Latest Triathlontraining Podcast Episodes
Vanlife for the Endurance Athlete
Coaches on Couches - January 28, 2020 16:47 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis episode is less on performance enhancement and more on enhancing the experience of training and racing. We recently purchased a couple of adventure vans build by the good people at VanDOit in Blue Springs, MO. The truth is we did a ton of research before pulling the trigger and spending our...
Pros and Cons - Self Coached vs General Plans vs Hiring A Coach
Coaches on Couches - January 17, 2020 19:50 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIn this episode we chat about the pros and cons of choosing to coach yourself, versus choosing a free or paid training plan, versus hiring a coach. There are a lot of factors that go into choosing which is best for you. Things like budget, spare time, and the learning curve of each will play a b...
How to Become An Early Riser Athlete
Coaches on Couches - December 24, 2019 16:17 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsSome cyclist, runners, and triathletes just are not morning people. Which is odd, because most races start at the butt crack of dawn. But generally speaking, if you don't knock out some training in the early morning, the chances of it happening diminish with every hour that passes. So on this ep...
Holiday Gift Guide for Endurance Athletes
Coaches on Couches - December 18, 2019 15:35 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsBack by popular demand we are dropping our 2019 holiday gifts for the cyclist, runner, or triathlete in your life. Or just something nice for yourself. We all know that's why you'll listen. We break the gifts down by price point starting at the sub $20 mark. Each coach gives their recommendation...
Holiday Survival Guide for Endurance Athletes
Coaches on Couches - December 02, 2019 22:23 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIn this episode we are going to guide you cyclists, runners, and triathletes through the most difficult time of year for consistent training and decent nutrition. Lend us your ears and we'll prepare you for battle. No, we can't help you with your family. Control the controllables people! We're...
Big Winter Cycling Gains By Maximizing Indoor Training
Coaches on Couches - November 20, 2019 16:50 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsToday on the couch we are going to give you our exact recipe for making massive gains on the bike over the winter. This usually means a decent amount of indoor training due to colder weather and less daylight. But that's not an excuse to hibernate! Nobody wants to revive their base fitness every...
The Magic of Layering for Cold Weather Training
Coaches on Couches - November 05, 2019 17:32 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIt's that time of the year. Long sleeves, short sleeves, no sleeves. Shorts, tights, thermals. Thick gloves, or just the liners. If I overdo it I'll be soaking wet. If I under do it I'll freeze, or at best be the person with the bloody nipple kit. Fear not, we're here to walk you through the m...
From Dirt to Ironman with Bobby Weakley
Coaches on Couches - October 29, 2019 14:34 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsFire fighter, soon to be father, master movie quoter. We're going to talk about Bobby' Weakley's transition...ummm...from mountain bike specialist to ironman finisher. And yes, we start off with WHY. Then the HOW. It wasn't an easy road to travel. Ridicule from his co-workers and mountain bike b...
The Cyclist's Guide to Running
Coaches on Couches - October 21, 2019 21:24 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsToday on the couch we are going to chat about how a cyclist can incorporate running into their training regimen without completely demolishing themselves and losing fitness due to injury. The aerobic engine is there, but the durability is not...just yet. So if you are a 2 wheeler that wants to...
Making the Most of Your Off Season
Coaches on Couches - October 08, 2019 19:49 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsSince so many people are closing out their seasons (while others continue to race anything they can find) we are going to talk about the importance of the off season. First we will define what an off season actually is, then we'll chat about what it should be geared toward, and why what you do i...
Dealing with Extreme Heat and Humidity
Coaches on Couches - October 02, 2019 16:38 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsSince summer isn't going out without a fight, we are going to drop our main tips and strategies for dealing with extreme heat and humidity. The topic has been swirling the web it seems, and we think we might know a thing or two about a thing or two on this one since we live and train in the armp...
How To Dominate Hills - A Cycling Guide To Billygoat Status
Coaches on Couches - September 20, 2019 14:26 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsFor those of you who curse, fear, or soil yourself over a bump in the road, we cover our entire guide for improving your climbing ability. A blueprint for hill domination so to speak. The 4 major keys to making these improvements are: 1. Practice 2. Optimizing Technique and Efficiency (thi...
Taper Like a Boss and Manage Taper Insanity
Coaches on Couches - September 17, 2019 01:15 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIt never fails that within a "tapering period" (we are not big fans of the term), a lot of athletes lose their ever lovin' minds! They just can't handle changes in volume, plan poorly, freak out, and make stupid mistakes that affect their race performance. NOT YOU! WHY? Because on this episode...
The Golden Rules of Bike Racing As a Team
Coaches on Couches - September 03, 2019 14:45 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIf you race your bike with a group of other people in the same clothing as you, be it a road race, criterium, or on gravel, there are a set of commandments thou shalt follow 95% of the time to insure you all race as a team. Why? A team is stronger than any one individual 95% of the time. It's tr...
You Had a Bad Day...Let’s Deal With It!
Coaches on Couches - August 23, 2019 23:14 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsGuess what? Stuff happens. As a triathlete, cyclist, or runner, if you swim, bike, and/or run fairly often, you are going to have some bad days here and there. Some that are out of your control and some that you could have prevented. It's inevitable. Happens to the best in the world, and the n...
All Things Leadville 100 With Hart Robinson and David Collins
Coaches on Couches - August 17, 2019 01:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsComing off a couple of stellar Leadville 100 performances, we bring back a previous guest, Hart "He Actually Rode Gears" Robinson, along with his brother from another mother and training partner, David "Hollywood" Collins, to chat quickly about their first major achievement of the year, which wa...
When and What Cycling Equipment to Upgrade and When to Just Buy New - USAT National Championship Course Changes
Coaches on Couches - August 07, 2019 07:03 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis episode is really three fold. First we briefly run through the changes and improvements to the 2019 USA Triathlon National Championship course in Cleveland, OH. Secondly, we run through when and what cycling equipment to upgrade first if you are looking for performance gains (faster split...
Benefits of a Coach to the “Non-Competitive” Athlete
Coaches on Couches - July 27, 2019 23:23 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis week, we discuss the benefits of having a coach to those who don’t consider themselves competitive in their sport. We answer a listener question: “with little hope or desire to become a pro, what are the reasons to train with a coach?” You may not think you’re (fill in the blank) enough to w...
Is There a Downside to Racing Too Much?
Coaches on Couches - July 23, 2019 05:19 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWe all LOVE to race. Some fast. Some long. But for the competitive minded person, racing is the reward! It's why we continue to put in the work week after week. It's why we get up early and train late into the day. It's why we take a pass on some social outings and refrain from...ummmm...lots of ...
Tim Linn - Pro Triathlete - Family First Tri
Coaches on Couches - July 15, 2019 18:46 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis week on the couch we talk to international pro triathlete and all around good guy Timmy Linn @familyfirsttri. We’ll be talking about his journey in #triathlon and how he integrates family and maintains the #familyfirst approach to his training and racing. We discuss life in South Korea, how ...
Gear Talk - Products We Love and Hate
Coaches on Couches - July 03, 2019 03:25 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsCoach D and Coach B-Fun talk about a few products they are presently using or have used based on these criteria: 1. New Products - How it's going so far 2. A product or two we can't live without 3. A product or two we want to smash (these seem to be coming along more frequently) We all love ga...
Jonny Brown - US Pro National Road Race Champion
Coaches on Couches - June 21, 2019 01:45 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsToday we chat with home town hero and reigning US Pro National Road Race Champ Jonny Brown. We cover everything from pros and cons of the pro cycling lifestyle, to how he nabbed the stars and stripes jersey (awesome strategy), to his unwavering support for youth and junior cycling. Make it to the...
Double Peaking and the Mid Season Transition Period
Coaches on Couches - June 17, 2019 21:30 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIn this episode, the coaches chat about the purpose and importance of the double peak method of training and the mid season transition. It's nearly impossible to hold good fitness for an entire season, which for some can be February to November! It's also nearly impossible to stay uber motivated ...
Listener Q&A
Coaches on Couches - June 07, 2019 01:32 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis episode we go Q&A style! We’ve got a few questions we’ve been holding onto from listeners, including some questions sent in live via Facebook. We’re talking anything! Run, bike, tri, speed, grub, philosophy, and anything in the middle. If we don’t know the answer, we will make one up! Just ...
What It Takes To Finish an Ironman Triathlon
Coaches on Couches - May 31, 2019 00:09 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis week, coaches D and B-Fun talk about what it takes to withstand an Ironman triathlon. With all the excitement surrounding the possibility of #IMMEMPHIS, a lot of you may be thinking about doing your first iron distance triathlon. Or maybe it's just been on your bucket list. Or maybe you just...
3 Simple Running Form Tweaks That Make a Big Difference
Coaches on Couches - May 24, 2019 20:25 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWe've been teaching running for well over a decade. Coach Dale's first gig in sport performance was teaching linear acceleration and top speed running mechanics. Running form can be over taught and over complicated, so we are bringing you 3 of the easiest things you can do to improve your runnin...
Training Age and What It Should Say About Your Program
Coaches on Couches - May 17, 2019 15:05 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis episode could be bit of a controversial one. We will be chatting about what your training age (very different than you chronological age) should say about your training as a whole. We’ll define training age, and talk about the different stages in an athletes journey, and how skipping a stage...
Major Lessons Gained From 10 Years of Coaching
Coaches on Couches - May 13, 2019 03:12 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIt's a bit of a special episode for us. May marks the 10 year anniversary of BPC Coaching. It's been a fun and wild ride helping athletes of all ages and ability levels improve in their health, fitness, and the sports they love. But you don't make it 10 years without gaining a bit of wisdom (yeah...
Brian Williams and Sean Hilsdon - Amazing Ultra Marathon Race Directors
Coaches on Couches - May 03, 2019 13:18 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWe're talking to Brian Williams and Sean Hilsdon, race directors of the Walking Tall 50k/25k trail race, about their 6th born (we don't really know how many kids Sean has). These two guys have put massive time and energy into creating what we believe to be the premier ultra marathon in West TN. T...
The Keys to Quick Triathlon Transitions
Coaches on Couches - April 26, 2019 23:16 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsMultisport is an A to B race. The clock doesn't stop in T1 and T2 people. So we are going to release our tips for free speed into the wild. We've done dozens of talks and clinics on this subject so we're refining it down to only the things that can make you faster with just a little knowhow and p...
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