Why Your Training is Stagnant?! | #2 ft. Aaron Geiser

Welcome to the Critical Oxygen Podcast! In this episode Coach Aaron Geiser and I talk about how we met, Aaron's ironman taper, and how reducing speed or being aware of your intensity is extremely important for your endurance performance and more. Enjoy! Enjoying these podcasts, subscribe to get notified when new episodes are released. If you have a question or topic you want us to address, leave a comment! Follow Phil on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/criticalo2 Follow Aaron on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/triageiser/ OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:59 - Aaron's Ironman Taper 5:11 - Zone 2 Training, Go Easier! 8:30 - Physiological Training - Why you may be stagnant 12:40 - Why type A individuals Struggle 14:09 - How not to train 15:06 - Was COVID beneficial? 18:56 - Stop over racing! 22:08 - Loving training reduces training stress?! 25:58 - Sleep more! 27:30 - When to take an easy day?! 30:36 - Why you should warm-up? 35:52 - Nobody cares about your training 36:52 - Take chances! 37:54 - Aaron's background / Why we got into endurance racing? 48:44 - When having an ego is a good thing!? 51:00 - How to choose a career (maybe). 53:33 - Outro