Professional athletes, particularly triathletes, cyclists, and runners, typically train for 25 to 35 hours per week. However, the average age group athlete typically has a maximum of 10 to 15 hours to train, with a more realistic range of six to 10 hours. 

In this episode, we will discuss why it is not advisable to follow the exact same training program as a professional athlete. While we aim to learn from the pros, we only want to model not copy their methods to improve our own training. Otherwise, we are setting ourselves up for failure by attempting to adhere to an unrealistic program. 

Tune in to find out the optimal weekly training volume for the age grouper.

Timestamps: 

00:00 - Introduction
01:20 - Gratitude
04:00 - Gerard’s Recovery Journey
12:00 - Why We Do This Every Episode
18:45 - Incredible Racing Experience in China
23:00 - Coach Gerard's Race Team Tactics
26:00 - Racing and Surviving a Breakaway
35:45 - How Did Roglic Win The Giro?
38:38 - Top Athletes Still Make Mistakes
46:40 - Age is NOT a limiter
49:00 - Friendship in Sports: Cavendish and Thomas
51:50 - Training: Age Groupers vs PROs
59:00 - Training Expectations and Motivations
1:05:00 - Our Biggest Training Myth Dispelled
1:09:00 - The Love/Hate Relationship of Training



If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com

Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching

Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/

Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.

Professional athletes, particularly triathletes, cyclists, and runners, typically train for 25 to 35 hours per week. However, the average age group athlete typically has a maximum of 10 to 15 hours to train, with a more realistic range of six to 10 hours. 
In this episode, we will discuss why it is not advisable to follow the exact same training program as a professional athlete. While we aim to learn from the pros, we only want to model not copy their methods to improve our own training. Otherwise, we are setting ourselves up for failure by attempting to adhere to an unrealistic program. 
Tune in to find out the optimal weekly training volume for the age grouper.
Timestamps: 
00:00 - Introduction 01:20 - Gratitude 04:00 - Gerard’s Recovery Journey 12:00 - Why We Do This Every Episode 18:45 - Incredible Racing Experience in China 23:00 - Coach Gerard's Race Team Tactics 26:00 - Racing and Surviving a Breakaway 35:45 - How Did Roglic Win The Giro? 38:38 - Top Athletes Still Make Mistakes 46:40 - Age is NOT a limiter 49:00 - Friendship in Sports: Cavendish and Thomas 51:50 - Training: Age Groupers vs PROs 59:00 - Training Expectations and Motivations 1:05:00 - Our Biggest Training Myth Dispelled 1:09:00 - The Love/Hate Relationship of Training
 
If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com
Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching
Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/
Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.

A Triathlon and Cycling podcast dedicated to help improve you as an athlete. If you're a triathlete competing in Ironman, Ironman 70.3 or Olympic triathlon this is for you. Hosted by expert Triathlon coach and Australian Ironman Champion Gerard Donnelly, listen in to help you Train Smarter to Race Faster

A Triathlon and Cycling podcast dedicated to help improve you as an athlete. If you're a triathlete competing in Ironman, Ironman 70.3 or Olympic triathlon this is for you. Hosted by expert Triathlon coach and Australian Ironman Champion Gerard Donnelly, listen in to help you Train Smarter to Race Faster

Get Fast Podcast - Triathlon, Ironman & Cycling Coaching Advice

A Triathlon, Cycling and Running podcast dedicated to help improve you as an athlete. If you're a triathlete competing in Ironman, Ironman 70.3 or Olympic triathlon this is for you. Hosted by expert Triathlon coach and Australian Ironman Champion Gerard Donnelly, listen in to help you Train Smarter to Race Faster

A Triathlon, Cycling and Running podcast dedicated to help improve you as an athlete. If you're a triathlete competing in Ironman, Ironman 70.3 or Olympic triathlon this is for you. Hosted by expert Triathlon coach and Australian Ironman Champion Gerard Donnelly, listen in to help you Train Smarter to Race Faster

Jordan Donnelly

How Much Should You Train? Pros vs Non Pros

Join us as we dive into a unique case study where athlete and coach navigate the delicate balance of pushing limits while honoring constraints. 

In this episode, we delve into the case study of Fiona, an already seasoned endurance athlete seeking to conquer the Ironman once again after two decades. 

From juggling a busy job and family responsibilities to squeezing in early morning training sessions, Fiona's determination actually needed pulling back as we aimed to train less for better results, and hopefully an Ironman World Champs qualifier.

Timestamp:
00:00 - Introduction
02:30 - Athlete Background
08:30 - Coach's First Compromise
11:40 - Embracing Testing Data
17:40 - Resisting Change
20:25 - Racing the Ironman with Confidence
23:00 - Excellent Race Execution
26:30 - World Champs Qualified!?

If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com

Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching

Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/

Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.

Join us as we dive into a unique case study where athlete and coach navigate the delicate balance of pushing limits while honoring constraints. 
In this episode, we delve into the case study of Fiona, an already seasoned endurance athlete seeking to conquer the Ironman once again after two decades. 
From juggling a busy job and family responsibilities to squeezing in early morning training sessions, Fiona's determination actually needed pulling back as we aimed to train less for better results, and hopefully an Ironman World Champs qualifier.
Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 02:30 - Athlete Background 08:30 - Coach's First Compromise 11:40 - Embracing Testing Data 17:40 - Resisting Change 20:25 - Racing the Ironman with Confidence 23:00 - Excellent Race Execution 26:30 - World Champs Qualified!?
If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com
Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching
Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/
Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.

Training Less for Better Results [CASE STUDY]

Get ready for an incredible story with Australian middle distance runner Sarah Billings.

After battling years of injuries and setbacks, she has made an astounding return to form recently clocking an Olympic Qualifier and smashing her 1500m PB by 7 SECONDS! 

There's a lot of lessons in this journey, but with some specific mindset help from a performance coach, mixed in with years of resilience and consistency, listen in to find out what made the difference to help Sarah run the race of her life.

Also our apologies for the audio quality, our mics didn't end up working for the episode.

Timestamp:
00:00 - Introduction
03:25 - Sarah's Friday Session and Training Week
08:15 - Injury History
15:20 - Finally preventing injuries
18:40 - Cross-training Methods
19:20 - Hilarious Bike Experience
22:45 - Recurring Injury: The Mindset
25:00 - Allowing the Body to Adapt and Recover
28:50 - Train Load and Intensity For China
31:30 - Having a Performance Coach
35:00 - Mental Approach to Expectations
36:30 - Simple Plan and Strategy
39:00 - PB and 5th Aussie breaking the 4 min barrier.
42:15 - Sarah's Approach for the Year
44:30 - Lessons From the Injuries
46:40 - Running Sub-4 min Mindset
49:00 - Power of Self-Belief
50:20 - Sarah's Training Schedule
51:50 - High Volume VS Low Volume Training
53:40 - Benefits of Easy Running
55:20 - Don't Take Yourself So Seriously

If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com

Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching

Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/

Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.

Get ready for an incredible story with Australian middle distance runner Sarah Billings.
After battling years of injuries and setbacks, she has made an astounding return to form recently clocking an Olympic Qualifier and smashing her 1500m PB by 7 SECONDS! 
There's a lot of lessons in this journey, but with some specific mindset help from a performance coach, mixed in with years of resilience and consistency, listen in to find out what made the difference to help Sarah run the race of her life.
Also our apologies for the audio quality, our mics didn't end up working for the episode.
Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 03:25 - Sarah's Friday Session and Training Week 08:15 - Injury History 15:20 - Finally preventing injuries 18:40 - Cross-training Methods 19:20 - Hilarious Bike Experience 22:45 - Recurring Injury: The Mindset 25:00 - Allowing the Body to Adapt and Recover 28:50 - Train Load and Intensity For China 31:30 - Having a Performance Coach 35:00 - Mental Approach to Expectations 36:30 - Simple Plan and Strategy 39:00 - PB and 5th Aussie breaking the 4 min barrier. 42:15 - Sarah's Approach for the Year 44:30 - Lessons From the Injuries 46:40 - Running Sub-4 min Mindset 49:00 - Power of Self-Belief 50:20 - Sarah's Training Schedule 51:50 - High Volume VS Low Volume Training 53:40 - Benefits of Easy Running 55:20 - Don't Take Yourself So Seriously
If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com
Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching
Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/
Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.

One Simple Mindset Trick That Changed Everything with Sarah Billings

There are many different ways to train, and while most triathletes should be doing generally similar things, there are many training habits that could be seriously helping improve your performance, or be a total waste of time.

So today, we’re going through 7 underrated and 7 overrated training habits.

As always, this podcast is brought to you by our proud sponsors Giant Bikes. For all your bike training and racing needs, ride life, ride Giant.

Timestamp:
00:00 - Introduction
00:45 - Gratitude
07:30 - Grace Brown's Liege Performance
09:20 - Keep Fighting To The Line
11:30 - Athletes Build to Paris Olympics
15:45 - Limiting Self-Belief
18:30 - Underrated and Overrated Training Habits
20:05 - Women's World Marathon Time
23:15 - Competition in Training
27:35 - Watts per Kilo
30:00 - Analysing Training Data
35:20 - Running & Cycling Cadence
38:30 - Pedaling Technique
45:30 - Training to Pace and Speed
48:30 - Warm-up Routine
51:15 - Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
55:00 - Training Stress Score (TSS)
59:00 - Proper Adequate Fueling
1:00:55 - Having Protein Before Training/Racing
1:01:30 - Calibrating Your Power Meter
1:01:46 - Having A Coach

If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com

Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching

Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/

Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.

There are many different ways to train, and while most triathletes should be doing generally similar things, there are many training habits that could be seriously helping improve your performance, or be a total waste of time.
So today, we’re going through 7 underrated and 7 overrated training habits.
As always, this podcast is brought to you by our proud sponsors Giant Bikes. For all your bike training and racing needs, ride life, ride Giant.
Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 00:45 - Gratitude 07:30 - Grace Brown's Liege Performance 09:20 - Keep Fighting To The Line 11:30 - Athletes Build to Paris Olympics 15:45 - Limiting Self-Belief 18:30 - Underrated and Overrated Training Habits 20:05 - Women's World Marathon Time 23:15 - Competition in Training 27:35 - Watts per Kilo 30:00 - Analysing Training Data 35:20 - Running &amp; Cycling Cadence 38:30 - Pedaling Technique 45:30 - Training to Pace and Speed 48:30 - Warm-up Routine 51:15 - Heart Rate Variability (HRV) 55:00 - Training Stress Score (TSS) 59:00 - Proper Adequate Fueling 1:00:55 - Having Protein Before Training/Racing 1:01:30 - Calibrating Your Power Meter 1:01:46 - Having A Coach
If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com
Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching
Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/
Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.

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