Today we look at how workouts weave together with soothing, straining, and stressful sessions. The C26 Triple S!

This one is great for all athletes and at the center of how to be consistent, improve, and not go through life shelled. Stress on the body is definitely the way to get better, but if you're not recovering, or understanding the concept/difference between strain and stress, you will eventually end up in trouble.

Patience is a great asset on the race course and it is a learned practice in training. When you should go hard and when you should pull back are key factors in getting better, and frankly, feeling good in your life.

***Be sure to stick around at the end of this podcast for an interview with CJ Castle, one of our new coaches. Bio Below.

Topics:

• Soothing, Straning, Stressful
• The Purpose of Endurance sports
• Do you find it boring?
• Going harder on recovery rides?
• Patience is an asset in racing
• Interview with CJ Castle one of our new coaches
• Less work, but harder?
• Stress the body, then recover
• When a 2K easy swim is like a day off
• Soothing runs, straining runs, stressful runs
• How temperature turns straining into stressful
• The legs just wanted to go today, coach!
• Going to the well equals stressful
• Don't you want to feel good?
• Tendency to PROVE that you've got it
• The concept of consequence
• Soothing Days to Get back to normal
• The body always gives signs
• Expectations cause lack of wisdom
• Adapt, adjust, soothe
• Feeling awesome after a few days off vs. feeling "good"
• Never miss a workout?
• Even distribution
• Grinder vs. a Home Run hitter
• Small Ball
• Quality sessions
• You gotta make your own edits
• Shorter tapers
• Keeping tension in the legs
• When is the hay REALLY in the barn?

Mike Tarrolly - [email protected] Robbie Bruce - [email protected]

CJ Castle - C26 Coach Bio

Coach C.J. has been racing and coaching triathlon and endurance sports for over 25 years. He spent close to a decade racing professionally, and has been coaching both at the university level and individually throughout his adult life. Following retirement from elite-level racing, he returned to graduate school earning a M.S. in exercise physiology, and continued to evolve both his knowledge of athletes and coaching, thus further developing his ability to help others reach their goals.

As he balances being a husband, father of four, career professional, and his love of competition, triathlon and endurance sports remain a cornerstone in his life.

C.J. is passionate about fitness as a lifestyle, and believes that every athlete's personal journey toward their goals should enrich their lives. His experience has given him a unique understanding of how to balance the stresses of everyday life, family, career, and extracurricular commitments, with progress, health, happiness, and achievement of one's goals. While he believes that the general path toward an endurance lifestyle is similar for everyone, he also believes each individual's journey is highly specific. Through open communication, trust, and a cooperative relationship, he relies on a strategy of prescribing the most effective training at the right time for each athlete to reach their goals, while not having to sacrifice the other loves in their life.

While the 70.3 and Ironman distance hold a special place in his heart, he also races and has unique experience in events including Xterra, mountain bike endurance racing, mountain bike stage racing, running events of all distances, and many others. He has been fortunate to have the opportunity to help guide athletes of all levels (first timers, professionals, collegiate athletes, collegiate champions, and world championship qualifiers) to achieve their goals.

He believes that fitness helps us to be happier, healthier, and enriches our lives. C.J. looks forward to the opportunity to chat with you about your personal journey.