Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

We can’t get faster every day. There has to be an unloading process to recover. Today we look at the point of taper, the importance of taking days off, and down weeks. We talk about heat and altitude acclimation, and how training should relieve stress. Sometimes you just don’t have it and there could be a simple reason: because you’re tired. As coaches we often look at a red in training peaks and see a green because it means your body needed it. Pressure equals force and all stress creates pressure. Identify what your body needs. What would you do if you had a choice day tomorrow? Topics: Taper Analogies  Facebook group input Follow C26 Triathlon on Instagram Sometimes You’re Just Tired Life Affects Your Body  Heat Acclimation Altitude Acclimation Water temp and pace  Mike’s teaching water aerobics? Cookie Guilt Job, relationship, life stress matters  Control what you can Triathlon should RELIEVE stress Save the “gritting through it” for race day I just didn’t have it today When Red in Training Peaks is a Gr