The Perfect Balance Between Hard & Easy Training

Get Fast Podcast - Triathlon, Ironman & Cycling Coaching Advice

Are you guilty of training too hard or too easy, or have you been able to find the right balance…

Is there a perfect balance? If so where is it?

We’ve heard of 80/20, polarised training, pyramidal training, just 2 hard sessions a week, 3 hard sessions a week, more…

We’re going to talk about all the factors that contribute to getting this balance right.

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00:00 - Introduction

00:40 - Gratitude

06:27 - What’s Caught Our Attention - Cameron Wurf

11:10 - The Dominance Of Jakob Ingebrigtsen

16:54 - The Right Training Balance

17:35 - Factors That Affect Training Balance

17:36 - #1 How Much Available Time Do You Have To Train?

22:20 - Factoring in Your Total Amount of Stress

25:25 - #2 The Effect Of Age in Your Training

27:38 - #3 How Many Sports Are You Training For?

37:05 - #4 The History of an Athlete -Fitness Bank

42:55 - #5 Where Do You Sit In Zone 2?

51:51 - #6 How Hard Do You Go In Hard Sessions?

56:15 - Tapering Properly Before The Event

1:01:15 - Importance of Overload

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