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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
#734 – Creating Powerful Change
Change, both good and bad, can be hard to recognize because real change happens over time. Today, we look at how to appreciate the actions you take, even…
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#733 – Going To Dark Places
Run Camp is always an "awakening" of sorts and today we recall the dark places and ask, how much are we all leaving on the table? Everyone at our camp last…
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#732 - Listener Q&A - 11-27-23
Solid questions from our listeners today. We get into how to handle this off season with regard to strength, durability, and what is "triathlon specific"…
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Do The Work and Sieze the Moment (Re-Post)
(This is a re-post of cast 633) "Opportunity is often missed because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work" – Thomas Edison Ever fear the regret of not…
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#731 – Gratitude in Training, Racing, and Life
Today is about digging deep inside as an athlete and a human all with the mission of a happy and healthy life. Many times we know the right things to do, but…
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#730 Strip Away The Excuses
Try this . . . strip away the excuses and then figure out why you don't want to take action. Today, we look at being paralyzed in planning and waiting for the…
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#729 – Be Proud Of Your Effort
Today is about living, training, and racing to your fullest. Robbie's grandmother passed last week and he shares some of her secrets to life and living. We get…
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#728.5 - Micro Goals - Running Focus (Re-Post)
RE-POST We are attending to family concerns this week, so we are re-posting a popular series, Micro Goals, from a couple years ago. These are timed perfectly…
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#728 – How To Not Suck At Swimming - Part 13
Today we focus on three key parts of swimming: Balance, Body Position, and Leverage. If things are out of whack, it's a good idea to slow down. Force yourself…
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#727 – How To Not Suck At Swimming - Part 12
Today we look at how to be faster and stronger in the water. Good news, there's a lot of great ideas here to make that happen. Bad news, actions speak louder…
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#726 – Being Resilient and Testing Your Limits
We know training and racing and life can suck at times, but a large part of that is building the skill of resilience. That doesn't mean everything should be a…
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#725 – If It's Broke, Fix It
The off season is where the greatest dreams go to die, so if you really want to fix something or get better, now is your chance. Today, we talk about how a lot…
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#724 – Creating A Winning Culture For . . . Yourself
Even when they're losing, you just get the feeling that certain teams are going to come back and win. It's that winning culture insilled deep in the program…
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#723 – KONA 2023 - What We Learned
Lucy Charles-Barclay goes wire to wire at Kona in a performance for the ages. Today, we look at tons of the little details we saw on Saturday, including…
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#722 – IRONMAN Making Moves, PLUS, KONA 2023 Women's Preview/Predictions
Today, we start with some of the moves Ironman is making from a product perspective and discuss why they seem to be good calls. We look at the pros and whether…
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#721 – Make Your World Small
We can have big dreams, but the way to get there is by taking small, consistent steps. Not too high, not too low. Today is back getting rid of things that suck…
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#720 – Accountability To Yourself
In a world with millions of distractions, it's up to us to figure out what we really want out of life. Training and racing can be a great compass, but we have…
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#719 – Are You Gaining Fitness, or Just Getting Tired?
Being fresh, fit and energized is VERY underrated. Today we look at a common loop triathletes get themselves in when they are not paying heed to the truth of…
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#718 – Listener Q&A - 9-30-23
Topics: Sweat Tests Millions Alex Harrison - Saturday App Dependent on wearables and tests? Thinking and making your own decisions You can't be at your best…
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#717 – Listener Q&A - 9-28-23
Today is a grab bag of awesome topics. We look back after 7 years of podcasts to decide if/what we regret saying. We talk about changing coaching philosophy…
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#716 – Late Season Race (and training) Focus
Today we look at injecting your late season race/training with a little positive mojo. We look at the positives and the tough spots you might face and how to…
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#715 – Working Backwards From Your Goal
The best ability is . . . availability. Today we look at triathlon as a year round sport and why now is a great time to start working backwards from your goal…
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#714 – Stronger and Faster Racing
Today, we talk about late season races and post-race strategy for getting stronger and faster. The tendency is to get right back at it, but it's better to step…
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#713 – Ironman Wisconsin 2023 Recap
What a weekend in Madison! C26 brings home 2nd Place in the Tri Club North American Championship and 3rd in the 70.3. Big shout out to our team and great…
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#712 – What This Sport Means To Us - Revisiting Your Why
It's easy to forget what this sport means to all of us, and sometimes it's good to go back to the origins of our why. Today we talk about the phases everyone…
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#711 – Regret or Resilience?
What will you do when you hit a tough spot in your race? There will be many of them and we all have to negotiate with ourselves on the fly. Don't believe how…
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#710 – A Calm, Relaxed, and Ready Race Week
Today, it's all about how to handle race week. We have over 40 athletes racing at Wisconsin, but this holds for all race week. We talk about what we've learned…
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#709 – Listener Questions - 8-29-23
More awesome questions today, starting with taper discussion and going through back to back threshold sessions. What happens if you have a big setback before a…
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#708 – Listener Q&A - 8-24-23
Good questions from the group today. We start with understanding how this heat affects us and how we can handle it better in workouts. We look at cooling down…
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#707 – Your Competition is . . . You
A lot of athletes are closing in on their big race and for many it turns into freak out stage. But we're here today to remind you to keep checking boxes. Race…
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#706 – How To Love Your Training
There's nothing better than being excited about the day's training. So, how do we keep that feeling alive all year, or at least, more often? Today we start…
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#705 – Marginal Gains
Be the best of who you are, not the worst of who you aren't. Today, we talk about the importance of marginal gains in training, and life. Why do we do this…
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#704 – Your Final Race Block
Whether you feel behind or confident going into your race, this podcast is for you. Today, we look at the most important things you can do in your final…
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#703 – Building Confidence While Re-Charging The Mind And Body
Today we go through what we learned at our Wisconsin Camp this last weekend. We look at things like the "walking the plank effect" and how to build confidence…
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#702 – What Swimming Teaches Us About Bike And Run
We've been watching the World Swim Championships for the last couple days and it has ignited a ton of thoughts on, not only how to get faster in the water, but…
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#701 – Find A Way To Get It Done
What if you made "getting into the pain" your priority? Today we look at finding joy in the struggle and growth process. Most of us seek endurance sports…
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#700 – Don't Forget What Got You Here
You probably know we're not much for fanfare, so today's podcast is more about humility, reflection, and appreciating what we have. We certainly realize we…
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#699 – Hydration And Fueling with Dr. Alex Harrison
Every triathlete should listen to this podcast. We go deep into hydration and fueling and keep the solutions simple. We look at why most triathletes don't take…
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#698 – Let Loose And Keep Training Fun
This is one of the toughest times of the year. A lot of us are in huge blocks and the grind is real. Today we talk about how toe make that process more…
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#697 – Listener Questions - July 4th, 2023
More awesome questions from the listeners. We start by talking about what we think are the best tri-kits and what to think about before getting yours. We look…
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#696 – Listener Questions - 6-27-23
Great questions from our listeners and we start with training for a running race while still maintaining your inner triathlete. We look at how athletes have…
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#695 – How To Not Suck At Cycling - Part 6
Back into the cockpit for another round of how to not suck at cycling. Today we look at how cycling is often overlooked as a technical or athletic discipline…
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#694 – How To Not Suck At Cycling - Part 5
Today is all about saving watts and energy on the course but gaining as much as 10 minutes in your Ironman bike split. This is basically technical ways to…
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#693 – What Makes A Great Race Venue
Coach Robbie spent the weekend at one of our C26 Team Races, Des Moines 70.3, and today we look at the racing experience. We talk about the little things that…
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#692 – Creative Training for Better Results
Sometimes we gotta break the mold. Kids are much more creative than adults. Today, we look at ways to train that will be more enjoyable, and even more…
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#691 – Mid-Season Wake Up Calls
It's not always fun to have a wake up call. Today, we get into the illusion of seeking dreams without putting in the work. Mike did a Sprint over the weekend…
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#690 – Don't Try To Be Someone You're Not
Life is a hell of a lot easier when we're not trying to be someone else. Today, we get into how that relates to training. We tend to get a lot of information…
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#689 – Listener Questions - Better cycling, open water swimming, training with injuries, hills
Some awesome questions from the group today! We start with training on the bike and how to get better. Riding alone vs. a group. How to push yourself when…
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#688 – Reclaim Your Competitive Fire
Today we talk about the importance of igniting our own competitive fires. This is more than competing to win. It's about competing against yourself to be your…
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#687 – Hopes And Dreams Die In The Details
How do you think about race preparation? Today, we look at ways to get the most out of your fitness on race day. We look at the difference between preparing…
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#686 – Negotiating With Yourself (In Training and Racing)
Charles Bukowski said, "What matters most is how well you walk through the fire." And he's right. Today we combine that thought process with how Kobe Bryant…
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#685 – Stop Waiting for Life . . .
Today we talk about how lucky we are that we chose triathlon at certain points of our lives. It's easy to take for granted, but we get into being able to…
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#684 – Why, When, and How to Take A Day Off
Are you worn out from training or your daily life? Today, we contend that you're probably not overtrained, but you're more likely under-recovered. We'll take a…
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#683 – How to Not Suck at Swimming #11
Our favorite series is back! What do you think about when you swim? Turns out, it should be a lot of things . . . but in small doses. Today we get into the…
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#682 – Keep The Integrity of Your Workouts
There is a lot at play when thinking about keeping the integrity of your workouts. Are you going too hard, too easy, or not recovering enough? These are all…
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#681 – Listener Q&A - Weight training, swimming intention, Couch to IM, and more!
How do we REALLY feel about weight lifting? Find out today, and how we think it combines with endurance sports. We also talk seasonal depression and ask if…
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#680 – Attack Your Weaknesses
If you're like most of us you excel at one or two of the three sports in triathlon. But guess what? Attacking your weaknesses can often improve the others as…
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#679 – Decisions and Consequences
Pro Triathlete, Collin Chartier, admits he used EPO and we use that as a launch point for how a lot of us get trapped in the game of chasing no matter the…
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#678 – The Bail Switch
Ever get the feeling you just want to bail on a workout? Well, today we give you permission . . . but, there are some caveats. And bail doesn't mean fail. This…
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#677 – Finding Real Passion In Your Training
*Note ... the first couple minutes have some wonky audio but it's fine after that. Today we look at finding passion, purpose, and calling within triathlon. We…