Triathlon Swimming with TOWER 26 was created by Triathlon's go-to swim expert coach, Gerry Rodrigues, and USAT Certified Coach/Professional Triathlete, Jim Lubinski. These podcasts will help triathletes get the most return out of their swim preparation by covering all the essential topics and ingredients that are necessary to make triathletes better and safer swimmers. Through Gerry's countless years of coaching thousands of triathletes and Jim's racing/training/coaching experience, the two ...
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Triathlon Swimming with TOWER 26 was created by Triathlon's go-to swim expert Coach, Gerry Rodrigues, and USAT Certified Coach/Professional Triathlete, Jim Lubinski. These podcasts will help triathletes get the most return out of their swim preparation by covering all the essential topics and ingredients that are necessary to make triathletes better and safer swimmers. Through Gerry's countless years of coaching thousands of triathletes and Jim's racing/training/coaching experience, the two ...
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Jim and Gerry welcome Legendary Triathlete and Founder of CAF Bob Babbitt and Zuma Beach Triathlon Race Director Michael Epstein to the show. A walk down the triathlon memory lane with talk of the roots of triathlon. After Bob and Michael log off, Jim and Gerry get into a swim video analysis. To register for the Zuma Beach Triathlon click here: htt…
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Jim and Gerry welcome Legendary Triathlete and Founder of CAF Bob Babbitt and Zuma Beach Triathlon Race Director Michael Epstein to the show. A walk down the triathlon memory lane with talk of the roots of triathlon. After Bob and Michael log off, Jim and Gerry get into a swim video analysis. To register for the Zuma Beach Triathlon click here: htt…
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Episode #127: Weak Swimmers Can Still Swim FAST, DO THIS!
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1:17:33Jim and Gerry discuss ways an athlete can optimize performance to get the most out of the effort. The two touch on Peter Attia's podcast as well as the Zuma Beach Triathlon. A ton of great info. Thank you to Precision Fuel and Hydration for supporting the show. PF and H is the GO TO hydration and nutrition fueling product for enduance sport. For 15…
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Episode #127: Weak Swimmers Can Still Swim FAST, DO THIS!
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Episode #126: Pros Do this, You SHOULDN'T!
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1:12:57Jim and Gerry talk about the foundation phase of trianing and how to apply it at this time of the year. The two also talk about the Coeur Sports Charity Ride for TOWER 26 Athletes happening this Saturday at 6am Pacific Time Sign up to Ride Here. Watch the Youtube video of this podcast here Thank you to Precision Fuel and Hydration for supporting th…
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Episode #126: Pros Do this, You SHOULDN'T!
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1:12:57Jim and Gerry talk about the foundation phase of trianing and how to apply it at this time of the year. The two also talk about the Coeur Sports Charity Ride for TOWER 26 Athletes happening this Saturday at 6am Pacific Time Sign up to Ride Here. Watch the Youtube video of this podcast here Thank you to Precision Fuel and Hydration for supporting th…
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Episode #125: You're PULLING All Wrong
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1:00:10Donate to the TOWER 26 Athletes who lost so much here Gerry and Jim sit down to chat about how TOWER 26 Athletes have been impacted by the recent fires in Southern California. Adding to the content of the show the two then dive into propulsion and how to properly execute the propulsive phase of the swim stroke. Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscri…
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Episode #125: You're PULLING All Wrong
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1:00:10Donate to the TOWER 26 Athletes who lost so much here Gerry and Jim sit down to chat about how TOWER 26 Athletes have been impacted by the recent fires in Southern California. Adding to the content of the show the two then dive into propulsion and how to properly execute the propulsive phase of the swim stroke. Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscri…
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Episode #124: Alignment, Improve Your Breathing Mechanics
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1:06:25Gerry and Jim dive deeper into how to keep everything in a nice tight channel when you breathe. Be sure to check out the youtube video here for the examples used in the episode. For the workout of the episode go here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Tr…
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Episode #124: Alignment, Improve Your Breathing Mechanics
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1:06:25Gerry and Jim dive deeper into how to keep everything in a nice tight channel when you breathe. Be sure to check out the youtube video here for the examples used in the episode. For the workout of the episode go here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Tr…
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Episode #123: Alignment in Swimming and Swim Video Scoring
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55:03Gerry and Jim talk about the importance of alignment in swimming while breaking down listeners swim videos. Submit your swim video to [email protected]. For the workout of the episode go here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program …
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Episode #123: Alignment in Swimming and Swim Video Scoring
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55:03Gerry and Jim talk about the importance of alignment in swimming while breaking down listeners swim videos. Submit your swim video to [email protected]. For the workout of the episode go here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program …
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Episode #122: Tautness Talk with LIVE Q and A
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1:05:16Gerry and Jim cover a ton of great educaional info on this episode incuding tautness, Kona, FORM Goggles, wetsuits, technical phase workout specifics, etc. Enjoy! You can also view this episode on YouTube here. For the workout of the episode go here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.to…
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Episode #122: Tautness Talk with LIVE Q and A
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1:05:16Gerry and Jim cover a ton of great educaional info on this episode incuding tautness, Kona, FORM Goggles, wetsuits, technical phase workout specifics, etc. Enjoy! You can also view this episode on YouTube here. For the workout of the episode go here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.to…
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Episode #121: Technical Phase Ramp Up, Kona Talk, and Much More
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1:02:40Gerry and Jim cover a good amout of endurance sport related topics on this, not to be missed, episode. For the workout of the episode go here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling Training Program For Swim …
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Episode #121: Technical Phase Ramp Up, Kona Talk, and Much More
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1:02:40Gerry and Jim cover a good amout of endurance sport related topics on this, not to be missed, episode. For the workout of the episode go here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling Training Program For Swim …
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Episode #120: When to Call it a Season and What's Next???
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53:23Gerry and Jim discuss the season long progression and when that progression should blend into the next phase of training. Also discussed is masters swimming versus triathlon swimming, Cam Wurf and Kona, and MUCH MORE! Enjoy! For the workout of the episode go here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to w…
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Episode #120: When to Call it a Season and What's Next???
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53:23Gerry and Jim discuss the season long progression and when that progression should blend into the next phase of training. Also discussed is masters swimming versus triathlon swimming, Cam Wurf and Kona, and MUCH MORE! Enjoy! For the workout of the episode go here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to w…
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Episode #119: Pacing, Pacing, Pacing
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1:03:28Gerry and Jim go deep into why pacing is important and why Strava is NOT important. So many good take-a-ways throughout this episode. For the workout of the episode go here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cyc…
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Episode #119: Pacing, Pacing, Pacing
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1:03:28Gerry and Jim go deep into why pacing is important and why Strava is NOT important. So many good take-a-ways throughout this episode. For the workout of the episode go here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cyc…
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Episode #118: Take Aways From the Paris Olympic Games
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56:07Gerry and Jim dive into several events that took place duning the Paris Olympics covering learnings and tying those learnings to how our listeners can perform better by watching the best compete. Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Prog…
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Episode #118: Take Aways From the Paris Olympic Games
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Episode #117: Mark Goddard of Team Zoot, How to Achieve Open Water Swim Success
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1:09:23On this special episode, Gerry and Jim sit in with Mark Goddard, Head of Sales and Marketing for Zoot, on the Team Zoot Weekly Call to discuss the Worldwide success of Team Zoot. The three go on to discuss open water triathlon swimming and how to gain the most benefit from your training. An extremely informative discussion. The Workout of the Episo…
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Episode #117: Mark Goddard of Team Zoot, How to Achieve Open Water Swim Success
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Gerry and Jim talk about intergrating race feel/tacticts/tools into your pool sessions and how to do this. Plenty examples are given of actual TOWER 26 Workouts. Enjoy! Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling…
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Gerry and Jim talk about intergrating race feel/tacticts/tools into your pool sessions and how to do this. Plenty examples are given of actual TOWER 26 Workouts. Enjoy! Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling…
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Episode #115: Open Water Skills and How to Implement Them into Your Training and Racing
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52:01Gerry and Jim go over the crucial skills that MUST be practiced prior to race day in order for you to be performance prepared for your swim. They talk about how to implement these skills into your practice so you can pull them out on race day without missing a beat. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscrib…
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Episode #115: Open Water Skills and How to Implement Them into Your Training and Racing
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52:01Gerry and Jim go over the crucial skills that MUST be practiced prior to race day in order for you to be performance prepared for your swim. They talk about how to implement these skills into your practice so you can pull them out on race day without missing a beat. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscrib…
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Episode #114: Dr. Stacy Sims Interviewed by TOWER 26 Coaches Danielle, Cindy, and Susy
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53:32Tower 26 Triathlon Coaches Cindy, Susy, and Danielle takeover this episode of the podcast to interview Dr. Stacy Sims and discuss a variety of topics focused on female endurance athlete performance. They chat about the importance of open conversations, listening to your body, nutritional considerations especially for female athletes, and much more!…
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Episode #114: Dr. Stacy Sims Interviewed by TOWER 26 Coaches Danielle, Cindy, and Susy
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53:32Tower 26 Triathlon Coaches Cindy, Susy, and Danielle takeover this episode of the podcast to interview Dr. Stacy Sims and discuss a variety of topics focused on female endurance athlete performance. They chat about the importance of open conversations, listening to your body, nutritional considerations especially for female athletes, and much more!…
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Episode #113: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
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1:01:05Gerry and Jim touch on a few hot topics including race protocol pertaining to the swim, social media. race directors, volunteers, and other hot topics circulating througout the endurance sport community. Always informative. Enjoy! The Workout of the Episode can be found here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription …
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Episode #113: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
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Episode #112: Scott Dickens of FORM Goggles with some BIG NEWS!!
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1:09:35Jim and Gerry welcome back Scott Dickens of FORM Goggles to the show. Scott shares some new, triathlete friendly, updates FORM has made to the goggles. An informative and educatrional epsiode. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to…
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Episode #112: Scott Dickens of FORM Goggles with some BIG NEWS!!
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1:09:35Jim and Gerry welcome back Scott Dickens of FORM Goggles to the show. Scott shares some new, triathlete friendly, updates FORM has made to the goggles. An informative and educatrional epsiode. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to…
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Episode #111: Andy Blow of Precision Hydration and Open Water Marathon Swimmer Andy Donaldson
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1:12:39Gerry and Jim welcome Andy Blow CEO of Precision Hydration to the show along with 3x World Record Holding Open Water Swimmer Andy Donaldson. So many topics covered from endurance sport nutrition to open water swim training. Go to www.precisionhydration.com to find products. Use this link for the TOWER 26 Podcast discount applied at checkout. The Wo…
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Episode #111: Andy Blow of Precision Hydration and Open Water Marathon Swimmer Andy Donaldson
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1:12:39Gerry and Jim welcome Andy Blow CEO of Precision Hydration to the show along with 3x World Record Holding Open Water Swimmer Andy Donaldson. So many topics covered from endurance sport nutrition to open water swim training. Go to www.precisionhydration.com to find products. Use this link for the TOWER 26 Podcast discount applied at checkout. The Wo…
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Episode #110: Potpourri of Endurance Sport Topics
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57:59Gerry and Jim cover planning a season, ACC DQs, the NEW Ironman CEO, Zuma Tri versus Super Tri, Race Ranger, and MORE! The Workout of the Episode can be found here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling Trai…
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Episode #110: Potpourri of Endurance Sport Topics
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57:59Gerry and Jim cover planning a season, ACC DQs, the NEW Ironman CEO, Zuma Tri versus Super Tri, Race Ranger, and MORE! The Workout of the Episode can be found here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling Trai…
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Episode #109: Exercise Physiologist Dr. Genadijus Sokolovas
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1:06:23Dr. Genadijus Sokolovas joins the crew. He is an exercise physiologist who currently serves as the High Performance Director for USA Pentathlon and as the Senior Physiologist for Global Sport Technology and previously worked with USA Swimming as their Head of Sports Science and Physiology for over a decade. The Workout of the Episode can be found h…
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Episode #109: Exercise Physiologist Dr. Genadijus Sokolovas
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1:06:23Dr. Genadijus Sokolovas joins the crew. He is an exercise physiologist who currently serves as the High Performance Director for USA Pentathlon and as the Senior Physiologist for Global Sport Technology and previously worked with USA Swimming as their Head of Sports Science and Physiology for over a decade. The Workout of the Episode can be found h…
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Episode #108: Lionel Sanders on His Ups and Downs in Training/Racing
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1:29:48Lionel Sanders is back on the show to talk about rejoining TOWER 26 and his journey in retooling his training methods. A VERY informative and entertaining epsiode. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon …
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Episode #108: Lionel Sanders on His Ups and Downs in Training/Racing
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1:29:48Lionel Sanders is back on the show to talk about rejoining TOWER 26 and his journey in retooling his training methods. A VERY informative and entertaining epsiode. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon …
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Episode #107: HOT TOPIC Endurance Sport Potpourri
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55:02Jim and Gerry dive into a potpourri of topic including racing DQs, accountability, marathon world records, Diana Niad, race pacing, Lionel, etc. A ton of great info. Enjoy! The Workout of the Episode can be found here Swim video analysis is executed, and the listener questions are answered. Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Sw…
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Episode #107: HOT TOPIC Endurance Sport Potpourri
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Episode #106: How to Avoid the MidSeason Burn Out
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51:15Gerry and Jim discuss an all too common issue endurance atheltes have this time of year...the mid season burn out. They cover some way to avoid this issue. In addition, the two introduce the show's newest seegment, Gerry's Hot Take. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Swim video analysis is executed, and the listener questions are answered…
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Episode #106: How to Avoid the MidSeason Burn Out
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51:15Gerry and Jim discuss an all too common issue endurance atheltes have this time of year...the mid season burn out. They cover some way to avoid this issue. In addition, the two introduce the show's newest seegment, Gerry's Hot Take. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Swim video analysis is executed, and the listener questions are answered…
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Episode #105: Run Coaching Guru Bobby McGee
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1:06:22Jim, Gerry, and Emily welcome Endurance Sport Coach and Triathlon Running Guru Bobby McGee to the show. Bobby shares some amazing tips anyone from a beginning runner to a professional triathlete can learn from. An extremely informative episode. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Swim video analysis is executed, and the listener questions …
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Episode #105: Run Coaching Guru Bobby McGee
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1:06:22Jim, Gerry, and Emily welcome Endurance Sport Coach and Triathlon Running Guru Bobby McGee to the show. Bobby shares some amazing tips anyone from a beginning runner to a professional triathlete can learn from. An extremely informative episode. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Swim video analysis is executed, and the listener questions …
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Episode #104: Open Eater Swim Guru Steve Munatones and the Art of Kaatsu
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1:07:03Open water swim Legend Steve Munatones joins the crew to talk open water swimmng and the performance/recovery enhancements provided by Kaatsu. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Swim video analysis is executed, and the listener questions are answered. Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www…
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Episode #104: Open Eater Swim Guru Steve Munatones and the Art of Kaatsu
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1:07:03Open water swim Legend Steve Munatones joins the crew to talk open water swimmng and the performance/recovery enhancements provided by Kaatsu. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Swim video analysis is executed, and the listener questions are answered. Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www…
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