Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes

This was a fun conversation with legendary guest Coach Liz comes back on the podcast for the 3rd time to talk all things triathlon racing and coaching. 

1)How do you develop someone to push harder

2) Thoughts on the IRONMAN and t100 series

3) Olympics

4) Will Gwen make the Olympic Team

5) What is needed to race well

6) What do athletes get wrong about coaching

7) What do coaches get wrong about coaching

https://www.instagram.com/liz.waterstraat/?hl=en

https://multisportmastery.com/

Great conversation

Great topics

In this off season, Coach Steve talks through his big changes he's made to his training this off season and the improvements he's seen so far!

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In this episode we talk on FTP training and how to direct your training after an FTP Test. 

Understanding what is your FTP

Why is developing FTP so important for Triathletes

How long should you be able to hold it

Is FTP a number or a range

Different training models to train it

How to use FTP to determine 70.3 power

What kind of workouts SHOULD/COULD you be doing in Janruary? 

Bike: Vo2 Max Tabatas

Run: Hill Sprints

Swim: Specific Swim Drills

Listen more and if you have any questions, check out www.insidethebigring.org

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We talk through off season testing for swim, bike, and run and what tests are best to do in each sport and how to progress it!

This is a 3 part podcast where we tackle 3 topics

1) 3 day swim analysis

2) Fatloss process

3) identifying limiters, using vo2 max as a way to predict FTP growth

LETS GO!

Here is the wind tunnel episode where we talk about the results of my wind tunnel testing and also talk about base training sessions you should think about doing!

If you have any questions, let me know!

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The interview finally happened! Nicole and I sat down for an interview and talked through her 2023 breakthough season. How it started and what all took place. 

Hope you enjoy!

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6 podiums

3 age group wins

2 2nd place finishes

1 4th!

Learn the in and outs of how these athletes trained and developed for these performances!

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Coach Steve got to race at IRONMAN Chatty and he breaks down the training he did, pacing, power, and nutrition strategy used. 

If you're looking for coaching in 2024 and beyond, let me know here!

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Huge weekend at AG Nationals. 

7 Podiums

3 Top 3 Overall

1 Pro Card Qualification

1 Overall Win

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We get into Age Group Nationals, Door County, Swim Consultation, and some training talk!

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Youtube IMWI Moment Video on Hill Training

https://youtu.be/T5PQOQ3KYVI

A good question came from one our listeners about which direction of training and racing is best for 70.3 training made this episode possible!

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Athletes Michael Ross and Mark Lund come on the podcast and we talk on alot of topics, hope you enjoy!

Jim Manton's Video

https://youtu.be/ao_g_-8g7dY

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Dr Alex Harrison Nutrition Video

https://youtu.be/143-xAjbgzg

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Here we go! 

Race Season is here!! 

Take a listen to the beginning phases of sub 10 hours at IM Chatty on 10 hours a week of training!

We dive into Threshold training, low cadence, big rides. 

If you're interested in coaching or a consultation, follow the link!

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I needed a change, a big new stimulus to the system after years of the same FTP. 

So for 3 weeks, I did a big Vo2 max block to see if it would move the needle...and it did!

Hope you enjoy!

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Dr. Alex Harrison, creator of the amazing day-to-day nutrition app Saturday Morning gives you updated nutrition guidance on your day to day training. 

https://www.saturdaymorning.fit/

Alex also has a very good youtube channel!

https://www.youtube.com/@SaturdayProFuelAndHydration/featured

Check him out on Instagram as well

https://www.instagram.com/dr_alex_harrison/?hl=en

Mark went to visit one of the best bike fitters and aerodynamicists, Jim Manton or ERO Sports. (https://erohighperformance.com/)

We also talk about his latest bike lactate testing and the training we will be doing with the results. 

Hope you enjoy!

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