12: Chop Wood, Carry Water: End of ITU WTS Season & 70.3 World Champs

The ITU WTS end of season races are reviewed including WTS Edmonton, the Grand Final in Cozumel, including the conditions, the tactics, the Brownlee drama and how the World Champions were decided. The 70.3 World Champs including the dominance by Holly Lawrence, the controversy around motor-pacing, entourages and transparency are discussed along with the Fancy Bears WADA hack and TUE abuse and whether TUEs should be public.

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Notes from Episode 12:

TRS81 Liz Lyles http://therealstarky.libsyn.com/trs81-liz-lyles

https://twitter.com/ganter1010/status/772627542561873920

11: Post Rio Analysis: We're back!

Joel and Paulo are back, reviewing the Olympic Games Triathlon, including the selection process, what went right, and what went wrong, the Mens and Womens Triathlon in Rio, followed by the doping and corruption scandals from WADA, the IOC and Russian team.

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Notes from Episode 11:

A Canadian medallist on why our Olympic strategy betrays the spirit of the Games

NZ excelling at the sport of spin in Rio

Canoe Kayak Canada reeling from internal strife: report

9: Michael Krüger

Joel interviews Michael Krüger, former Danish National Team Coach and coach to international top performers over many years,  discussing why Denmark produces so many strong triathletes, Ironman vs ITU coaching, when pros should race Kona, and National Federations supporting Ironman athletes. Joel and Paulo discussion repetition as a training concept, running power meters, and why many young athletes develop injuries. 

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Notes from Episode 9:

Krüger Coaching Facebook Page

#JFTcrew Behind the Scences Fuerteventura Camp Photos & Tommy Zaferes Triathlete -Photographer

Stryd running power meter

Top 20 Swim Tips: #21 Repetition

8: A Heated Debate on Building a Successful Program

Joel and Paulo debate elements of a successful program, both from the basis of national federations, squad and club environments, and culture and environment. In follow up, we revisit the target of the podcast, squad sustainability, USRPT, a Kiwi going for Rio, Polarised training and Session RPE.

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Notes from Episode 8:

FITTER RADIO: EPISODE 091 HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - GRAEME MAW

Swimmer Michael Andrew, the youngest American ever to turn pro, makes waves w/ his unconventional training methods. 

Wanaka's Braden Currie to start Olympic qualifying campaign at Port of Tauranga

Top Ten Recommendations for Olympic Federations

6: Simon Whitfield

Simon Whitfield talks about his career, the emergence of the Brownlees, what he learned, and the perspective he has gained on the process that led to four Olympic Games and two Medals. Joel and Paulo answer follow up questions on swim myth busting, USRPT, and swim tools.

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Notes from Episode 6:

USRPT Breakthrough or Phantom from the Past  (page 5-7)

Simon Whitfield – The Relentless Pursuit

Simon Whitfield (@simonwhitfield) | Twitter

Simon's Olympic Gold Medal Race

ITU Hall of Fame 2015 - Simon Whitfield (CAN)

4: Dan Lorang: Coach of Jan Frodeno

Joel interviews Dan Lorang, German National Coach and personal coach to current 70.3 and Ironman World Champion Jan Frodeno. Topics include Dan's pathway into elite coaching, key moments in his development, his role with the ITU national team, differences between ITU and Ironman preparation, and how he started to work with Jan, and developed their plan to win Kona in 2015. Paulo and Joel review key points from the interview and discuss the Island House Triathlon in the Bahamas.

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Notes from Episode 4:

Follow Dan on twitter

Dan on Research Gate

Contact Dan via DTU

3: Polarized Training

In this episode of the Real Coaching Podcast Joel Filliol and Paulo Sousa discuss feedback and questions about elite coach pathways, triathlon coaching vs single sport coaching, mentorship for coaches, and what real coaching really means. The main topic was the Polarized Training model, what is it and isn't, strengths and weaknesses, and take aways for athletes and coaches. 

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Notes from Episode 3:

From Polarized to Optimised Video

Follow Stephen Seiler

Quantifying training intensity distribution in elite endurance athletes: is there evidence for an "optimal" distribution?

Impact of training intensity distribution on performance in endurance athletes.

What is best practice for training intensity and duration distribution in endurance athletes?

Six weeks of a polarized training-intensity distribution leads to greater physiological and performance adaptations than a threshold model in trained cyclists.

Intervals, Thresholds, and Long Slow Distance:  the Role of Intensity and Duration in Endurance Training

2: High Performance

In this episode of the Real Coaching Podcast Joel Filliol and Paulo Sousa discuss feedback and questions submitted over twitter about ITU racing, domestiques, 'Dirty Harry', and how an independent squad works. The main topic was 'what is High Performance' including, culture, philosophy, people, and what makes it all work together.  

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Notes from Episode 2:

Harry Whiltshire video

High Performance article on FreelapUSA

Paulo Sousa's philosophy blog post from 2008