Every year, the Zwift Tri Academy provides training and support to some of the most promising, talented amateur triathletes in the world.  On the podcast this week, we hear from five of this year's athletes as they give us insight into how they've become so successful -- and what all amateur triathletes can take away from their experience to use in their own training!

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Ironman Training Tips from the Best Busy Amateurs in the World

Taren is back from hiatus, and the podcast has a new name!  Taren's MōTTIV Method Podcast. On today's episode, Taren outlines his endurance sports (including triathlon) philosophy, sites studies that back up the new direction, and explains what makes up the four main tenets of the MōTTIV Method.   STUDIES: Maximal strength training improves running economy in distance runners https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18460997 Concurrent endurance and explosive type strength training improves neuromuscular and anaerobic characteristics in young distance runners https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17373596 Strength Training for Middle- and Long-Distance Performance: A Meta-Analysis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28459360 The Goldlocks Zone https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6139866/ Training for Longevity: The Reverse J-Curve for Exercise https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32848273/ Potential Long-Term Health Problems Associated with Ultra-Endurance Running: A Narrative Review https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-021-01561-3#Tab1 Is There an Exercise-Intensity Threshold Capable of Avoiding the Leaky Gut? https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.627289/full Impact of training volume and experience on amateur Ironman triathlon performance https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031938421000366 Comparison of Athletes’ Proneness to Depressive Symptoms in Individual and Team Sports: Research on Psychological Mediators in Junior Elite Athletes https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4911498/ The keys to happiness: Associations between personal values regarding core life domains and happiness in South Korea https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6326475/ GOOD GENES ARE NICE BUT JOY IS BETTER https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/

Introducing the new MōTTIV Method

It's not clickbait -- Triathlon Taren and his Trainiacs are no more.  His company name and direction is changing, and Taren is dropping the nicknames in order to embrace the future with the MōTTIV training app.  On the podcast this week, Taren's wife No Triathlon Kim (NTK) joins Taren as they begin their cross country move, and they talk about why these changes are happening and what it means for his followers.

No More "Triathlon Taren" or "Trainiacs" (I'M SINCERELY SORRY)

Bob Seebohar is an exercise physiologist and a registered dietician specializing in sports nutrition, as well as an endurance athlete.  In other words: he knows what he's talking about when it comes to fuel for endurance athletes. On this week's podcast, we talk about the best nutrition strategies for top endurance performance!

Superior Endurance Nutrition with Sports Dietitian Bob Seebohar

Taylor Knibb has been quietly tearing up short course triathlon racing for years, but she has had a big spotlight shining on her lately as she won silver in the Tokyo Olympic relay event, and then beat IRONMAN World Champion Daniela Ryf in their Collins Cup match-up last month.  On the podcast this week we find out all about this rising star in triathlon!

Everything You Wanted To Know About Taylor Knibb

You probably know Dede Griesbauer by her voice, if you've ever tuned into an IRONMAN Live race broadcast. A professional triathlete (multi-time Ironman champion and top-10 Kona finisher), she provides expert commentary on the IM broadcasts. In 2020, she added a new discipline to her repertoire: she raced Ultraman Florida, winning the women's title and setting a race record of 22:48:31. On the podcast today, we dive deep into Ultraman with Dede!

How to Race an ULTRA-Triathlon with World Champion Dede Griesbauer

Dr. Rafaella Sinisgalli is a researcher and a triathlete herself. She has studied the impact of training volume on triathlon performance, and the research definitively shows: more is not better!  We hear from Dr. Sinisgalli on the podcast this week about her findings. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031938421000366  

Training More DOES NOT Improve Your Triathlon Performance

The inaugural Collins Cup takes place on August 28, 2021 in Samorin, Slovakia. 36 of the world’s best long-course triathletes will take part in a team competition to see who dominates the sport, in a USA vs. Europe vs. Internationals format. On the podcast, the CEO of the Professional Triathletes Organization (PTO), Sam Renouf, explains how the competition will work and what to expect in this made-for-TV event.

Your Inside Guide To The PTO Collins Cup with CEO Sam Renouf

You do all your training, but is there a way to predict how you'll perform on race day?  On the podcast this week, we talk to researcher Dr. Paulo Puccinelli about his research into triathlon performance in amateur athletes, and some incredible findings showing what makes the biggest difference and what's a waste of time.  Puccinelli is a sports medicine physician with a PhD in exercise physiology.

The Best Predictors of Triathlon Performance with Paulo Puccinelli

Greg McMillian is a pioneer in the world of run pacing. On the podcast today, he gives us tips to understand run pacing to get the best training results, and how to stay injury free while running!

How to Nail Your Run Pacing with the Run Pacing Guru Greg McMillan

There are very few runners who haven't struggled through an injury at some point or other.  On the podcast today, we talk with Physiotherapist and running injury expert Brodie Sharpe, about the 5 steps you can take to stay injury free as a runner.  

5 Steps to Injury Free Running with Brodie Sharpe

Erin Power is a Holistic Nutritionist and Health Coach who specializes in helping regular people achieve an "effortless relationship with food". On the podcast, we talk about Erin's three simple keys to feeling satiated all day long and making sure you have enough fuel to allow you to take on whatever exercise (and life tasks) you choose!

Three Simple Steps to Never Feeling Hungry with Erin Power

Triathlon Taren Gesell has been battling depression for the past eighteen months and he recently worked with Daya Prem Singh from Ritual and Remedy to do a guided psilocybin ceremony.

Psychedelics for Mental Health 101 with Daya Prem Singh

Professional triathlete Sam Long joins us on the podcast days after his win at Ironman Coeur D'Alene.  We chat about how he's gone from bursting onto the scene a couple of years ago, to top tier triathlete in just a couple of years -- and what steps he specifically took to get faster!

YO YO YO! Pro Triathlete Sam Long's Keys To Triathlon Success

Although we know swim, bike, and run training are obviously critical for triathlon success, the one super important element that is often overlooked is strength training. On the podcast today, we talk to certified trainer Craig Slobodian (also the kettlebell trainer on our MōTTIV endurance training app) about how athletes can use strength to get faster in triathlon, and why strength training is so critical for every endurance athlete.

How Strength Training Can Make You Faster with Trainer Craig Slobodian

The Triathlon Taren Podcast with Taren and NTK (No Triathlon Kim), features pro triathletes, heavy hitters in the triathlon world, age group triathletes from around the world, and coverage of races and triathlon events. Every Sunday night on the Triathlon Taren Podcast you'll hear fun, engaging and informative tri-related interviews from the triathlon world led by Taren and NTK.

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