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Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
Crushing Iron is an age grouper and his coach talking and learning about triathlon. Together they explore the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual side of training and racing everything from a Sprint to an Ironman. Great for beginners and intermediates triathletes. Released every Monday and Thursday.
Episodes
- Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
Squadcast #3 - Find Your Happiness - C26 Athlete Matthew Dickinson
Squadcasts are interviews with our currently active C26 Athletes. We explore the every day stories of triathletes. Successes, Struggles, and Why they love…
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#256 - Understanding Your Taper
We start with a little more about "training progression" and how to let go of perfectionism. Then we move onto tapering. Explaining why your taper may look…
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#255 - Turning Fast Into Far
If your goal is to be in triathlon for a long time and keep getting faster, this may be one of our most important podcasts. Emotion and bad judgement can…
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#254 - Confidence: Racing, Training, Life
We truly believe going into races with confidence matters. Today we talk about how to make the right choices along the way and build confidence will minimizing…
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#253 - Training To Your Strengths and Weaknesses
We all have different body types, strengths, weaknesses, and mindsets, so how do we work with what we have and make the most of it? Today's focus is on how you…
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#252 - Life Is About The Stories We Tell Ourselves
How often do you reflect on your health or ability to do triathlon? Do you really believe you can write a new chapter, or even get faster? Well, you can…
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#251 - Triathlon Hangry and 80% Meh
Craving Benchmarks The "Meh" Training Days Impatient with patience Defining "Breakthrough" Workouts Making poor decisions DURING workouts Just when you're…
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#250 - Do Epic Recovery
Our 250th Crushing Iron Podcast seems fitting as it's about staying motivated and energized by making sure you're handling your training load in the right way…
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#249 - Building Genuine Confidence
Building confidence is a daily process that can often come from little things you doing think about. It's difficult for most of us to look at where we came…
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#248 - It's Time To Wake Up . . . for Race Season
Race season is here, is your mind in the right place? We take a step back from Emo and get into ways to rejuvenate the energy and make the transition into race…
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#247 - Don't Lose The Fun
If you're struggling with: fatigue, getting faster, health, motivation, your "why," happiness, loneliness, having fun with training, balancing life, or Race…
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#246 - Outsmarting Regret
The pressure life, or WE put on ourselves… always keep pushing… moving… and the energy that takes to keep it going… signing up for ironman… new stuff… getting…
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#245 - Excitement For Race Season. . . Plus Distraction Overload
There's a LOT of stuff going on in and around your life and it's so easy to get off course. Today we talk about EXECUTING to your level of Excitement. Data…
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#244 - Be Selfish With How You Feel
We have enough stress with life stuff, so don't let training add to that mess. So, move workouts, but be smart and listen to your body. Nothing's in stone. Fit…
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#243 - Growth Is More Than The Numbers
Do you expose yourself to situations that will make you better on race day? How do you handle race day energy? Today we talk about all kinds of ways to use…
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#242 - Fall In Love With Your Life
Are you juggling too many things? Tempted by opportunity? Maybe it's time to say no and simplify. There's genuine power in finding a few things you love and…
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#241 - Run Strong
Fresh off our first C26 Run Retreat we talk about running hills to get strong and how it pays big returns in triathlon. The biggest thing we heard this weekend…
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#240 - Training Lessons From Hemingway
"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self." –Ernest Hemingway We're big fans of writers…
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#239 - Success Is In The Details
"As corny as it sounds, I just tried to have a good week of practice." – Julian Edelman, Super Bowl MVP Do you pay attention to the RIGHT details while…
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#238 - Training To Your Personality
Mike was listening to an interview with Din Thomas who trains MMA fighters and he classifies them into four categories: Fighter, Athlete, Competitor, and…
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#237 - Measuring Your Progress
How do you measure progress? Your watch, power meter, or simply by being healthy? Today we dive into the pressures created by analyzing our workouts, sleep…
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#236 - How To Not Suck At Swimming - Part 5
If you're not a strong swimmer, it has a big impact on the rest of your race. Today we look at how to simplify the complications surrounding swimmer so you can…
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#235 - Rebounding In Your Off Season
Your big race should be a celebration, but it shouldn't be the end. But for a lot of us, the high of the race is equaled by the low of the post-race feeling…
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#234 - Get The Most Out of Your Bike
Do the numbers really tell the story in cycling as it applies to triathlon? Are you being honest with yourself when it comes to your actual fitness and power?…
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#233 - The Mind Game of Racing
How do we know what we're capable of in a race? Are you aiming too low? Are you using training to prepare for how it will feel to empty the tank when you need…
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#232 - Not Too High, Not Too Low
How do we get stronger and faster in triathlon? The good, the bad, and the ugly of training devices. Is finding growth really as simple as being consistent?…
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#231 - Mindful Training
Today we talk about the importance of being in the moment while training. We hit on everything from running with music to watching Netflix on the trainer. We…
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#230 - Living In The Gray Zone
Is triathlon training a part of you or is it a hassle? How do you make your 2nd OR 3rd OR 4th medal more valuable than the first? Today we look at phases of…
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#229 - The One Day Challenge
What could be more powerful than finishing a workout and looking forward to the next? Triathlon can seem like a complicated onslaught of never-ending work, but…
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#228 - Making Life Changes Stick
2019 is here and we all look for ways to make lasting change. Today we talk about how triathlon fits into that puzzle. We look at training smart and strong vs…
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#227 - What Will You Take Into 2019?
What's the best thing you learned this year How important it is to care Useful and genuine connection Energy for being around people Coaching Remotely Finding…
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#226 - Find Joy In Where You're Going
Triathlon takes a lot of time. It's easy to feel selfish about the training, but if you look close you'll see transformations that change athletes and people…
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#225 - Progress Not Perfection
Trying to motivate yourself at "A-Race-Level" all the time is a surefire way to injury, fatigue, and burnout. In the name of sanity, this is a great time of…
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#224 - Workouts As Links In A Chain
Are you training with a purpose or winging it? Today, we look at how a workout can and should mesh with what's coming next. We also explain the importance of a…
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#223 - Building Internal Motivation
External motivation can help in the moment, but lasting change comes from discovering real belief in yourself and your path. It's not easy or clear, but once…
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#222 - Reset Your Body
Do you feel like you're hitting a ceiling with your training? Are you sore and unmotivated? Maybe it's time to take a step back. Today we look at the little…
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#221 - Make Small Changes
Why do we give up on positive changes? Maybe because we try too many things at once and tend to focus on the failures. Today we explore how making small…
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#220 - Just Do You
Are you comfortable being with yourself? What do you learn from your training? There are so many influencing factors these but no one knows what you really…
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#219 - Train To Your Current Fitness
It's not about the shape you were in or want to be in, it's about the shape you are in. There is a lot of power in realism and most importantly understanding…
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#218 - Your Ironman Breakthrough Starts Here
Are you positioned to have an Ironman breakthrough, or would focusing on shorter races next year be the best solution for 2020? Looking at what it REALLY takes…
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#217 - Stress is Stress is Stress
Do you respect the stress of holidays? The travel, eating, drinking, conversations with in-laws? Stress is stress and today we look at how it affects our mind…
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#216 - Beating Distraction
The Crushing Iron Podcast begins year three with a look at how we digest one year and stay focused on the next season. The last thing you want to do is force…
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#215 - Why We Get Stuck
Two years ago we committed to recording a Crushing Iron Podcast twice a week, and we've kept our promise. Thank You for all of your support and helping us stay…
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#214 - Make Small Changes
Training for 3 sports is hard enough, but improving at 3 sports is an entirely different ballgame. Today, we look at the power of appreciating and focusing on…
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#213 - The Triathlon Stock Market
Picking races can be like going to Target for deodorant, you can wind up with a full shopping cart and wonder how it happened. Today looking at your changing…
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#212 - Being a Well-Rounded Triathlete
Formerly titled: Build Confidence and Longevity Are you a well-rounded triathlete? Building balance in your body to prevent injury or burn-out? Today we talk…
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#211 - The 3-Headed Athlete
Which athlete dominates your head? The one you were, the one you are, or the one you want to be? Today, how we let go of the past, understand where we are and…
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#210 - How You Get Faster
We all want to be faster runners, but are you willing to do what it takes? Do you run ENOUGH? Do you always train too fast? Today, we take a lot of variables…
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#209 - Off Season Success
Now is the time to prepare for your best race in 2019. Today the Crushing Iron Podcast looks at ways to stay in the groove, keep your foundation, your greatest…
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#208 - Race Cut-Off Times, Ironman Recovery, IM Florida Moves Venue
Loads of questions and discrepancy surround Ironman Louisville Cut-Off times. Today we discuss why and offer solutions. Plus, diving into recovery after an…
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#207 - Ironman Louisville 2018 Recap
With twenty five C26 Athletes Racing, including co-host Mike, we had a ton going on at Ironman Louisville. Today we recap the experience, including the…
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#206 - Ironman Louisville and KONA Preview 2018
The biggest weekend in Triathlon is upon us. Ironman World Championships in KONA on Saturday followed by Ironman Louisville on Sunday. C26 has around 25…
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#205 - Control What You Control
Not gonna lie... We both got a little choked up talking about the emotions of an Ironman Finish Line. We also talk race strategy and how import ant it is to…
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#204 - Stay Within Yourself and Race Smart
A lot of us are about to race Ironman Louisville, and dare we say this podcast holds the secret to being happier with your performance? Really, though, there…
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#203 - Ironman Chattanooga (Full) Recap
We just spent the weekend spectating Chattanooga. We cover the unexpected heat, the cancelled swim, and how Ironman could help spectators. Plus, how to do the…
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#202 - The Magic and Mystery of the Taper
Please check out our new store at CrushingIron.com and get a sweet C26 t-shirt while supporting the podcast. The Magic and Mystery of the Taper It's late in…
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#201 - Own Your Perspective: Training, Racing, Life
Please check out our new store at CrushingIron.com and get a sweet C26 t-shirt while supporting the podcast. On the heels of Ironman 70.3 Atlantic City and…
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#200 - Keep Showing Up
Who we are. What we do. Why we do it. ------------------------------------------------- If you'd like to support the podcast, please check out our new store at…
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#199 - Be Flexible and Forgiving In Your Training
What happens when you miss or have a bad workout? We mean, a really bad workout. Are you judgmental or objective? Today we talk about learning from those dark…
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#198 - Race Day Is About "Return On Investment"
Coach Robbie launched a great analogy today, saying, "Look at your race like a business, it's all about return on investment." Are you making the right…