The Training Today Podcast

Ian, Ade and Becky first ask chatGPT to write a plan, and then go on to discuss a better approach.  And on another issue altogether,  Ian encounters a snorkeler in the fast lane of his local pool!

Do we rely on data too much?  Or not enough?  Can a new athlete train effectively without data or is it instinctive?  Ian, Ade, Fran and Will discuss...

This week Ade and Ian are joined by Fran, Becky, and Will to talk about Winter Training.  Is base training even a thing anymore?  What is Becky's top tip?  And what should you watch when you are in the garage on the turbo or treadmill?

Do you really need a rest day?  Is a micro-recovery a thing?  What sort of recovery should you have in Interval sets?  Ian and Ade discuss... 

This week Ian visits Ade to go swimming in the pool, and Ade videos his stroke from various angles and analyses his technique.  Watch the video to follow along.

• Watch the Video of Ian Swimming: https://trainingtodayapp.com/ians-swim-video 

This week, Ade, Ian, Becky, Izzy, and Will talk about how race day nutrition works for them and what they do pre-race, during taper, during the race and afterwards.  It turns out Ian's approach to tapering of lots of rest with lots of food may not be the best one 😂

Some links while researching:

https://www.bucketlisttummy.com/race-day-nutrition/ 

https://uk.wahoofitness.com/blog/ask-experts-eat-ironman-race/ 

https://www.ironman.com/news_article/show/1041027 

https://www.smartendurancesolutions.com/race-day-nutrition-70-3-ironman/ 

Coach Question of the week:

• (From Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/triathlon/comments/z86iys/havent_ran_in_a_month_how_much_fitness_did_i_lose/)

A bit shorter this week because of some technical issues recording, but a very interesting discussion with Fran on Nutrition nonetheless, and Ade answers Ian's question about running cadence.

We will revisit the nutrition discussion in another episode and talk about in-race nutrition (we actually did this with Izzy this time, but the audio was lost, unfortunately!  Sorry, Izzy!)

Ade and Ian are joined by Izzy, Will, and Fran to chat about current training and how training on a Turbo differs from on the road 

Ade and Ian discuss swimming training, including videoing your technique, how to follow a set and why Ian doesn't get many drills from Ade.  Plus, what Ade thinks of Apple Watch Activity Rings.

Ian and Ade discuss Ian's entry to IronMan Barcelona 2023, setting target times (or not), measuring fitness during training, some benefits Ian sees for Apple Watch Ultra for the event, automatic transitions in watchOS 9 and more!