Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

Who we are. What we do. Why we do it. ------------------------------------------------- If you'd like to support the podcast, please check out our new store at CrushingIron.com. We have some NEW classic logo t-shirts and the Official Crushing Iron Spectator shirt for sale. Thanks for listening!  Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach? Check out our Crushing Iron Coaching Philosophy Video   We still have a few slots left for next year's camp, but they're going fast. Check out our 2019 Camp Schedule here.  Please subscribe and rate Crushing Iron on YouTube and iTunes. Keep an Eye out for New Gear at CrushingIron.com For information on the C26 Coach’s Eye custom swim analysis, coaching, or training camps email: C26Coach@gmail.com Facebook: CrushingIron YouTube: Crushing Iron Twitter: CrushingIron Instagram: C26_Triathlon www.crushingiron.com   Mike Tarrolly - crushingiron@gmail.com Robbie Bruce - c26coach@gmail.com 

What happens when you miss or have a bad workout? We mean, a really bad workout. Are you judgmental or objective? Today we talk about learning from those dark places we seem to hit in this sport. We also hit on the power of amazing one day recoveries, plus, keeping the excitement for your next workout. Also, power meter strategies and what to do when your goals seem to backfire. • How Objectivity Makes For a Better Race Experience • Why You Need to Be Flexible and Forgiving • Dark, dark places on the ride • How To Look At Terrible Workouts • Amazing one day recoveries • Retaining that tinge of excitement to workout • Having the fitness to not be intimidated • Why You Have Bad Workouts • Mike’s Power Meter Experience on Natchez Trace • Power Meter Insights from Coach Robbie • The Unlikelihood of a Perfect Year • There’s Nothing Wrong With Being Objective • When Goals Backfire • Are You Being Honest With Yourself? • The Best Investments For Long Term Success Are you thinking about raising your game or getting

Coach Robbie launched a great analogy today, saying, "Look at your race like a business, it's all about return on investment." Are you making the right decisions on race morning, during the swim, or on the bike to get your best run? Today we break it all down and show why once you burn a biscuit, you can't get it back.   • You Can’t Get Burned Biscuits Back • Race Your Ironman Like It’s A Business • An Emotional Ironman Finish • Is Mike On Board With A Power Meter? • Linsey Corbin slapping skin with kids • Juicing? • Disposable Running Shorts • Great Things People Do On The Course • How To Have Fun In A Race • Mental Engagement 70.3 vs. Ironman • Handling Emotions in a Race • Underrated Part about Lack of Preparation • Stress is Stress is Stress • Mistakes You Make on the Bike Don’t Show Up On The Bike • Energy on the Bike Vs. Run • You Can’t Catch Up Because You’re Already Caught • Average Power Vs. Normalized Power • Best Bike Split • Normalized Power is your - Cost of Business • Why It’s Easy To Pick Up 30

Crushing Iron was just in Madison for Ironman Wisconsin. In this podcast we recap the race including the effectiveness of the rolling start, the wind on the bike course, and the always difficult Ironman run. Whenever we spectate it's a stark reminder of just how tough it is to do this sport and offer a little inspiration and motivation to keep you going in the right direction. • The Emotion of the Red Carpet • How The Swim Affects Your Bike • Dealing with hills and wind • Choppy Water? • Are you still underestimating the Swim? • Preparing for rougher rides • Mass Start vs. Rolling Start at Wisconsin • His Longest Run Before Wisconsin was 4 miles • Has Crushing Iron Made VIP status? • Mike Selfies • Pushing Through The Pain • Age Group Male and Female Winners Married • Looking ahead at Chattanooga, KONA, and Louisville Looking for a fun weekend of training and meeting awesome people? Check out our 2019 Camp Schedule here.  Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach?

• How To Be Honest With Yourself in a Race • The Stories We Tell Ourselves • The Blame Game - Our Reaction to Failure - by Steve Magness  https://www.scienceofrunning.com/2018/09/the-blame-game-how-our-reaction-to-failure-influences-future-performance.html?v=7516fd43adaa • Having Honest Conversations with Yourself • Controlling The Story in Our Head • The Anatomy of Excuses • Putting Energy Into Success • IM Wisconsin Preps • Our Big Bike Tip to Keep Warm • Reacting to a Bad or Good Race • The Second Lap Monkey - Rich Strauss http://www.everymantri.com/everyman_triathlon/2007/09/monkey-poo.html • How To Run An Ironman Marathon By Effort • The Difference Between EFFORT and PACE Looking for a fun weekend of training and meeting awesome people? Check out our 2019 Camp Schedule here.  Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach? Check out our Crushing Iron Coaching Philosophy Video Please subscribe and rate Crushing Iron on YouTube and iTunes. For information on the

We talk about Ironman 70.3 Worlds, including the emerging force that is Ironman Live Broadcasts. We touch on college football and why TV games are going losing us. We talk about what it means to hold on during your Ironman run, and practicing Race-Pace-Pain. We look at how you can ruin your race in the first 3 miles of the run. Pros and cons of running with music and why you should be adding hard intervals to your long runs.  TOPICS IM 70.3 Worlds Wisconsin Rain Situation Is College Football Losing Steam? Ironman Live Broadcast Evaluations Ozark on NetFlix Focus on What You Can Control Race Pain Pace Pros & Cons of Running With Music Adding Hard Intervals In Long Runs and Rides Practicing "Holding On" in the Run How The Body Adapts How One Mile Can Screw Your Race Ruining Your Race in the First Three Miles The Correlation between Your First 3 and Last 3 miles Systems Checks and Cost Benefit Analysis Looking for a fun weekend of training and meeting awesome people? Check out our 2019 Camp Schedule here. 

One of our favorite authors is Charles Bukowski and his famous saying is, "Don't Try." We think what he means is, "Don't try to be someone you're not" and while it obviously applies to life, it hits hard for a lot of athletes in triathlon. Perfecting any craft is a slow burn and at the core is being realistic with yourself and your goals. It can also make the experience much more rewarding and fun.  What’s Your Web Browser History 30 Days Leading To A Race? It’s Not What You Do, It’s the motivation behind what you do. The Keys to Longevity Obsession with Race Pace Dropping Pennies In Your Fitness Piggy Bank Accepting Outcome Understanding EFFORT  Don’t Chase One-Offs  Being Honest With Your Goals Weight Loss and Athletic Gains Come Slowly Self-awarness of things that aren’t working How to be Content With Your Effort Robbie The Realist  Setting and Letting Go of Time Goals When to Unload Your Training Losing Momentum In the “Hype” Race The High Roller Analogy How Do You Look at Your Potential? Coach Robbie’s

• The RACE WEIGHT Obsession and Myths • How Much Does Weight Really Matter? • The complexity of fueling • Lionel Sanders Weight Loss At Mont Tremblant  • Don’t Starve Yourself • Body Image and How We See Ourselves • Hydration During Ironman Training • Running Nutrition is WAY Different Than Triathlon • Timing Your Meals Around Workouts • Nutrition for A Big Block Weekend • When You Cut, It Sounds Like A Bad Idea • So and So Looks too Skinny to Win Kona • Does Calorie Deprivation Actually Add Weight? • The Worst Way To Start Your Day • A Good Rule for Eating  • Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired? • The Importance of Hydration in Ironman Training Looking for a fun weekend of training and meeting awesome people? Check out our 2019 Camp Schedule here.  Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach? Check out our Crushing Iron Coaching Philosophy Video Please subscribe and rate Crushing Iron on YouTube and iTunes. For information on the C26 Coach’s Eye custom swim analysis,

• Overthinking Missed or Bad Workouts • Recipe For Emotional and Physical Disaster • The Most Exhausting Part of Triathlon • Finding Confidence TODAY • Putting the Athlete’s Health, Well-being and Spirit first • Same race, different plans • You’re Always In Progress • Relaxing To Be Faster • The Learning Curve • The Pro and Con of “Simulation” • How To Run The First 3 Miles of the IM Marathon • Don’t Attach Yourself To Every Feeling In a Race • The Seasonal Change Before Your Race Looking for a fun weekend of training and meeting awesome people? Check out our 2019 Camp Schedule here.  Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach? Check out our Crushing Iron Coaching Philosophy Video Please subscribe and rate Crushing Iron on YouTube and iTunes. For information on the C26 Coach’s Eye custom swim analysis, coaching, or training camps email: C26Coach@gmail.com Facebook: CrushingIron YouTube: Crushing Iron Twitter: CrushingIron Instagram: C26_Triathlon www.crushingiro

• I feel pretty good but . . . • Pro Triathletes Pay • Mont Tremblant Discussion • Fast Age Groupers • How To Predict Your Spot by trend • Ironman Training Fatigue • Grumpy, Tired, Discouraged? • The Morse Code Cry for Help • Managing Fatigue • Preventing Cascading Fails • The Fatigue Training Continuum • Hard Is Relative • Why “Train Hard/Race Easy” is BS • How To Limit Your Sufferfests Looking for a fun weekend of training and meeting awesome people? Check out our 2019 Camp Schedule here.  Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach? Check out our Crushing Iron Coaching Philosophy Video Please subscribe and rate Crushing Iron on YouTube and iTunes. For information on the C26 Coach’s Eye custom swim analysis, coaching, or training camps email: C26Coach@gmail.com Facebook: CrushingIron YouTube: Crushing Iron Twitter: CrushingIron Instagram: C26_Triathlon www.crushingiron.com   Mike Tarrolly - crushingiron@gmail.com Robbie Bruce - c26coach@gmail.com 

• Each race is a stepping stone • There IS such a thing as failure • When it's Time To Panic (Hint: Never) • The last couple months - How to handle it based on your fitness • Monitoring crunch time as a coach • You’re asking your body to do something it’s never done before • Building on Hope vs. Consistency • Big Swimming Secret of The Day • Wetsuits vs. Swim Skins • Making Excuses vs. Finding Reasons To Do It • The negative voices rant • How To Leave Workouts With A Positive Feeling • Be Aware of Where Your Energy Is Going • Don’t Live In Problems That Don’t Exist Looking for a fun weekend of training and meeting awesome people? Check out our 2019 Camp Schedule here.  Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach? Check out our Crushing Iron Coaching Philosophy Video Please subscribe and rate Crushing Iron on YouTube and iTunes. For information on the C26 Coach’s Eye custom swim analysis, coaching, or training camps email: C26Coach@gmail.com Facebook: CrushingIron

On the heels of our last 2018 Crushing Iron Triathlon Camp, we look at what we learned and how everyone helped Re-Ground the reason we do triathlon. We talk about awareness and how understanding the mind is the key to reducing distraction in our lives. There's also good stuff on how to execute YOUR RACE amongst the distractions and a good section on staying calm in open water. Re-Framing Isolation In Triathlon Practicing Awareness How To Beat In-Race Distractions Training Alone Finding and Keeping Energy Reenforcing Positive Habits The Law of Practice… Remembering How Many Good People There Are It’s Not Always About The Numbers Let’s Remember Why We Like To Ride Our Bike Take It Out of Self Why Do We Panic in the Open Water? Testing the 10/17 - Zone 2 Run With Outsiders The Adrenaline and Endorphin Lies Executing Your Race Amongst Course Distraction Looking for a fun weekend of training and meeting awesome people? Check out our 2019 Camp Schedule here.  Are you thinking about raising your game or getting st

The Temptation to Make Drastic Changes The worst ways to beat low energy The 3 symptoms of "I’m About To Screw Everything Up" Overthinking Things as You Lead Into Your Race Look for Specific, Provable Data How To Get True Indicators Of What You Can Do Are you the type of person who trusts the critics? Too Much Information from people you don’t align with The Netflix Training Analogy The More You Change, the Longer it will take you to figure out what works Don’t Interrupt the Process of Paying Attention Is this me panicking or is it justified? Go To Bed and Wake Up Tomorrow Looking for a fun weekend of training and meeting awesome people? Check out our 2019 Camp Schedule here.  Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach? Check out our Crushing Iron Coaching Philosophy Video Please subscribe to Crushing Iron on YouTube and iTunes. For information on the C26 Coach’s Eye custom swim analysis, coaching, or training camps email: C26Coach@gmail.com Facebook: CrushingIro

Recovery is a major part of triathlon training, but a "Day Off" isn't always the right method. Today we get into why days off can derail you, along with looking at the next 24 - 48 hours in a different way, including "creating" days off without using one, and using two days to build one solid workout. Why Monday’s Are the Worst Day To Take Off 24 Hours Doesn’t Have To Be The Same Day Beating Negative Thoughts "Checking Out" is not The Best Recovery Training while you travel How Days Off Can Derail You Same Day Recovery Staying In The Groove after Vacation Coach Hints At What’s Next For Him This Season One Mile At A Time Final Ohio 70.3 Recap Looking for a fun weekend of training and meeting awesome people? Check out our 2019 Camp Schedule here.  Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach? Check out our Crushing Iron Coaching Philosophy Video Please subscribe to Crushing Iron on YouTube and iTunes. For information on the C26 Coach’s Eye custom swim analysis, coa

The last 2-3 months of training for an Ironman can bring a lot of doubt and confusion. You're tired, burned out, and the road seems like it may never end. But it will . . . and the key is understanding how to handle your build, see the light in your Taper, and be ready to leave it on the course for ONE DAY. Today we look at understanding the reasoning behind the build phase and how to best approach your taper and race.  If you enjoy the Crushing Iron podcast, you can support us with a direct pledge here. Thanks for listening! TOPICS FOR TODAY: How To Stop Overanalyzing Burned out late in training? Late Season Training Guilt Family and Friends Week in Training Ironman Build Phase is like Summer School Closing In On Your A-Race Why People Overdue Big Builds What a Taper Should Feel Like The Importance of Keeping Tension in Your Muscles Long Term Calluses in the Body Being Ready To Dig Your Biggest Hole on Race Day Why and When You Need to Push Faster and Harder in Training Racing vs. Running the Marathon? Looki

Ohio 70.3 Race Reviews An unbelievable coincidence and awkward moment Rating Our Hotel Accommodations and Location The Swim - Tough, Long, or Fair? Should They Just Let Everyone Race in a Wetsuit?  The Kayak Calvary  How was the split transition? How Was The Rolling Start? Volunteer Performance Spectator Recap/Review Run Course Breakdown/Analysis Bike Course Aid Station Talk Spectator Support How Was The Expo? The Easiest Solution For Post Race Athlete Meal    Looking for a fun weekend of training and meeting awesome people? Check out our 2019 Camp Schedule here.  Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach? Check out our Crushing Iron Coaching Philosophy Video If you enjoy the Crushing Iron podcast, you can support us with a direct pledge here. Thanks for listening! Please subscribe to Crushing Iron on YouTube and iTunes. For information on the C26 Coach’s Eye custom swim analysis, coaching, or training camps email: C26Coach@gmail.com Facebook: CrushingIron YouTu

Pre-Race for Ohio 70.3  Seasonal Doping Easing Into Runs and Rides Why Zero To 60 Can Ruin Your Race Mountain Biking Pros and Cons Two 70.3's in a month DTT - Deserved Triathlon Time  Bad Day Or Bonk? Life Stresses and How They Affect Training The Hill Climbing Mindset Climate Change Racing  Coach Robbie and Mike, along with 12 or so Crushing Iron coached athletes will be at Ohio 70.3 this year so please say hi if you see them around. Looking for a fun weekend of training and meeting awesome people? Check out our 2019 Camp Schedule here.  Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach? Check out our Crushing Iron Coaching Philosophy Video If you enjoy the Crushing Iron podcast, you can support us with a direct pledge here. Thanks for listening! Please subscribe to Crushing Iron on YouTube and iTunes. For information on the C26 Coach’s Eye custom swim analysis, coaching, or training camps email: C26Coach@gmail.com Facebook: CrushingIron YouTube: Crushing Iron Twitter:

Battling "funks" is a huge part of triathlon training, but do coaches get them too? Today, Coach Robbie opens up about why he can get down on himself after a race weekend and how he digs out. We also get into listener questions involving picking your next race, stepping up to the next distance, and planning for next season, along with explaining the keys for finding the biggest gains in all three disciplines. Mike addresses his failed podium prediction.  If you enjoy the Crushing Iron podcast, you can support us with a direct pledge here.  Today's Topics:  Do Coaches Have Funks, Too? The Never-Ending Quest To Find Better Ways Pre-Race Plan Thought Process Why listening and adjusting are the keys to coaching When Should A Coach Give Tough Love or Encouragement? Mike Recaps His Podium Prediction Fail What is the smallest change an athlete could make in each discipline that would result in the largest gain? What little thing is holding you back? When's the right time to start planning for next season? What is t

"I had GI issues" might be one of the most commonly uttered phrases in triathlon, but why does it keep popping up? Probably because we don't train enough to our NUTRITION and HYDRATION. We hate to say it, but Nutrition takes practice and there are hundreds of variables, like did you have spicy food and 3 margaritas last night? Today, we give you some better ways to keep your energy and stomach solid on the way to a great race. If you enjoy the Crushing Iron podcast, you can support us with a direct one time pledge here.  - From Kuwait to Chattanooga - Liquid vs solid nutrition on the bike? Benefits of each? - How do you experiment with nutrition throughout training? - Is there a good way to calculate liquid needs in training to thread the needle between over/under hydrating? - How to train for a race that is no where close to the conditions you have to train in? (IE a hilly course when you live someplace with no hill access. Training for heat in a cooler climate) - Any opinions on the newest IM run training t

You finish a race, then reflect. What did you learn? Typically it's "I need to do more work," but do your expectations and perspective align with what that work should be? Today we talk about why "traditional" triathlon and Ironman training can throw you out of whack and take away the fun.  - What Do You Learn From Your Races? - Are you in the overthinking trap? - "Traditional" Ironman Training - Mosh Pit history that transfers to the swim - Getting Rid of Tunnel Vision - Balancing family and Training - You always learn something and you always have more work to do - What she learned from a bike wreck - Getting tougher with every race - The Sport of Triathlon and Growth - Long Rides Followed By Long Runs??? - Fitting Training into your Life or Your Life into Training? - This is a Hobby and We Lose Money Coach Robbie and Mike, along with 12 or so Crushing Iron coached athletes will be at Ohio 70.3 this year so please say hi if you see them around. Looking for a fun weekend of training and meeting awesome peopl