Do you approach your workouts as a class or the test? If it's the latter, it probably stands to reason that training can seem more like pressure than enjoyment. This is an easy way to beat yourself up instead of finding praise. Today, we talk about a lot including how you can re-define the idea of PR'ing your workouts.

Hydrating More As You Age
Working Out The Hamstrings
Double Run Days
Double Bike Days
Navigating Work and Long Workouts
Do What You Want To Do
Heather Wurtel Story - What’s your definition of success?
Taking Things Too Personally
Setting Goals Is One Thing But . . . How Do You Appreciate Them?
How Today Can Be Your Best Workout of the Year
Redefining PR’ing Every Workout
Two Types of Athletes
Are Your Workouts a Class or a Test?
Do You Beat Yourself Up or Praise?

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The Crushing Iron Triathlon Camp always reminds us how important attitude can be in life. When 20 virtual strangers with common goals meet for the first time it can really turn into magic. Today, how positive people, good energy, and the BELIEF in yourself can help you dive into the fear. 

Surrounding Yourself With Positive People
Solving Open Water Swim Panic
Leaving Your Comfort Zone On Your Own
Rising to a Different Level
Re-Defining Your “hard” or “best effort”
The Power of Change
The Body vs. The Mind
How to Not Walk On The Run
Sometimes it’s Best Not To Think
Running Into Your Fears
Why Overworking Could Be Lack of Confidence
Sleep, Nutrition, and Mobility
Stacking Lasting Gains on Top of Each Other
Wave Start at Muncie - Did we practice a rolling start?

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Remember when you were a kid and played all day long without a second thought to how how tired you were? There's nothing worse than staring at a training week and dreading the tough workouts ahead. There's a lot of power in finding fun in training and racing and today we talk about how to find more enjoyment.  

Traffic Report Rant 
The Crushing Iron Closed Group hits 1000 members
Camp Preview
Treating Training Like A Kid
Can Everyone Do An Ironman?
Is Ironman Really That Hard or is it the Commitment?
Motivation and Commitment
Would You Still Train if You Didn’t Have a Watch?
Get In Touch With Your Body, Not The Numbers
Is More Always Better?
What Parents Can Learn From Training
How Coaching Should Work

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If triathlon is supposed to be fun, why does it hurt so often? Today, we discuss how to manage training like you would manage a race and why preparation is the solution to more enjoyable training and racing. There's a lot to think about in this sport but information is there . . . it comes down to remembering and building habits that don't turn you into a sacrificial lamb of training. 

How To Keep Things From Seeming Out of Control
Keeping Balance Within Each Workout
The Psyche of The Run
The Mentality of Walking on The Run
The Gigantic Difference between Hydrating and Fueling
You’re Not Supposed To Be Trashed After Every Workout and Race
Running Slow To Get Fast
The Different Mindset of Triathlon vs. Running an Open Race
How Do You Slow Down The Least?
The HUGE difference between Staying Cool vs. Getting Cool
Managing the Temps and Conditions of the Day
Should You Walk The First Mile of an Ironman?
Building A Foundation vs. Digging Yourself a Hole
The Triathlon Therapist

Think about what it takes to put together a PR . . . solid training, great mindset, optimal weather, perfect nutrition, incredible effort, and impeccable execution. Is that realistic for every race? Today, we get into a great discussion of how "just enough" in all those areas can come together, and while it may not mean a PR, it COULD mean a great performance. And a great performance should always be the goal.  

The Complications of Chasing PRs
Detaching from Devices
Do you put too much weight on your numbers?
How do you FEEL?
How to build real and lasting appreciation
Are you Being Programmed to a pace or heart rate?
Virtual Triathlons
Link to article - Metric Fixation
What Does Race Day REALLY Represent??
What is your best PERFORMANCE?
Execution vs. Fitness
Are You Really Dialing In Nutrition?
Fueling On The Bike To Satisfy Your Run

Imagine coaching 40 athletes that are racing triathlon on the same weekend. Today, Coach Robbie takes us through a play by play of how he tracks athletes and retains his sanity with all the notifications. The highs, the lows, the stresses, the rewards. He also shares his "secrets" as a coach, which usually boil down to building relationships and trust. 

• Coaching the Week of race preparation
• Race outlines
• An Athlete’s Happiness is #1
• Handling different skill levels and ages
• Most stressful part of a race weekend
• Dealing with sickness and stress
• The journey and the obstacles
• Endless Variables to Consider
• Big race, fun race, set up
• Just finish, podium, or win?
• Expectations or Future Resentments? 
• Or, Expectations as Restraints?
• Why Athletes Never Let a Coach Down

The reason WHY we do Triathlon is always a good question to explore. Some people have changed their lives dramatically, while others simply find it fun. We posed the question to our closed Facebook Group and got a ton of good response on how to find and keep your WHY. Plus, Mike and Coach Robbie unveil moments in training that changed everything. 

- David Goggins and Doing Something that Sucks Every Day
- Mike's Turning Point
- Dozens of good reasons to get in and stay in this sport
- Eagleman Course Strategy Breakdown at end of Cast
- Andrew Starykowicz's Camp

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Information on Andrew Starykowicz Camp

What if, instead of thinking of races as A, B, C, etc., you thought of them all with equal importance as it relates to the big picture? Sort of like a final exam with quizzes and midterms. Today we discuss why "little" races matter and how to get your mind right to take advantage of what they offer. 

- Getting Your Mind in The Game
- Training Our Brain To Go Fast or Slow
- Why Tapering Doesn’t Mean Shutting It Down
- Making Sure You Peak at the Right Time
- The Best Way to Use Countdown Clocks
- The Final Exam Analogy
- When and How To Work on Speed
- Missing Links In Training
- Who Slows Down The Least?
- Strength and Flexibility
- Adjusting Your Attitude Race Morning
- Moderate Lifestyle Meets Intensity