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The Be Battle Ready podcast is where everyday athletes, adventurers, and seekers of strength come to forge resilience - in body, mind, and spirit.
Hosted by coach Simon Ward, each episode explores the true pillars of endurance: purposeful training, nourishing nutrition, restorative sleep, a resilient mindset, and the art of recovery. It’s designed especially for those in their 40s, 50s and beyond who refuse to rust - men and women who know that age is no excuse to stop sharpening the blade.
Whether you’re preparing for your next Ironman, rebuilding after setback, or simply training for the demands of life itself, this show will help you stay Battle Ready: strong, adaptable, and unbreakable.
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Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
In this week’s episode we welcome back a previous guest, my friend Andy Blow. He and I sat down for a chat at the 2019 TrainingPeaks Endurance Coaching Summit in Boulder, Colorado. Our discussion begins as we have a laugh about a regular Twitter post by 220 magazine about whether you should have a weekly long run or not. We recall a presentation at an expo several years ago where Andy and I deliberately took opposing views on a range of different subjects, almost implying that there are only 2 positions to be taken in any argument: Black or white. As the chat continues we discuss:
- Drinking to thirst versus drinking to a plan
- Why one individual might have a range of hydration solutions depending on a range of different factors
- What factors influence your hydration plan
- Why the answer to most training problems is, “it depends”
- Why the sports press loves to polarise arguments, and why this does more harm than good
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5 years ago
I have recently signed up with Simon I am now catching up on the Podcasts. Really enjoyed this topic, and I found it very informative. I have always been the person who grabs a bottle a puts a Hydration tablet in then hope for the best. I am signed up for the Outlaw full distance next year so this is definitely some thing I will be studying.