More naps, coffee with friends, hikes with your dog, days off? What’s it gonna take? December has always been a tricky month, and this year, maybe more than ever. Today, we talk about a list of things Coach Robbie sent to our athletes about how to best “attack” December. The biggest things is to keep the train rolling, be strong, recover, and connect. A new season is looming and what you do this month can put you in a great position to train like you want to train for next year’s races.

Topics:

• Keeping the Momentum
• Thank YOU for the support
• Empowering each other
• Truly understanding how you FEEL
• The skill of flexibility
• Feeling good but not smashed
• Why coach Robbie is “pumped”
• What sounds fun to you
• Take More Naps (at the right time)
• Athletes who NEVER race
• Learning from addictive personalities
• Willpower or Burnout?
• The most important skill an athlete can have
• Making decisions with confidence
• Coaches shouldn’t be your ultimate decision maker
• Who has your back?
• Ramp ups, down weeks, and DOWN PERIODS
• If you’re hungry, eat
• Is it being lazy or genuinely tired?
• The rebellion of “skipping workouts”
• Are you obligated to the race or yourself?
• Putting yourself in the best position possible
• The best athletes in the world race by feel
• The full tank of gas analogy
• It’s okay to stop when you’re ahead
• The “slow cook” workouts
• Giving your heart exactly what it craves
• Seasonal depression
• Required days off in December
• What a “day off” means
• Round off your personality
• Rediscover your true desires outside of triathlon
• Staying on the track while looking around
• Living and breathing triathlon
• Build your community connection

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• Registration is now open for the C26 Club Training Program. Take the worry and stress out of your 2021 season. For more information, please visit www.C26Triathlon.com/the-c26-club
• Looking for a swim analysis, personalized zones for training, and an awesome experience? Check out our New C26 Hub Training Center in Chattanooga. 
• C26 Gear is now available (for a limited time) at www.c26triathlon.com/c26-store  A great way to support the podcast! 
• Looking for an awesome coach? Former Professional triathlete, Jessica Jacobs is now coaching for C26 Triathlon. Check out her bio and contact information at our Coaching Page on C26Triathlon.com 

  Big Shout out to podcast listener and Wordpress designer Bobby Hughes for helping get the new c26triathlon.com off the ground. If you like what you see and may need a website, check out Bobby’s work at https://hughesdesign.co/

  You can also slide by www.crushingiron.com which is now the official blog page for the podcast. Community and coaching information are at www.c26triathlon.com 

  Our 2020 C26 Camps are sold out (other than swim camp) Find out more on our Camps Page.

  If you'd like to support the Crushing Iron Podcast, hit up our Pledge Page and help us keep this podcast on the rails. Thanks in advance!

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Do you feel like you’re on the roller coaster at times? Going with the same plan that doesn’t quite hit the spot? Today we talk about training plans, recovery, re-charging, and figuring out how to hit your best potential as an athlete and person. Adjusting workouts, days off, diet, sleep, etc. You know you can do it, but doing it the right way FOR YOU is one of the biggest challenges in triathlon.

Topics: 

• Re-charging the body and mind
• The “do whatever you want” mode
• Managing mental and physical toll
• Hyper-structured Type A
• Recovering from RACE BUILD, not just the race
• The long term effects of Ironman
• The mental tug of war for days off
• Being empowered to make good choices
• Coaching is not a dictatorship
• The Links in the Chain
• Workouts are there for you to mold
• Showing yourself grace as an athlete
• Everything we do is done in pencil
• Pushing the emotional needle too far
• The Final Exam
• Having hunger vs anxiety
• Seasonal depression
• Setting yourself up for success
• If you want to go far, go together

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• Registration is now open for the C26 Club Training Program. Take the worry and stress out of your 2021 season. For more information, please visit www.C26Triathlon.com/the-c26-club
• Looking for a swim analysis, personalized zones for training, and an awesome experience? Check out our New C26 Hub Training Center in Chattanooga. 
• C26 Gear is now available (for a limited time) at www.c26triathlon.com/c26-store  A great way to support the podcast! 
• Looking for an awesome coach? Former Professional triathlete, Jessica Jacobs is now coaching for C26 Triathlon. Check out her bio and contact information at our Coaching Page on C26Triathlon.com 

  Big Shout out to podcast listener and Wordpress designer Bobby Hughes for helping get the new c26triathlon.com off the ground. If you like what you see and may need a website, check out Bobby’s work at https://hughesdesign.co/

  You can also slide by www.crushingiron.com which is now the official blog page for the podcast. Community and coaching information are at www.c26triathlon.com 

  Our 2020 C26 Camps are sold out (other than swim camp) Find out more on our Camps Page.

  If you'd like to support the Crushing Iron Podcast, hit up our Pledge Page and help us keep this podcast on the rails. Thanks in advance!

  Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach? Check out our Crushing Iron Coaching Philosophy Video

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Are you moving the right direction? This is the toughest time of a really tough year for all of us. Today, we talk about how "The Standard is The Standard" and no matter what we all have to figure out what's really important and stay on that course. Coach Robbie shows us his reaction to having Texas 70.3 cancelled and explains how he changed his mindset and made it a positive. Sometimes life gives us what we really need and it's up to us to get our minds right. 

Topics:

• Coach Robbie talks about Texas 70.3 cancelled
• Don't Forget Your Original Goals
• When the atmosphere is ripped away?
• Why did you really get into the sport?
• Life gives you what you really need
• can you dig to race depth without a race?
• The mentality shift of a race cancel
• Waking up with “leg pop”
• Turning mind into gratitude mindsets
• Fueling in a mental way
• Finding that discomfort level on bike
• Reconciling the “buts” and “what ifs”
• Racing alone demons
• Finding that negative split
• Are you “waiting” because you don’t have it or it will be painful?
• Embracing the suck
• Only a 5K to go……….
• Changing the length of your taper?
• Mentality of not shaking out the day before
• Learning from this race to apply in the next
• Being happy with what you did on the course
• The Standard is the Standard
• Are you going the right direction?
• Discipline to turn off the noise
• Stay Steady . . . Stay The Course

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• Registration is now open for the C26 Club Training Program. Take the worry and stress out of your 2021 season. For more information, please visit www.C26Triathlon.com/the-c26-club
• Looking for a swim analysis, personalized zones for training, and an awesome experience? Check out our New C26 Hub Training Center in Chattanooga. 
• C26 Gear is now available (for a limited time) at www.c26triathlon.com/c26-store  A great way to support the podcast! 
• Looking for an awesome coach? Former Professional triathlete, Jessica Jacobs is now coaching for C26 Triathlon. Check out her bio and contact information at our Coaching Page on C26Triathlon.com 

  Big Shout out to podcast listener and Wordpress designer Bobby Hughes for helping get the new c26triathlon.com off the ground. If you like what you see and may need a website, check out Bobby’s work at https://hughesdesign.co/

  You can also slide by www.crushingiron.com which is now the official blog page for the podcast. Community and coaching information are at www.c26triathlon.com 

  Our 2020 C26 Camps are sold out (other than swim camp) Find out more on our Camps Page.

  If you'd like to support the Crushing Iron Podcast, hit up our Pledge Page and help us keep this podcast on the rails. Thanks in advance!

  Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach? Check out our Crushing Iron Coaching Philosophy Video

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We recorded the day before Coach Robbie was leaving for Texas 70.3, but he found out the race was canceled during his drive. The podcast is about his race prep, taper, and strategy. the guys talk about the importance race week sharpening and the ability to control your gears during the race. And, mostly, it's about being able to control your racing gears. We make thousands of decisions while racing and we give you the best way to make sure your'e making the right one.

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• Registration is now open for the C26 Club Training Program. Take the worry and stress out of your 2021 season. For more information, please visit www.C26Triathlon.com/the-c26-club
• Looking for a swim analysis, personalized zones for training, and an awesome experience? Check out our New C26 Hub Training Center in Chattanooga. 
• C26 Gear is now available (for a limited time) at www.c26triathlon.com/c26-store  A great way to support the podcast! 
• Looking for an awesome coach? Former Professional triathlete, Jessica Jacobs is now coaching for C26 Triathlon. Check out her bio and contact information at our Coaching Page on C26Triathlon.com 

  Big Shout out to podcast listener and Wordpress designer Bobby Hughes for helping get the new c26triathlon.com off the ground. If you like what you see and may need a website, check out Bobby’s work at https://hughesdesign.co/

  You can also slide by www.crushingiron.com which is now the official blog page for the podcast. Community and coaching information are at www.c26triathlon.com 

  Our 2020 C26 Camps are sold out (other than swim camp) Find out more on our Camps Page.

  If you'd like to support the Crushing Iron Podcast, hit up our Pledge Page and help us keep this podcast on the rails. Thanks in advance!

  Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach? Check out our Crushing Iron Coaching Philosophy Video

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  For information on the C26 Coach’s Eye custom swim analysis, coaching, or training camps email: C26Coach@gmail.com

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This year is all about controlling what we can to race and train at our best. With Ironman Arizona yanked away, we look at the emotion racing stirs and how to focus on what matters. We talk about the best ways to approach training and races. We compare cancelled races to post-Ironman blues and look at how to keep our minds in the game. We explain why yellow can be better than green in Training Peaks, the trouble with perfectionism, listening to your body, and why facing fear is the best way to grow. And Coach Robbie preps for Texas 70.3

Topics:

• The Ironman Arizona Gut Shot
• Just keep going . . . 
• The mental and physical rigidity of structure
• Unpredictable days and 30 minute runs
• Wear out the opponent by taking body shots well
• Racing and the outlet of freeing yourself 
• Training and stabilizing emotions
• When it feels insurmountable 
• Evening out the pain with pressure
• Cancelled Race vs. Ironman Depression. What’s worse?
• When “graduation day” is stripped away
• What we learned from Chris Nikic 
• We need the excitement 
• Balancing the highs and lows
• Life as a monk 
• People want “the feeling” of the race
• Digital “production” doesn’t fill our voids
• The pain of the fall after high expectations
• Coach Robbie’s Excitement/Nerves for Texas 70.3
• What truly CHANGES who we are 
• “The Obstacle Is The Way” - Ryan Holiday 
• Taking on new challenges for growth
• Facing fear is harder when we’re passive
• Channeling Gratitude during a race
• A great way to start the SWIM in a race
• Being in the moment with your Race
• Understanding 100% of 70-80% 
• The trouble with perfectionism personality
• Hayden calls out coach Robbie for missing a workout
• Leaving happiness and success on the table
• When Yellow is Better than Green in Training Peaks
• Understanding and LISTENING to your body

Today we look at Ironman changes/new racing rules and why they could make you slower if not in the right mindset. The swim set up, transitions, spectators, and maybe most importantly — a pretty big change to run aid stations. We’ll look at several ways to make sure you are on top of your mental and physical game in the new Ironman environment. We also get into why cycling in cold is harder and why it’s important to be flexible with your nutrition. 

Topics:

• The exaggerations of triathletes 
• How long did you “really” ride today? :)
• The guys didn’t sleep much last night
• Endurance sports and growing as people
• What we learned from recent Ironman races
• Lots of races coming up 
• You can never compare a race to a race
• Some athletes like some race changes
• Pre-Race meetings now on YouTube
• Why your times are apt to be a little slower
• Transition changes and set ups 
• How much should you carry with you on bike and run?
• A major change in run aid stations
• Dressing right for the bike
• Better to be safe than sorry
• Why it’s so hard to bike in the cold
• Swim start differences at Ironman
• How to line up for the swim
• Why your swim preparation and nutrition will be different
• Wetsuit and Heart Rate increase
• Swim anxiety
• How we’re spoiled by the volunteers
• Raising your core temp when it’s cold
• Excess peeing on the bike 
• Why we’re so cold when we finish a race
• Outside assistance and spectators 
• Another argument for mass starts
• Stacking the odds against swim anxiety
• How taking your time early pays off later
• Now, it’s better to take more than you’ll need
• ANOTHER reason to hold back on the bike??
• Working 2 or 3 aid stations ahead
• Don’t let nutrition get behind
• Remember to “top off”
• Finding your GRATITUDE no matter what
• Don’t set yourself up for a bad experience
• Look at this year’s racing as a “free play”

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• Registration is now open for the C26 Club Training Program. Take the worry and stress out of your 2021 season. For more information, please visit www.C26Triathlon.com/the-c26-club
• Looking for a swim analysis, personalized zones for training, and an awesome experience? Check out our New C26 Hub Training Center in Chattanooga. 
• C26 Gear is now available (for a limited time) at www.c26triathlon.com/c26-store  A great way to support the podcast! 
• Looking for an awesome coach? Former Professional triathlete, Jessica Jacobs is now coaching for C26 Triathlon. Check out her bio and contact information at our Coaching Page on C26Triathlon.com 

  Big Shout out to podcast listener and Wordpress designer Bobby Hughes for helping get the new c26triathlon.com off the ground. If you like what you see and may need a website, check out Bobby’s work at https://hughesdesign.co/

  You can also slide by www.crushingiron.com which is now the official blog page for the podcast. Community and coaching information are at www.c26triathlon.com 

  Our 2020 C26 Camps are sold out (other than swim camp) Find out more on our Camps Page.

  If you'd like to support the Crushing Iron Podcast, hit up our Pledge Page and help us keep this podcast on the rails. Thanks in advance!

  Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach? Check out our Crushing Iron Coaching Philosophy Video

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The rewards comes from effort. It may not be visible but it always shows up. Today, looking at what effort means, both in training and the race. We talk about race demons and how to not let them take over. Also, we break down the mindset of racing Ironman and how to turn a rough start into a great race. Ironman Florida is also covered in this podcast. 

Topics

• Our Run Camp Lessons
• Can You Be a Kid Again
• Everyone seems so serious . . . 
• Intimidation of new environments
• The Confidence Equation
• The most important thing in life and sport
• The person who works the hardest gets the rewards
• Getting faster when you’re close to your peak
• Pushing yourself past plateaus 
• Committing to what it takes
• It’s always easier in the beginning
• Initial Gains are Huge, but then . . . 
• When Return on investment isn’t what you want
• Ironman Florida - Our Athlete’s success
• The Emotions of Ironman
• How you can finish worse but have a better race
• It’s not always about the PR
• How Do You know You had a good race?
• Expectations that are irrelevant 
• In Race Demons
• Can you run through the suck?
• Goal: The Best You Can Get Out of Yourself, Today
• Were you happy or disappointed with the effort?
• The Pride that comes from Pushing
• Racing smart to delay the pain
• In training: When Enough is Enough
• Feeling good? Maybe pull back
• How long is your wick for the day??
• When do you light it?
• Walking the first mile of Ironman??
• Ironman Florida Race summary of one of our athletes
• The trouble with using POWER in a race

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• Registration is now open for the C26 Club Training Program. Take the worry and stress out of your 2021 season. For more information, please visit www.C26Triathlon.com/the-c26-club
• Looking for a swim analysis, personalized zones for training, and an awesome experience? Check out our New C26 Hub Training Center in Chattanooga. 
• C26 Gear is now available (for a limited time) at www.c26triathlon.com/c26-store  A great way to support the podcast! 
• Looking for an awesome coach? Former Professional triathlete, Jessica Jacobs is now coaching for C26 Triathlon. Check out her bio and contact information at our Coaching Page on C26Triathlon.com 

  Big Shout out to podcast listener and Wordpress designer Bobby Hughes for helping get the new c26triathlon.com off the ground. If you like what you see and may need a website, check out Bobby’s work at https://hughesdesign.co/

  You can also slide by www.crushingiron.com which is now the official blog page for the podcast. Community and coaching information are at www.c26triathlon.com 

  Our 2020 C26 Camps are sold out (other than swim camp) Find out more on our Camps Page.

  If you'd like to support the Crushing Iron Podcast, hit up our Pledge Page and help us keep this podcast on the rails. Thanks in advance!

  Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach? Check out our Crushing Iron Coaching Philosophy Video

  Please subscribe and rate Crushing Iron on YouTube and iTunes.

  For information on the C26 Coach’s Eye custom swim analysis, coaching, or training camps email: C26Coach@gmail.com

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Today we talk about the benefits of running trails, the trouble with speed work, and why Ironman is not about going fast, but "who slows down the least." We dive into understanding zones, intervals, and solving the complex combination of swim, bike, run that is triathlon. When in doubt, treat yourself with kindness. 

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• Registration is now open for the C26 Club Training Program. Take the worry and stress out of your 2021 season. For more information, please visit www.C26Triathlon.com/the-c26-club
• Looking for a swim analysis, personalized zones for training, and an awesome experience? Check out our New C26 Hub Training Center in Chattanooga. 
• C26 Gear is now available (for a limited time) at www.c26triathlon.com/c26-store  A great way to support the podcast! 
• Looking for an awesome coach? Former Professional triathlete, Jessica Jacobs is now coaching for C26 Triathlon. Check out her bio and contact information at our Coaching Page on C26Triathlon.com 

  Big Shout out to podcast listener and Wordpress designer Bobby Hughes for helping get the new c26triathlon.com off the ground. If you like what you see and may need a website, check out Bobby’s work at https://hughesdesign.co/

  You can also slide by www.crushingiron.com which is now the official blog page for the podcast. Community and coaching information are at www.c26triathlon.com 

  Our 2020 C26 Camps are sold out (other than swim camp) Find out more on our Camps Page.

  If you'd like to support the Crushing Iron Podcast, hit up our Pledge Page and help us keep this podcast on the rails. Thanks in advance!

  Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach? Check out our Crushing Iron Coaching Philosophy Video

  Please subscribe and rate Crushing Iron on YouTube and iTunes.

  For information on the C26 Coach’s Eye custom swim analysis, coaching, or training camps email: C26Coach@gmail.com

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  Robbie Bruce - c26coach@gmail.com

“It was too windy.” “Too hot or too cold.” “Too many people in my lane.” What do you do when facing inconvenience? Today we talk about how to turn training obstacles into racing lessons. We also look at subconscious thoughts and how they can affect our moods. We talk about race goal setting and how it can be good and bad. And finally, give some last minute thoughts on how to race Ironman Florida. 

Topics:

• Congrats to everyone about to Race. You’ve already been rewarded.
• How people have been finding their way and growth
• Building on expectations
• Being letdown in our hope
• Races as Graduation Days
• How feelings change throughout a race
• Embracing opportunity of a crappy day
• Remembering the feeling of rough days
• Building your mental tool box for race day
• Owning your space
• How do your respond to being “off” 
• Robbies attempt at 100 windy miles in a cold Lab
• Shifting your perspective to work through things
• It’s for me not for you
• When your friend jabs you with a little inspiration
• Can you be satisfied with a letdown?
• When we’re in a bad place “for no reason” 
• Letting go can be the hardest part
• When our minds need to catch up with our bodies  
• Taking responsibility for your life is healthy
• Don’t get too full of yourself
• Robbie waxes poetic (for him)
• The biggest thing isn’t the result, it’s the release
• There’s always something to pick apart, but look for the positives.
• Why it’s harder to ride in the cold
• We’re all about Happy & Healthy, but think about FAST a lot too
• How good can we get??
• The problem with forecasting your future and races
• Obsessed with the result
• Giving yourself time to figure out “who you are” on race day . . . or training days for that matter.
• Should coaches give you a run pace target in Ironman?
• Re-evaluating and adjusting in the middle of a race 
• Why you should FEEL things before you feel them in a race 
• Ironman Florida Strategies 

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• Registration is now open for the C26 Club Training Program. Take the worry and stress out of your 2021 season. For more information, please visit www.C26Triathlon.com/the-c26-club
• Looking for a swim analysis, personalized zones for training, and an awesome experience? Check out our New C26 Hub Training Center in Chattanooga. 
• C26 Gear is now available (for a limited time) at www.c26triathlon.com/c26-store  A great way to support the podcast! 
• Looking for an awesome coach? Former Professional triathlete, Jessica Jacobs is now coaching for C26 Triathlon. Check out her bio and contact information at our Coaching Page on C26Triathlon.com 

  Big Shout out to podcast listener and Wordpress designer Bobby Hughes for helping get the new c26triathlon.com off the ground. If you like what you see and may need a website, check out Bobby’s work at https://hughesdesign.co/

  You can also slide by www.crushingiron.com which is now the official blog page for the podcast. Community and coaching information are at www.c26triathlon.com 

  Our 2020 C26 Camps are sold out (other than swim camp) Find out more on our Camps Page.

  If you'd like to support the Crushing Iron Podcast, hit up our Pledge Page and help us keep this podcast on the rails. Thanks in advance!

  Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach? Check out our Crushing Iron Coaching Philosophy Video

  Please subscribe and rate Crushing Iron on YouTube and iTunes.

  For information on the C26 Coach’s Eye custom swim analysis, coaching, or training camps email: C26Coach@gmail.com

  Facebook: CrushingIron
  YouTube: Crushing Iron
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  Instagram: C26_Triathlon

  www.c26triathlon.com

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  Robbie Bruce - c26coach@gmail.com