger in aero, and we look at having solid hydrodynamics in the water. Commit to the long game and truly get better at what you do, all while saving energy.
Topics:
Posture and form and meditation and mind flow
Run form and how to build it
Heel, mid foot, front foot?
Injuries and why they happen in running
Working run drills into your runs
Laptop and phone posture
Why yoga was created
Do some long runs on trails
Variable foot strikes
Strong feet and ankles matter
Why posture is so important in cycling
Building a strong core
Being confident and stable in aero
Arm fitness
How bad bike form damages your run
The right bike fit
RPE on efficient cycling legs
Are you working complimentary muscles?
Faster simply means covering longer distance in less time
Lake Johnson
Swimming position and alignment
Laser pointer through the head
What drops the body
The domino effect of posture
Learning to float
Hydrodynamics
Holding posture means a solid core
Free speed in the water
Relaxing as you swim
How to incorporate band work
Using a disc wheel or carbon shoes only for racing
Mike Tarrolly - [email protected]
Robbie Bruce - [email protected]

Today we talk about how to think about riding the trainer so you can be more prepared for the reality of the course. We talk about hills, wind, aero, cadence, and much more. We take a look at the last hour of your race and how you can work on being stronger as you come into T2. Do we all complicate specific workouts when the reality is we just have to be stronger both physically and mentally to deal with the demands of certain courses. We look at flat and windy along with the continually changing demands of a hilly course. Put a little more reality into your trainer rides. 
Topics:
Ramp rides
Cadence and power
Body shots and how to make them less impactful
Your ability to close out a climb 
Simulating headwinds and tailwinds
Training your body to handle long rides
Preparing for the real demands of the bike 
Moving your ceiling
Staying within yourself
Making yourself more uncomfortable on a trainer
Fighting through the wrong gear
Putting your mind on the course while on the trainer
Mike Tarrolly - [email protected]
Robbie Bruce - [email protected]

C26 had a good crew in Dallas for Little Elm 70.3, including Coach Robbie, and today he details his experience on the course. We get into whether the cancelled swim was warranted, the gnarly wind on the bike course, and the three loop run. We look at strategy for when the swim is cancelled. How to ride a course that's tailwind vs. headwind, and why sometimes you just have to let it rip on the run.
Robbie goes over the entire race venue and experience and even has some interesting perspectives on the post-race food for the first time 70.3 :)
Topics:
Snowmaggedon
Windmaggedon
Cold water in Dallas
What's the venue like?
Conditions on course
How was the post-race food?
The wind
When you lose your secret racing weapon
Swim cancelled.
Do you change up nutrition?
1st time athletes and 1st time course support
Time trial start
Headwind vs. tailwind strategy
No MPH on data screen
25 miles of head wind
Run course 3 loops
Loops are good for pacing
Great spectator race
The Duel in Dallas
Caught up in the moment?
Going for broke and breaking
Sometimes you just gotta let it rip
Mike Tarrolly - [email protected]
Robbie Bruce - [email protected]

Triathlon can be for today, this year, or this life depending on how you approach it. Today we take a look at not forcing fitness, training smart, and being ready for both an early race or late season race. We also look at the concept of being a better overall athlete in the long term. We talk about the importance of developing your economy and efficiency, why you shouldn't analyze every workout, and how to play the long game in racing and life. We give you the keys to getting burned out, how to make triathlon "easier," and not having regret every season. Wherever you go, there you are, so don't be in a hurry to get somewhere you don't want to be.
Topics:
Ironman New Zealand and Metric System
Cockpit problems
Dallas 70.3
Where should you be right now?
Early Race
Late Race
Efficiency and Economy Rules
Change your life
Not having regret
Find your way and commit to it
Measuring your economy and efficiency
Becoming a better overall athlete
Oops I did it again
Make this all "easier"
We never hear, "Can I have more Z1-Z2 work?"
You don't have to analyze every workout
Just rev the engine a little
How to see the least amount of improvement
Always searching for a win
The key to being burned out
Being in a hurry to get somewhere you don't want to go
Play the long game
Wherever you go, there you are
Robbie does Dallas
 
Mike Tarrolly - [email protected]
Robbie Bruce - [email protected]