Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
By Steven Brandes
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Podcast by Steven Brandes
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211: If You Want to Get FASTER, STOP Doing These Things!
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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210: What It Takes to Win: 3 Athletes, 3 Victories
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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209: Winning Ways w/ Cheyenne Nixon and Eric Engel
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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208: No Action, No Confidence
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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207: Chattanooga 70.3, Everything You Need to Know (Pro Race, Course, Heat, Pacing)
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May 14, 2026 |
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206: Lionel's Coaching Change, T100 Questions & Who's Dominating Tri
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May 07, 2026 |
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205: IRONMAN TEXAS Course and Pro Picks, Breakdowns and UPSETS!
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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204: Things I've Changed For This IRONMAN TEXAS Build
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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203: The BEST Off Season Workouts for 70.3 and IRONMAN
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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202: How to get your FTP above 4.0 w/kg
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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201: IF YOU'RE NOT TESTING YOU ARE GUESSING! Lactate is back!
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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200: IRONMAN Chattanooga AG Champion, Kelsey Barnholt!!!!
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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199: Treadmill Yay or Nay? Why Zone 2 Won't Make You Faster.
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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198: IRONMAN Training, Plyos, Lifting heavy weights
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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197: Extend or Intensify?... KEY TRAINING DISCUSSION!
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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196: IRONMAN Training...I'm tired...But crushing it
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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195: A 70.3 Champion Submitted a Question!! Run Durability. Strength Training. Indoor Winter Bike Focus
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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194: I Didn't Agree w/ What I Heard, lets talk about it.
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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193: IRONMAN Training, Kinda...
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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192: How NOT to train in November and December
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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191: IRONMAN Wisconsin and 70.3 Recap. SO MANY PRs, PODIUMS and Training Talk. IMNZ switcheroo
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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190: Burn Out, Strength Training, Structure to a PEAK, MAJOR TAPERING MISTAKES
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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189: Winning Boise 70.3... Kona Training...T100 London and IM Pro Series Talk
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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187: Kona Training and Rapid QnA
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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186: Training Behind Podium Performances! Rockford and Des Moines 70.3
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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185: IRONMAN Texas Overall AG Male, Kona Podium, ANDREW HALL
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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184: FULL Training Talk w/ Kinley Bollinger (St George 70.3 Overall AG Women's Champ)
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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#183: Unbound 200 Race Recap!
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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#182: Seth Rider, 2024 Olympic Silver Medalist. Training Talk, Key Session, Olympic Experience
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May 06, 2025 |
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#181, Improving Run and HIP DRIVEN Swim Talk and IRONMAN CHATTY Training
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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#180: Training Behind the Podiums at Oceanside
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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#179: The Correct Way to Use Drills
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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#178: Testing, Motivation, Training to Qualify for Kona
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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#177 Early 70.3 Training. Intensify or Extend. Common Mistakes
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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#176: Knibb Reaction Podcast, Overtraining, Off Season Expectations
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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#175: Interview w/ Jackie Hering! IRONMAN & 70.3 CHAMPION, Pro Series Runner Up!
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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#174: Building a High Performance Athlete
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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#173: Why and How are Athletes getting so FAST! w/ Coach Liz Waterstraat
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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#172: PRO Debrief....IRONMAN, T100,ITU w/ Eric Engel
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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#171 Kona Race Recap and Goal Setting and Training
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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#170: What kind of athlete are you?
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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#169: Off Season Blues, Lack of Discipline, Michigan 70.3, USAT Nationals
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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#168 Training Talk, IRONMAN AG Win and Kona Qualifier
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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#167: All Things IRONMAN Wisconsin!
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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#166: Overall Wins, Podiums, 70.3 and IM Key Workouts, QnA
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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#165. Sports Nutrition w/ Kyla Channell
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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#164. High Performance and Mental Health w/ Kristen Radtke
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May 31, 2024 |
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#163. Building the Engine: St George and Panama City 70.3 Podiums
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May 23, 2024 |
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#162. Winning IRONMAN California and Creating Experiences w/ Kristen Yax
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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#161: Quick Hits (Aero Upgrades, Injured Runner, 70.3 sessions, Trail Running)
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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#160: Getting Faster as you Age, Running Faster, Zwift Racing!
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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#159 IRONMAN/t100 Series, Gwen and Olympics, Coaching Talk w/ Coach Liz Waterstraat
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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#158. Bike Focused Off Season, February Training
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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#157: FTP Training and Importance for Triathletes
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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#156: January Workouts (Tabatas, Hills, Swim Drills)
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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#155: What testing to avoid in the off season!
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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#154 Power at Vo2 Max Goal setting, Fat Loss, Swim Analysis
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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#153 Wind Tunnel Testing and Base Training Workouts
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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#152: Nicole Heininger. Creating Change. Having Fun. Winning Nationals
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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#151 6 Podiums, 3 wins at 70.3 Muncie. Learn how!
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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#150 Podium at IRONMAN Chattanooga
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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#149: Winning Age Group Nationals Overall
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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#148. No Quit and Swim Faster
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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#147 Which Path to 70.3 Greatness?
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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#146: Stop applying the same boring stimulus
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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#145: Race Confidence, Bike Aerodynamics, Key 70.3 Sessions, Pressure, Race Nutrition
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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#144: Threshold and Aerobic Training
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May 25, 2023 |
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#143. Huge Vo2 Max Training Block, FTP Improvement!
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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#142 Building Your Race Nutrition/Hydration Plan w/ Dr Alex Harrison
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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#141: Getting Aero w/ Mark Lund (Kona Qualifier)
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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#140: Athlete Review: Don't just make TRAININGPEAKS Green
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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#139: New Vo2 Max Intervals, Run Mileage, Training Update
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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#138 3x World Champs Podium- Michael Ross on ALL THINGS TRAINING
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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#137: The Training to Qualify for Kona World Champs w/ Eric Smithback
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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#136 Kona, Norwegian Training for Age Groupers w/ Liz Waterstraat
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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#135: Workouts to do in December
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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#134 Training Run Speed, Improving Body Comp, ZOOT KITS!!!
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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#133: Kona IRONMAN World Champs Recap
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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#132: Building a Champion, High Level Cyclist to Triathlete
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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#131 IRONMAN Chattanooga Recap, IMWI, KONA!
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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#130 IRONMAN Wisconsin, YOUTUBE, Taper Mistakes, Swim Sighting, Periodization Thought
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Sep 03, 2022 |
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#129: Change in Plans, Aerodynamics, New IRONMAN, Excellence vs Perfection
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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#128 2nd at Lake Country, PR 70.3 Run, Be Kind to Yourself, USAT AG National
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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#127: Negative Split Rides, How to Progress Intervals, Ohio 70.3 Podiums
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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#126 Winning Musselman 70.3 and Door County Half. Key training sessions
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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#125 w/ Bob Seebohar on Metabolic Efficiency: Learn to Burn More Fat during Endurance Exercise
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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#124 Training for IRONMAN Wisconsin w/ Coach Steve
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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#123 Road to IRONMAN World Champs w/ Jess Barrett Part 2
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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#122: Longevity in Triathlon w/ Elizabeth Waterstraat and Marni Sumbal
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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#121 Anatomy of a World Champion- Eric Engel
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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#120. Jon Thornham- FLO Cycling on Aerodynamics, Tire Pressue, Aero Wheels
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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#119. Olivia Dietzel on Training for IRONMAN World Championships
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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#118. IM World Champ Pro Preview & 70.3 Key Training Sessions
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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#117. HRV, Blood Glucose Monitoring, Lactate Testing w/ David Tilbury-Davis and Jason Lentzke on
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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#116. Key Training Principles w/ David Tilbury-Davis and Jason Lentzke
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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#115. Road to Kona w/ Jess Barrett (Training Edition)
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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#114. IMWI 50-54 AG Champion, Mark Lund
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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#113. Kona Bound: Amanda Marek & Jess Barrett
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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#112. Kona Bound- Bob Taylor
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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#111. Athlete Progression to 70.3 World Champs & INSCYD testing
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Sep 03, 2021 |