Hang Tough and Find Your Own Motivation

This is our 600th podcast, but there’s no fanfare… we just keep showing up. We started doing only Monday and Thursday, but sometimes that didn’t always work out for us and staying too regimented could made us lose steam. Be flexible, recover, do what’s right for the long-term growth. Today we dive into mid-season training and how tough it can be to stay motivated when you might not be seeing a ton of progress in the heat. We look at ways to find the little wins that keep you going toward the big goals. We talk about subtle clues, and training relative to how you feel. Also talk about ways to reframe your days off and maximize recovery days. We do this to be healthy and happy, so learn to appreciate how triathlon is helping you on a day to day level. 

Topics:

• Heat, humidity, dew point
• I feel great . . . I feel like sh*t 
• Resiliency and how it matters 
• Tolerating hard environments
• Increases: Temps, humidity, stress 
• Frustrations triathletes feel right now
• Future Tripping - make it work for you.
• Subtle clues that you’re getting better and stronger
• Seasonal EPO
• Summer volume = Fall Gains
• Relative Training
• Ebb and flows of the summer 
• Reframing your days off
• Maximizing recovery days
• What do you do to recover?
• Optimistic thoughts and finding nuggets to keep you going
• Hanging tough and aim low 
• Exhausted?
• Little positive thoughts that build up
• Detach yourself from swim, bike, run 
• Win your personal lottery - Finding that lost $20
• Spice things up
• Breaking rigidity 
• Get on a kayak or hike
• Don’t get to a point where you resent this sport
• No such thing as perfection 

Mike Tarrolly - [e-mail]

Robbie Bruce - [e-mail]

www.c26triathlon.com