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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.
Expect conversations with world-class coaches, scientists, and everyday warriors - those who walk the path of longevity and high performance - sharing wisdom, tactics, and stories from the front line of endurance.
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Wednesday May 16, 2018
Wednesday May 16, 2018
In a change to the regular format, there is no guest this week. Instead, Simon answers a selection of questions submitted by The Triathlon Coach Cafe members. This week's topics are based on the ever popular subject of how to train for triathlon.
For the next 45 minutes listen in while Simon provides answers to the following questions and more.
- How to schedule all 3 disciplines, weight training, and recovery into one week. What is the best way to create a training plan?
- How much and how many times a week should I be training?
- How to balance a training plan correctly?
- Time based training versus distance based, which is better?
- How do I know if I’m over training?
- How to spend less time, to get better results?
- What does training smart look like for me?
- Train by heart rate, or feel?
- How to increase pace?
- How significant is the effect of not training for a week?
- Can/should I do speed work throughout the whole year?
- Best recovery methods?
- Brick session during IM training?
- How many triathlons can I realistically do in one season/month?
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7 years ago
good questions excellent answers
7 years ago
good information and coverage of the most common questions.
7 years ago
Fat fingers above it should have said I would like to see a future show on using Training Peaks. Anyway still loving the podcasts as always looking
7 years ago
Liked the new format re the members questions and nice to have a slightly different format for the podcast. That said I do like the podcasts as they are but it is nice to have the occasional variation. You mentioned the possibility of a future podcast on Training Peaks, this is something Imwould