Get Fast Podcast - Triathlon, Ironman & Cycling Coaching Advice

We are not nutrition experts so these aren’t our opinions, but we wanted to put the best lessons from the professionals we’ve had on the podcast in one place. Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 01:10 - Gratitude 03:45 - What has caught our attention 09:40 - Collins Cup 14:15 - Kona: Enjoyment VS Cost 22:00 - Rule #1: Understanding Correct Fueling 25:15 - Rule #2: How much carb should you take in a race? 30:55 - Rule #3: Food intake should reflect the specific day 33:17 - Rule $4: Protein on the recovery window 35:00 - Rule #5: Protein in each meal 37:35 - Rule #6: Improving your weight 44:18 - Balance: Enjoyment and Sustainability 49:00 - Importance of a mock race The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. Your hosts are Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every so often we open up questions to the Supercoach and answer some of the most common questions we get! So in today’s episode we picked some common questions or topics that have been coming up and spoke about them. In this episode Gerard answers: Should you train power first and then endurance when training for longer distance events? Or the other way around? What zone should your runs off the bike be? How particular does your pre race routine need to be? Rank the most important cycling purchases in order Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 00:50 - Gratitude 05:45 - What has caught our attention 14:00 - Not everything has to be perfect to perform well 19:40 - 40% Rule 22:13 - Duration vs Intensity: Which comes first? 28:18 - Running off the bike: Zone 1 or Zone 2? 34:52 - Ranking the important things to invest in order to improve The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. Your hosts are Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you guilty of training too hard or too easy, or have you been able to find the right balance… Is there a perfect balance? If so where is it?  We’ve heard of 80/20, polarised training, pyramidal training, just 2 hard sessions a week, 3 hard sessions a week, more… We’re going to talk about all the factors that contribute to getting this balance right. Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 00:40 - Gratitude 06:27 - What’s Caught Our Attention - Cameron Wurf 11:10 - The Dominance Of Jakob Ingebrigtsen 16:54 - The Right Training Balance 17:35 - Factors That Affect Training Balance 17:36 - #1 How Much Available Time Do You Have To Train? 22:20 - Factoring in Your Total Amount of Stress 25:25 - #2 The Effect Of Age in Your Training 27:38 - #3 How Many Sports Are You Training For? 37:05 - #4 The History of an Athlete -Fitness Bank 42:55 - #5 Where Do You Sit In Zone 2? 51:51 - #6 How Hard Do You Go In Hard Sessions? 56:15 - Tapering Properly Before The Event 1:01:15 - Importance of Overload The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. Your hosts are Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ryan completed a PhD in exercise science focusing predominantly on the topics of exercise efficiency and fatigue. This education combined with Ryan's background as a national level track cyclist, and passionate road cyclist and runner, as well as his passion for data gives him a unique insight into the training methodologies, pitfalls and strategies of two very different sports. Ryan currently works out of Federation University in Ballarat, if you’d like to follow him you can at @fedunisport . Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 00:18 - Ryan Worn - Sports Scientist 03:31 - Thoughts on Peter Bol’s Tactics 06:48 - The Importance of Tactics in Racing 14:14 - What Sports Science Mean To Ryan 16:40 - Why a Lot of Academics Frustrate Ryan 20:50 - Defining Efficiency and Economy in Sports 29:45 - Heat Tolerance and Acclimation  31:55 - How To Improve Heat Tolerance 37:50 - Ryan’s Most Economical Shoe 42:30 - Methods of Testing for Economy 46:10 - Variables That Affect Economy 48:30 - Why Different Shoes Have Different Effects on People 53:30 - Should You Change Running Style To Improve Economy? 1:05:35 - Manipulating Stride Length and Stride Rate 1:08:25 - Economy in Cycling 1:14:00 - Sports and Coaching Ahead of Science 1:15:10 - Data vs Intuition 1:17:30 - Practical Tips on Improving Economy The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. Your hosts are Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve been lucky to witness a packed calendar of sports the last month, with the world’s best athletes competing against each other in some of the biggest races on the calendar. The Tour de France (men’s and women’s), the world athletic champs and the commonwealth games to name a few. Here are our best lessons from watching the world’s best athletes perform at their peak.  Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 01:03 - Gratitude 05:55 - Thoughts on the last few stages of TDF 2022 11:20 - Effects of Perceived Pressure in Racing 17:35 - Younger Athletes: No Fear? 20:40 - First Edition of Female Tour De France 2022 24:00 - Commonwealth Games Controversy  28:30 - Great Battle in the Womens Triathlon 32:10 - Efficiency over Intensity in Transition 34:15 - World Athletics Championship Record 37:55 - Ingebrigtsen Beaten 42:45 - 12-minute Race Hydration? 44:50 - Train for Your Strategy 47:35 - 400m Hurdles Amazing World Record Performance The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. Your hosts are Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does it take to get the most of your cycling? Today we’re going through a checklist of the top 30 things you need to do to become the complete cyclist. If you can confidently say you tick off these things, you can be sure you are getting the most out of yourself as an athlete. Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 00:50 - Gratitude 03:30 - Tour de France Predictions 12:40 - The Ultimate Cycling Checklist 12:58 - The Ultimate Training Program 22:34 - Training Specificity Perspective 30:22 - Equipment 34:45 - Race Success Plan 49:00 - Summary The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. Your hosts are Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lots of exciting things to discuss today! It’s July meaning The Tour de France is on which makes us very happy, we discuss the results from a recent half marathon and marathon festival, we’ve got a time trial question, a sprinting question and much more. Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 00:40 - Gratitude 06:40 - The toughest Ironman in the world? 12:25 - Respecting your event 16:30 - How to know what pace you can hold 22:25 - The Coach’s frustration 25:10 - Be willing to let people pass you 26:50 - The most important factor for a good endurance performance 28:55 - Believing in the pace you can hold 32:00 - The transformation in running communities we’re seeing 34:30 - Simon Clarke’s Stage Tour 41:00 - What it takes to win a bike sprint The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. Your hosts are Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taryn Richardson is a sports dietitian that works specifically with Triathletes. This is an important detail because nutrition for triathletes is very different to nutrition for most other sports! She’s an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Advanced Sports Dietitian with qualifications in A Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition & Dietetics) Hons and an International Olympic Committee Diploma in Sports Nutrition. After working for Triathlon Australia for a number of years with some of our highest-level athletes she now runs the Triathlon Nutrition Academy, an all-encompassing nutrition resource for the everyday triathlete. Here’s the link to Taryn’s triathlon nutrition checklist: https://www.dietitianapproved.com/checklist Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 00:18 - Taryn Richardson - Advanced Sports Dietitian 03:05 - Taryn’s passion for triathlete nutrition 04:50 - Importance of Nutrition Timing around training sessions 07:15 - The #1 Thing that you need to get right as a triathlete 12:20 - Understanding Nutrition Periodization and How it works 15:00 - The impact of a session’s duration on nutrition 17:50 - The What, When and How of Nutrition 20:00 - Result of Consuming Hight GI food 22:00 - High GI and Low GI foods 24:19 - Principles of nutrient timing to be aware of 27:25 - Seeking Help on Nutrition Early 30:25 - Pre-training nutrition focus 33:15 - Teaching Your Body to Burn more fats 36:20 - Pre-training nutrition goal 41:00 - Different sessions, different types of food and timing 42:15 - The Best Bang for your buck foods 43:10 - The building blocks of nutrition recovery 45:35 - The window of recovery 47:25 - How much protein in the recovery window 49:20 - Constantly Refueling after the recovery window 51:35 - Roles of the Enzymes 52:15 - Go to foods high in carbohydrates and protein The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. Your hosts are Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dylan Johnson is a professional cyclist and cycling coach with a huge following on youtube, where he makes videos using science-based evidence to help cyclists know what is fact and what is fiction. He draws from his experience as a top-level ultra-endurance mountain and gravel racer, but more important than that he actually looks at the science and makes coaching decisions based on peer-reviewed research.  In this episode we dive into his recent performance at Unbound, the biggest Gravel bike race in the world, as well as many other topics that every cyclist will want to know about! Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 00:18 - Who is Dylan Johnson? 03:10 - Start of interview 04:05 - Mountain Biking vs Gravel Riding 06:45 - Dylan’s unusual race strategy 15:00 - What percentage of FTP did he aim to hold? 19:30 - What would Dylan change for his next A race? 22:00 - Can endurance races replace training sessions? 27:00 - Why you might race looking at speed instead of power 29:55 - Dylan’s nutrition strategy in endurance racing 33:10 - Learning from the mistakes to get it right 34:30 - How to remind yourself of when to eat 36:45 - How to make sure you get high-quality nutrition product  38:35 - The correct maltodextrin to fructose ratio 39:55 - Dylan’s ‘go-to’ interval sessions  44:22 - How long is too long in an endurance ride? 46:45 - Can weight lifting make cyclists faster? 50:00 - The importance of aerodynamics 51:30 - The philosophies Dylan has changed his mind on 54:00 - Intensity in the offseason 55:45 - The things new cyclists need to be careful of 57:30 - Dylan’s most memorable/best performance 1:03:20 - Don’t be afraid to take a break The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. Your hosts are Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly. 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. Ironman, Triathlon, Triathlete, Swimming, Cycling, Running, Half Ironman, Endurance, CoachingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s safe to assume most athletes aren’t testing enough… why? Because the amount of testing you could be doing that would “aid” your performance is mind-blowing to most athletes. And no, we’re not just talking about VO2 max/lab testing here, we’re talking about the value in field testing. We’ve seen FTP testing getting a bit of a bad rap recently, so in this episode we dissect why that should NEVER be the case and how testing properly will transform your potential as an athlete. We also discuss preparing for your first half marathon or marathon, we explain again the specific reasons we don’t like ERG mode, where you can find time gains as an athlete, removing race day nerves, being a data person or a “racer”.. Or both? And finding the right balance as an athlete. The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. Your hosts are Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly. Timestamps: 00:18 - Introduction 01:00 - Gratitude 05:32 - Discussing Race Results Around The World 11:30 - Is It Worth Going Into A Race If You Are Underprepared? 15:10 - Why We Don’t Like Erg mode 19:20 - Erg Mode: Doesn’t Allow Flexibility 21:53 - The (Underestimated) Value of Constant Field Testing 26:38 - Your Training Program Needs To Change With Your Improved Fitness 29:01 - Changing Your Mindset Around Testing 31:00 - Why This Matters For Race Day 33:35 - 3 Things You Can’t Do In A Lab Test 36:15 - Why Data is a Huge Confidence Booster 37:40 - We Practice The “Right” Execution 42:15 - Data Helps Make Informed Decisions 44:46 - Use Your Numbers to Your Advantage  48:10 - Set Yourself Up For PB 50:00 - Becoming A Balanced Athlete 51:00 - Planning Creates Better Race Outcomes 52:27 - The Ingebrigtsen Method 53:43 - The Race Is The Time To Do A PB 55:00 - There Is No One Rule For Racing 56:45 - Anything Extreme is Unsustainable 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.