Ironman training with Dan Plews * Simon Ward and Dan Plews

In this week’s episode I’m joined again by my old friend and still the fastest Yorkshireman in Kona, Dr Dan Plews.  Recently I’ve been studying Dan’s new EndureIQ course - LDT102 - all about how to train effectively for long distance triathlons.

 

Not only has Dan walked the walk at Kona (8:24, which is the fastest ever age grouper in Kona, making him AG world champion in 2017), he has also done extensive research into the low carb/high fat nutrition approach for endurance athletes and used his knowledge of working with Olympic rowers and elite triathletes to write the course.

 

Dan really is the man, and as ever it’s a great pleasure to catch up with him as we discuss:

• Why polarised training works
• The role of volume and intensity in developing fitness, and when to prioritise them
• Mitochondria and why they are so important to endurance athletes
• The benefits of training twice per day and why double run days really work
• Training intensity distribution and how it changes as you get closer to race day
• How and why short duration (<60s) HIT workouts are beneficial for Ironman triathletes

In the show we also discussed the following:

 

Dan’s cartoon character Johnny Bravo. Watch the video HERE

Favourite book - Lifespan: Why we age and why we dont have to by David Sinclair

Signature tune - Not Many by Scribe 

Measuring HRV HRV4Training & The Whoop

You can find out more about the Endure IQ courses click HERE

You can follow Dan at the following places

Twitter https://twitter.com/theplews1

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theplews/

And some great blog posts at the "Plews and Prof" website HERE

 

To find out more about Simon’s SWAT programme, please click HERE 

Visit Simon's website for more information about his coaching programmes

Links to all of Simon's social media channels can be found here

For any questions please email Beth@TheTriathlonCoach.com