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On this week's podcast, we talk with the one and only Dr Dan Plews. He's an age group Ironman World Champion, a coach, a sports scientist, a family man and much more!! And this week, Dan talks us through what makes up the "ultimate" age group triathlete. We talk with Dan about;

• Athletic history of age group triathletes - what sports tend to be great breeding grounds for successful age group triathletes
• Training for age group triathletes - what the approximate ideal training load and hours is and what this should look like over a week and throughout a season
• Nutrition for age group triathletes - what the ideal day to day nutrition looks like and how this helps elevate the training and recovery of athletes
• Monitoring performance and recovery - using Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and blood glucose levels
• Nature vs Nurture - what is more important for age group triathletes? Can hard work and smart training out do genetics and natural ability?
• The mindset of an age group triathlete - how do age groupers build mental strength and maximise their mental game

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