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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.
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Wednesday Jun 12, 2019
Wednesday Jun 12, 2019
This week my guest is a fellow coach from the USA triathlon mecca, Boulder, Colorado. Mike Ricci has been a triathlon coach since early in the 21st century and as we have got to know each other I’ve become aware that Mike and I share some very similar views on coaching and working with athletes. This conversation is just you eavesdropping on two coaches shooting the breeze about all things coaching, including:
- The philosophy behind Mike’s company, D3 multisport
- Why the best coaches have a good understanding of business
- Triathlon coaches don’t need to be technical experts, but they do need to know where to find them
- Different approaches to periodising training in a 12 month period
- Heart rate variability and athlete management
- The difference between high performing athletes and everyone else
- Mike speaks my language as we agree about cutting sessions short to build in mobility or strength work
- Can a coach be effective when pursuing their own racing goals?
- Exploring coaching approach within other sports to enhance athlete experience
- Why even long distance athletes need to train across the full range of energy zones
To find out more about Mike and his training group please visit https://d3multisport.com/ or their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/D3Multisport/
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For more information please go to www.SimonWardTriathlonCoach.com, or www.TheTriathlonCoach.com, or email Beth@TheTriathlonCoach.com.
6 years ago
Thank you, was very worthwhile eavesdropping into your interesting discussion with Mike. Just came across your podcasts, and