Shows
The Total Tri Coaching PodcastThink fast, be fast...Phil and Chris get into the nitty gritty of how to be a faster version of yourself for 2025 on the bike. This is quite a detailed conversation with different thoughts for athletes at all levels and ultimately a lot to take away and digest.
The guys were involved in Triathlon at the time when speed went through the roof and were very much on the forefront of this in their own racing.
This pursuit of speed is relentless, and the guys are still chasing it. A great listen as we head to summer
2025-03-2047 min
The Total Tri Coaching PodcastWhy do we really want to test athletes?Today Phil is joined by Performamce Coach and former ITU star Grant Sheldon to discuss all things testing.
We discuss the pros and cons of a Lab visit, our new remote testing protocol from INSCYD, Critical power and FTP.
We want to test and an athlete to find something out. So the testing has to be able to tell us this. did we improve the desired metric? how will this help us achieve optimal race performance? how can we use test results to guide our training?
Thinking beyond a one dimensional metric like FTP. understanding how many metrics relate to...
2024-12-1657 min
The Total Tri Coaching PodcastTaking a long lens on the Festive periodFamily commitments, travel, over indulgence. All issue facing the endurance athletes at this time of year
Today we offer some advice in navigating this period with great BALANCE looking at delivering well in to 2025. It looks different for everyone but where want to be as we start the new year is the same
Fit, fresh and motivated.
2024-12-1018 min
The Total Tri Coaching PodcastStrength for the long term in endurance sportHow to engage better in a multi year approach to becoming stronger and in better condition to perform at your best. Tom and Milly from Total Strength Endurance join us today to discuss how they get people to engage, understand what they are doing, and be able to link the plan in the gym to the goals on the race course
2024-12-0641 min
The Total Tri Coaching PodcastThe Winter Nutrition Episode with FuelinScott Tindal joins us this week to dissect your Nutrition requirements over the important Winter phase. A real expert in the field with some great, common sense advice. Apps are not all about fads. Fuelin uses training and individual data to give you the best guidance on day to day fuelling whatever your goal
Fuelling the long ride, fat as a fuel source, jam on toast!, lab data, weight loss, weight gain!!, and strength and conditioning are all discussed
2024-11-291h 00The Total Tri Coaching PodcastKnow your numbersIn today's episode, we discuss what we saw at Kona in the performances of both Pro and Age Group athletes. And, how this links to why athletes really need to understand their numbers in much greater detail. Heart rate zones for all three sports, power, pace, and of course RPE and how they all align. It's a complicated one but a good one. Have a listen...
2024-10-2941 minThe Total Tri Coaching PodcastPost Season and that BIG ANNOUNCEMENTToday, we make the big reveal on what's been going on behind the scenes at Total Tri. Exciting times!! we also discuss post-season recovery and the first period of training after you return to training.
2024-10-0346 minThe Total Tri Coaching PodcastTechnology in sport and Magic DaysThe main body of today's podcast we discuss some thoughts of creating your "magic days" through sport in 2025 along with our thoughts on where tech is heading with remote coaching
2024-09-1025 minThe Total Tri Coaching PodcastDriving Hunger and ChangeThis week's head coach podcast the pair discuss getting back on track after summer or post a big race. What can drive positive change, Hunger, Desire, motivation. All these things at the right time, with the right plan create the big performances in the 2nd half of the race season
2024-08-2738 min
The Total Tri Coaching PodcastMini Projects and Polarised/Periodised lifestylesAs we head back in to a phase of development for many before end of season races kick off Chris and Phil discuss how to think of phases of training as "mini projects" to move the dial on certain aspects of your performance. This is a year round thought process but very relevant just now.
2024-08-2136 min