ポッドキャスト Ironman

Do you think you’re getting the most out of yourself as an athlete? Do you think you’re performing as well as you could? Do you think you could be getting more out of yourself? In this episode we’re going to go through the top 10 ways to improve yourself as an athlete, and show you how you can get closer to your athletic potential. When discussing …

If you’ve been listening to our podcasts, you may have finally decided to purchase a power meter. Or, you’ve got a power meter already.... But how do you know if you’re using it correctly? Are you getting the most out of your power meter? Do you understand everything you need to do to make sure you’re getting accurate data? In this episode we’re go…

So, you’ve decided to do another Ironman, what do you need to do between now and then to best prepare yourself? It’s common that once the dust settles after your race, once the pain subsides, as triathletes we can’t help ourselves but think “I want to do it again”. How would you like to hear the exact breakdown of what you should be doing to rest u…

Podiatrist Matt Fieldsend joined us on the podcast today to chat everything about foot and ankle mechanics and how it impacts your performance! Of course, the foot and ankle do not act in isolation, so we dive into the how the feet impact the rest of the body. With the amount of foot injuries in Triathlon, this was a great episode to dive into comm…

We know that training adaptation doesn’t actually occur in the training session, but instead in your recovery from a session. That’s why you couldn’t just do a hard session every day and expect to improve. Your body needs time to recover and adapt in order to get the training benefits. BUT, so much emphasis is placed on the training sessions themse…

In today’s episode the notorious Dr Mitch Anderson returns to the podcast to apply his expansive knowledge of the human body to your position on the bike! A topic he is not only knowledgeable on due to his medical background (respiratory physio, doctor and surgeon), but he has also lived the experience of finding the best position on the bike in or…

In today’s episode we are exploring the best training sessions on the bike to make you a well rounded rider. Last week we spoke about what we believe to be the best value running session, and today we’re going to really go into detail about what sessions could help you become a better cyclist. Obviously there’s not one stand alone session that’s go…

A special announcement about our free facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our community. Gerard and Jordan are both active in the group and inside we are sharing our best resources and streaming free li…

The nutrition doc is back! And it was another killer conversation. Dr Harry Weisinger, the My Performance Doctor, joined us again on the podcast to take another deep dive into everything endurance athletes need to know about nutrition and fuelling. If you haven't listened to our other 3 episodes with Dr Harry, they’re worth going back and listening…

Of course we need to discuss THE event of the olympics games which is the track and field. And we’ve got Ex-Olympic Athlete from the 1996 Atlanta Games, 2 x Australian 5000m Champion and 1 x 10000m Champion, Julian Paynter. It cannot be understated just how special the Olympics are. And in this episode we dissect the highest of highs to the lowest …

On today’s episode we are joined by swim expert Brenton Ford. We discuss the best results from the Olympics and what triathletes can learn from Olympic swimmers. But more importantly, what are some things that Olympic swimmers do that triathletes should NOT do? Plus we ask Brenton some of the most asked questions from triathletes about how to impro…

The Olympics brings with it a chance to see athletes at the top of their chosen sport, compete in a once in a 4 year event and show us how good they can be. We get to learn so much, the success stories, the failures, triumphs and tribulations, training schedules, family support, it’s the entire story behind each athlete that makes the Olympics so s…

To start today’s episode we’d like to say thank you to all our new and old listeners, the podcast is growing and we’d love it if you left us a 5 star review, a positive comment and shared it with others in the cycling/triathlon community! Looking back over every episode we’ve done, we’ve learnt some absolutely brilliant lessons from our podcast gue…

We can learn so much from the pros. But not just from their triumphs, we learn just as much, if not more from their mistakes. It’s great to see that they are human and yes, they too make mistakes. So in this episode we discuss our top 7 takeaways from an action packed Tour de France. Keys to the episode: Breaking the Ironman world record The greate…

What’s the fastest way to improve your FTP? How do I increase it over 12 weeks? What would be the best program? What sessions should I do? When should I do them? These are some of the most common questions we get around FTP improvement. So in this episode we explore the most effective ways to build your FTP over a 12 week block. Keys to the episode…

Today’s special guest is a little bit closer to home, a member of both the Donnelly and TriVelo family, Shauna Donnelly. In 2019 Shauna had a year from hell. At just 30 years old, she was faced with the news that no one ever wants to hear. What followed was a remarkable journey of resilience and perseverance, pain and trauma, but most importantly s…

We are LOVING all the action and drama Le Tour is bringing this year. We sit down to discuss the epic moments that have made up episodes 6 to 9. We hope you enjoy our review and analysis as Gerard puts his coaching hat on assessing the performance of certain riders throughout the race so far. If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTE…

We're so excited that Le Tour is back that we're doing spontaneous Tour de France episodes over the next few weeks to talk about everything to do with the world's greatest bike race. We're 5 stages in already and there has been too much drama to be able to cover in one episode! Today we talk about everything that's happened so far, including the am…

Today on the podcast are very excited to bring you an unbelievably insightful guest Dave McNiell is a professional runner from Melbourne, Australia He is a dual olympian, competing in the 10 000 metres at both the London 2012 and Rio 2016 olympics, with a best place of 16th in the 10000 final at rio with a blistering time of 27:51 He holds a bliste…

Here at TriVelo we talk a LOT about “power” numbers and data... But many beginner/intermediate athletes say to us they’re still a bit confused by it all. It’s okay to be confused by this, because it’s a confusing subject. But we’re here to change all this. So... Have you ever wondered...How do I actually get MY DATA? And how do I even use these num…

The Ironman. Truly one of the toughest challenges you will ever undertake, should you choose to take that leap and fill out that entry form. And despite the insane difficulty in swimming 3.9kms, then riding the toughest 180 kms you may ever undergo, getting off that bike after 5-7 hours, exhausted, and only then beginning your marathon... thousands…

In today’s episode we got to speak to Expert Movement Specialist, Injury Prevention Coach and Osteopath Dr Jordan Moncrieff, who is a great friend of TriVelo and someone that we put ultimate trust in with our own bodies as our movement coach. As a young, highly talented footballer, chronic injury limited Jordan's capacity to train and compete at th…

The big race has finally come, you want to perform at your best, and you want every little advantage that’s going to help you feel good and stay strong. Because when you're halfway into the race, and everything is starting to really hurt, every minor detail can help or hinder your performance. In today’s episode, we’re discussing 11 hacks to stay s…

In today's episode, we are talking about getting the BEST out of your bike. And to help us we have a very special guest, a very good friend of TriVelo, Mr. David Ross. “Rossy” is not only a bit of a bike expert, but he’s also one of TriVelo's most successful athletes, a 2 x National Master Time Trial Champion, so he knows a thing or two about going…

Should you train the run leg and bike leg differently? What sort of sessions are best suited for running, and what sessions are better on the bike? We see a lot of athletes doing what we call “over/under” sessions all the time on the bike, and not doing any sustained threshold riding. We also see a lot of athletes do a lot of threshold running, but…

In today’s episode, we’re going to look at 5 out of the box ways you can become a better athlete. What’s something you could do that others aren’t doing to gain a competitive advantage? What’s something that will give you a good bang for your buck? Key points of the episode: The secret ingredient to progress is p….. How can you spend time on your s…

Lots to discuss on the podcast today, we’re looking at overtraining and the paradox of training hard, illness or injury management, strava and social media pressure in the scene and some more stories to tell. Here are the key takeaway points of the episode: Why Gerard loves his job so much Why Strava can be poisonous for athletes Being able to acce…

Making mistakes is key to learning, you cannot expect to grow without making a few mistakes, and as we always say on the podcast, you learn more from your failures than your successes. However, there are some beginner mistakes that you don’t need to make! And we want to help you avoid them. These aren’t just beginner mistakes, you might find you’re…

With the triathlon season coming to an end, it’s now time to think about how you should train in your offseason. What should you focus on? How can you make the most of it? How do you make sure you can be at your best when racing starts back up? Most people like to take a bit of a break, a bit of a mental reset and freshener, however too many athlet…

Every race brings with it a bunch of great learnings and lessons, whether you performed well or not, there’s always something to learn. After Geelong 70.3 last week, we’ve decided to break down 7 crucial lessons we learnt from the race. Key points from the episode: The importance of loving the process The value of placebos vs the detriment of super…

After much uncertainty and a change of date, the Geelong 70.3 finally went ahead. Because we were so excited that a race didn’t get cancelled, today we’re getting in a race mindset and talking about how to prepare for your upcoming race. Whether it’s your first race or it’s your 10th, there are things you need to know or be reminded of in order to …

We all have those days where the thought of training seems daunting. You’re tired, flat, unmotivated and getting a training session done seems a distant dream. In today’s episode we’re going to talk about how to train when you just don’t feel like it, some tactics to help and a little known motivational secret that most people are missing. But befo…

Stef started in triathlon as an age group triathlete, and like most civilians who dare step across the start line of a swim, bike, run event, she too was instantly addicted. A chance meeting with an editor of one of the triathlon magazines resulted in an offer to add her expertise as a personal trainer/coach to the pages of the publication During h…

This week we got to sit down with one of Australia’s greatest runners, Steve Moneghetti. He is a 4x Olympian with a best place of 5th, a gold, silver and 2x bronze medalist at the commonwealth games, a best place of 3rd at the marathon world championships, a marathon PB of 2:08:16 and his iconic City2Surf course record still stands 29 years later! …

Every week Gerard has many conversations with his athletes, and in these conversations are gold nuggets of information you could apply to your training. The art of coaching is how to apply training and racing knowledge and information to real world problems and examples. So this week on the podcast, we are looking at some of the best recent questio…

Dave McKenzie is a former pro cyclist, a coach, a cycling commentator on SBS, he runs cycling tours across europe and is a true aussie legend in the sport of cycling. We sat down with the man who is usually the one asking the questions to get an insight into his career as a pro, his career behind the scenes with SBS and his insight into the cycling…

Once again we had Dr Harrison Weisinger join us on the podcast to talk all things nutrition and performance! This is one of our favourite topics and this episode did not disappoint. Key points of the episode: How to stop being a slave to your appetite What to eat pre, during and post session Should you do an endurance session fasted? The controvers…

“Throw everything I’ve taught you out the window”, this was the advice Gerard gave his athletes at last week's Time Trial. Why? We discuss his reasoning in this week's episode. Because after a very successful Time Trialing campaign at the Road Masters nationals, we want to dissect the art of Time Trialing, and why we believe it is our specialty her…

A man with a Vo2 Max on par with the likes of the world’s best cyclists, and touted as Australia’s next Cadel Evans, why did Will Walker retire from the sport so early? With an incredible start to his professional cycling career, and results as a 18-23 year old that looked like he was going to become one of the world’s best cyclists, Will Walker ab…

Today we’re talking about running workouts, and which workouts are going to improve your speed. But also, how important is speed really in a triathlon? How much speed work can you actually afford as a triathlete? How much should you be doing? There are some key differences for triathletes that you need to be aware of when thinking about speed. Key …

Today we’re talking about bike training techniques that will make you ride faster. The key things you need to be doing in training to help you go faster out on the road. It’s safe to say we are data obsessed here at TriVelo, we love power and FTP. HOWEVER, the reason we love it is so we can use it to go FASTER on our bike. So today we’re going to b…

Cameron was at rock bottom. He was drinking his life away and at a very low point. Then one day he decided to enter a 160km mountain bike race… From that day on he used cycling to turn his life around. Here’s the story of how he lost over 30kg’s, how cycling saved him and how he improved every area of his life because of it, including his business.…

Welcome back to a brand New Year. At the end of last year we spoke about the biggest lessons we learnt, if you haven’t listened to that podcast go back and listen. Today, we’re discussing our rules for 2021, how we want our athletes to be approaching 2021 and what you can do to make it a more successful year. Inside the 6 rules, we talk about: Why …

Every year at Christmas time, we take an episode to reflect on everything we’ve learned this year, the good, the bad and the ugly. It’s always one of our favourite episodes to record because it forces us to think back and reflect on everything that’s happened, and we get so much value from these lessons. And we hope you do too. TriVelo’s 12 Biggest…

In today’s episode we’re talking about the upcoming holiday season, known as the ‘silly season’ for some, and how to best approach it to get the most out of your training. For some athletes, they’ll come out the other side of Christmas and New Year ahead, with a flying start into 2021. For others, they will come out further behind. What we covered:…

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When swimmers and triathletes want to get faster in the water it’s not often a matter of training harder. Fitness can only take a person so far in swimming. The most effective way to increase speed and endurance is by improving your technique. Brenton Ford, former National Swimmer and elite Swimming Coach, Winner of Australian National Masters Swim…

On today's episode we got to speak to Australia's current number 1 ranked Triathlete Natalie Van Coevorden. Natalie comes from a swimming background, has competed now at seven world championships for Australia from junior to elite. She trains and competes both domestically and internationally, mostly on the WTS (World Triathlon Series) circuit wher…

On last weeks podcast we discussed 3 workouts you absolutely must include in your training week. In this episode, we’re looking at 3 common training sessions that most athletes are doing, which you absolutely should NOT be doing. In other words, 3 workouts you should be avoiding like the plague. We discuss them in detail in this episode. And as alw…

There are a wide range of sessions you could do, but in this episode we ask the question, what are the must do’s? What are the training sessions you cannot miss? From a coaching perspective, all training sessions are created equal, and in an ideal world we don't miss any sessions. But if we had to pick, which ones are really the most valuable sessi…