Smurf and Smurfette are Age Group Triathletes, juggling their professional careers as a Principal and a Doctor with Ironman Triathlon training. This week, we talk the Smurf & Smurfette Performance Pyramid. Our lifestyle and philosophies on coaching, life and training are all based around the Performance Pyramid. In this episode, we talk;

> The Performance Pyramid, what it is and the key elements of what we believe leads to high quality performance in triathlon and life in general
> Consistency - The foundation of performance and the foundation of the Performance Pyramid;
     * What does consistency really mean?
     * What consistency looks like in training, nutrition, recovery and life
     * Why this is the foundation of everything we do
> Mindset - Having a growth mindset and positive mindset;
     * Why failure is not a dirty word and why failure is key on the path to success
     * A growth mindset compared to a fixed mindset
     * What positivity really means
     * Why your mindset is so important to triathlon and life in general
> 80/20 - The key to finding balance in training, nutrition and life in general;
     * Finding balance in your nutrition and getting it right 80% of the time
     * Balance in training and adopting the 80% easy and 20% mod/hard training method
     * Finding balance in all aspects of life
> Lifestyle - The capstone of the pyramid, everything we do leads to a lifestyle of holistic health and wellbeing;
     * Planning triathlon around life, not the other way around
     * Health and wellbeing comes first and with positive health and wellbeing comes          positive performance
     * Taking a holistic view on performance which makes time for training, nutrition, work, rest and a social life

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