The Endurance Specific Podcast

I should have dropped the f-bomb in the title. It would have more impact.

Seriously. Why are athletes wanting things easy? Race after race we hear how tough it was like the toughness of doing an Ironman was not expected.

I don't get it. A big reason we sign up for these events is because we are looking for a challenge. We are seeing (even if we are only aiming to finish and don't care what time it is, other than it being under cut off) if we have what it takes. What we have deep within ourselves when the going gets tough.

Yet that goes out the window when it does get tough ... And athletes are wishing it was easier.

Yeah it was choppy, yeah it was windy .. Yeah it was .... But some athletes still went fast and many of them don't have anything you don't.

Pete and I talk IMWA, why athletes need to get real, use the power of negative preparation and we talk about the absurdity of 70 athletes not finishing the swim. I also give some accountability home work at the end. To do one thing... Make you a better athlete.

• Strategy, preparation, execution.
• Luke Mckenzie is a badass.
• Giving in.
• Disrespect.
• The swim and how NOT to be one of those 70 that didn't finish.
• Why it shouldn't be easy.
• What you need to do now if you did race.
• What you need to do if swimming isn't a strong point.

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Race day ... It should be the day that you look upon with wonder, wow and awe. You get a phenomenal chance to execute on what you have put in prior to race day. The key to being the executioner on race day is limiting the mistakes and as importantly being flexible and adaptable to the mistakes that come along. There is a big key to performing big time on race day and Pete and I discuss race day tips, avoiding errors and a little exercise to do before race day that is a cracking strategy allowing you to be the executioner.

Enjoy.

• What to do on race morning.
• Giving yourself time to fix mistakes.
• Why time travel is a bad idea.
• The key to performing at your best on race day.
• Exercises that give you a winning strategy.
• And more Pete and Kristian greatness.

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Every race is a lesson. And whilst both of us still race, and coach, we are continuing to learn lessons - some more harsh than others. Over the weekend Pete served himself an extremely important lesson on pacing, but as you will hear in this episode, it is much more than just pacing that he was able to learn from. All too often we see athletes place blind faith in everything and anything other than their own institution. Not a good idea.

Listen in as Kristian and Pete discuss how Pete’s errors unfolded, and what you can learn from them.

• Making mistakes.
• Learning to trust yourself.
• Know thyself.
• Stop beating yourself up!
• Lessons in pacing.

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Today we have Luke Tyburski whom we had on back in episode #85 talking all about his quest of doing “The Ultimate Triathlon” a 2000km journey over 10 days. Luke had to deal with changes to 2 years of planning from the get go … And many other obstacles. It was pretty much a case of adapt or not finish.

Was it worth it? Listen to find out.

• Facing challenges before day 1.
• Learning to adapt on the fly.
• The value of a crew and their advice.
• Listening to the body.
• How Luke fuelled his body for 1200kms.
• Dealing with setbacks.
• Adjusting the plan.
• Lolling after the body.
• What this journey has taught Luke and what we can all learn from his experience.
• What's next for Luke.

You can connect with Luke at his website and social media pages below.

http://theultimatetriathlon.co

https://twitter.com/LukeTyburski

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Today we have one of my good friends and proud South African Raoul De Jongh on the Fat Black… Raoul was on way back when… Well one of my first podcast before it was the Fat Black. This man has so much wisdom attainable to anyone when they simply make the choose and developed awareness in their lives.

I’m excited and I know I can speak for Pete as well to go back and relisten to grab those nuggets of gold.

Enjoy.

• Understanding The 4 pillars.
• The key quality to life and how it creates happiness.
• Raoul’s nighttime practices.
• Taking responsibility for your rest and recovery.
• What you can stress about.
• The coach/ athlete relationship - how it really works.
• The right outlet for competitiveness.
• Balancing social life with triathlon life.
• How (and why) to be a better human being.
• Excellence is a moving target.
• The Athlete Manifesto.
• Embracing failure, not fearing it.

Connect with Raoul at his website:

http://www.urban-ninja.co.za/

And other social media pages:

http://twitter.com/raouldejongh

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Today we are joined but our good friend, Peter Defty to help gain some basic understanding of science - in particular science related to nutrition. There is a lot of misinformation floating around on nutrition, with plenty of “experts” presenting studies to support arguments, but it's important to know how studies are performed, what was involved and what motivations were behind them. Peter helps us to view science the way it is intended to be viewed and helps to take away the stress and fear-mongering that bad science and lazy journalism help to create.

• Why understanding science is important for athletes.
• Good science VS bad science.
• The role that media plays in misrepresenting scientific studies.
• Peter’s 2 “S’s”.
• Understanding how true science works.
• Causation VS correlation.
• Controlled studies, study design versus real world.
• Confirmational bias.
• The importance of a peer-review process.
• The significance of the FASTER study.
• What the data means in the real world.
• What the FASTER study means for athletes.

http://www.metabolismjournal.com/article/S0026-0495(15)00334-0/abstract

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Today we have Xena (Caroline Steffen) on the show. Xena just won Mandurah 70.3 - which I think is her 20th 70.3 distance win - on the back of racing Noosa and before that of course, Kona where she placed 9th after a difficult lead up which we discuss on the show.

We peel back the layers of the onion to see what drives the success of the warrior princess.

• Lesson’s that Xena learned under Brett Sutton
• The Hoff
• How she got through Kona and why she HAD to finish
• Not holding back
• How to stay focused.
• The defining moment for Caroline’s success
• Talent and Hard work
• Learning from adversity
• What’s on Xena’s ipod right now
• The Importance of racing on a team
• And many more awesome insights

You can connect with Caroline at:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steffencarolinexena

Twitter & Instagram: @caroline_xena

Website: http://xenasport.com

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Today Pete and I get to chew the fat with Koppo Kopcikas, whom I met way back when I started my triathlon coaching journey at a level 1 tri course. Over the last 29 weeks I’ve been following Koppo’s inspirational LCHF life changing journey. It’s a story that just needed to be told. You might not even have a ton of weight to lose but you might be wondering how the hell you could do this LCHF journey.

Enjoy.

• Koppo's decision to make a change.
• The trappings of food for reward.
• Going all in on LCHF
• Koppo’s advice for LCHF
• How Koppo fuelled his body ‘then’ VS ‘now’.
• Making the commitment to a lifestyle change
• Overcoming a major injury.
• The Green Man: 200 Runs in 200 days
• Koppo’s favourite meals

Connect with Koppo on facebook at:

https://www.facebook.com/ironkoppo

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In today’s Fat Black Podcast Pete and I go into why it’s swimbikerun and not swim + bike + run and why that's important to your ultimate results and getting the most out of your training buck.

• Why you shouldn’t underestimate the cost of the swim and how best to train it
• What you must do to maintain enjoyment in our sport
• What you are not!
• Understanding fatigue and avoiding injury
• What swimming in triathlon actually is
• The bike and why you need to train differently than a cyclist
• Effective run training
• And more

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Today I had my buddy and for the last few months infrequent training partner Mike Conway of Back into Action Physio drop by so Pete and I could discuss the typical things he sees in his practice when it comes to us Triathletes and being a very solid athlete himself. Mike pretty much got into physio to fix his own body and today he gives us not only a ton of great insights but someways we can go about to help ourselves out.

Now I say infrequent training partner because he has had his head down every spare minute out of the his practice developing his SKIRAD app which recently launched and while it's targeted at skiers and boarders the Fit for Snow screen can for the most part be a great screen for us athletes. You can check it out in the link below. Enjoy.

• Setting Gold Standards of Movement.
• Pre-flight checks - what they are and why you MUST be doing these.
• Knowing yourself and how you move.
• Mike’s injuries (prepare to be shocked).
• The KEY areas that Mike looks for when treating athletes.
• Common triathlon injuries and how to fix.
• Mike’s cool new app.
• Dynamic Warm-ups.
• Why you need to cool down.
• Easy ways to screen you movement, without using equipment.

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