#19 - Guy Crawford Pt2 - Ironman Coaching, What you want Vs What you need
Summary
The conversation covers topics such as tapering, building a foundation, balancing fun and performance, managing expectations, setting time goals, dealing with setbacks, building consistency, learning from mistakes, the importance of time, training with a purpose, and the simplicity of training. In this part of the conversation, Matt and Guy discuss setting realistic goals, the Ironman block, building a team, and training for Ironman Cairns. They also touch on the importance of volume and intensity in bike training. In this conversation, Guy Crawford provides insights into optimizing training volume for swimming, running, and cycling in preparation for an Ironman competition. He emphasizes the importance of balancing training time and recovery to avoid injury and achieve peak performance. Crawford suggests that a weekly training structure with incremental gains and periodic drops in volume can be effective. By hitting certain volume benchmarks, such as 20K swimming, 80K running, and 500K cycling, athletes can be in a good position to excel in an Ironman event.
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