#347 - Building Aerobic Base to Get Faster

Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast · Feb 13, 2020 · 1h 4m

Most of us aren't in our 20's anymore, but we tend to think like that when it comes to speed work. Today, we look at the Aerobic Base Phase of training and explain how it is the key to getting faster in triathlon. We hit on the 80/20 rule, track workouts, what happens when you skip progressions. When is going hard actually worth it?

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Base phase conversation starts at 12:00

Is Robbie going Vegan?

How we eat

Aerobic base importance

You can never be in base phase too long

Building endurance and skills

What athletes tend to bypass

Reverse periodization?

Training for Sprints and Olympics…