Biggest Training Mistakes

In this episode David and Xylon address some common mistakes athletes make and how to address them.

(00:00) Introduction

(02:40) Community Shoutouts

(05:30) Episode Starts

(08:20) What are the fundamentals of training?

(10:41) Why does the body improve?

(13:03) The problems with boom or bust training

(15:56) Waxing and waning motivation and managing this

(20:27) Understanding your why and its role in motivation

(22:10) Why specificity is key

(25:00) Accounting for all sources of stress beyond training

(26:51) Not matching intake with output

(30:33) Continuous glucose monitors role in fueling for the work required

(31:51) Fragility in athletes

(36:25) Xylon’s reason for bonking, advice on fat oxidation and fasted training

(38:37) Stepping up events too early rather than mastering an event distance

(41:30) Focusing on what not how, in training

(45:09) Over indexing on small stuff rather than the most important fundamentals

(48:17) Training for where you are rather than where you want to be

Article on Performance and Injury Free Time - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26839047/ 

Life Battery Podcast Episode - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-lipman2/episodes/Life-Battery--Adapting-to-Training-and-Life-Stress-e2akldj/a-aag01ls 

Blog on Race Weight - https://blog.supersapiens.com/what-is-race-weight/ 

Carb Loading Blog - https://blog.supersapiens.com/what-does-carbohydrate-loading-look-like-with-supersapiens/