A podcast to help you Train Smarter and Race Faster. Hosted by expert Triathlon coach, Australian Ironman Champion and 15 x Aus Age group Champion Gerard Donnelly, and his son, multiple Triathlon + Cycling Aus Age Group Champion Jordy Donnelly.

Athletes often make the mistake of doing the wrong type of training at the wrong time of the year.

How do you know when you should be doing what type of training?

When should you be doing your strength block vs your threshold block?

When should you spend more time focusing on your weaknesses vs continuing to improve your strengths?

These are all common questions when designing a training program, so in this episode we’re going to discuss the 5 major reasons you should think about changing your training program now and what to focus on instead.

Keys to the episode:

00:18 - Introduction
00:50 - Gratitude
03:28 - What most athletes are still doing wrong in training leading up to a race
04:27 - How to do a pre race time trial properly
06:42 - What’s the best nutrition strategy to carb load before a race?
12:57 - Why did Gerard change his pre race taper strategy this week?
15:02 - How much high intensity training should you do close to your race?
19:33 - Should you dramatically change your training based on your weak areas?
28:00 - How much time should you spend working on your weaknesses?
33:35 - How long should a training block go for?
37:09 - How long should you spend in a base building phase?
52:16 - What’s the professional cycling formula and should we try to copy it?
56:50 - How to create “default” training form that puts you in the best position all year
1:02:47 - When should you just keep the program the same?

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