The 99% (A triathlon podcast)

Mental Aspects of Training -- Jesse Vondracek

Mental Aspects of Training Episode 12

Are you getting ready to start your season of training and starting to dial in the physical training? Awesome! Have you thought about being mentally prepared for your big training sessions? For your big race? You should start the mental prep NOW!

Here is a resource from https://www.marilynchychotacoaching.com/

it outlines a guide to mental training:

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a3d4583a8b2b0e6a9eb86d3/t/5ced4e7c8165f501770bf563/1559056006526/MCC-Mental-Skills.pdf

Jesse Vondracek, Marylin Chycota , Elliot Bassett 

Training Periodization

How do you periodize your training? As you move through the season how do you structure the work that you are doing? Traditional periodization? Do you flip it on its head? Do you need to periodize?

Fitness Testing

Do you do any testing in your training program? Should you?

Season Planning

In this episode we discuss the importance of planning a season. Learn from Jesse's mistakes and have a plan! 2020 taught us how to adjust a plan, but it is important to start with one! He talk through the idea behind prioritizing races throughout a season and recovery time between races for individuals. 

Nutrition

We discuss some nutrition basics on and day to day and pre post workout fueling. We lay out our personal favorites... spoiler alert lots of peanut butter!! Basically just some fun friendly go to's and our thoughts as we tighten things up after the holidays!

Pacing a Year

Marilyn, Elliot and Jesse discuss the concept of pacing yourself throughout a season in order to fit, fresh and ready at the appropriate time. They discuss accomplishing this through nutrition, balancing training stress and life stress as well as mental buy in. Enjoy!!

Training through the holidays!

Are you having a hard time figuring out how to get your workouts in during the holidays? Are you time crunched for a few weeks for anything and need help navigating training? In this episode we discuss our take on getting the most out of your time this holiday season.

Getting the most out of your coach

Marilyn, Elliot and Jesse discuss the best ways to utilize having a coach at your disposal. You can boil this one down to one word! It is a relationship that can be extremely beneficial if you take the right steps. 

Top Triathlete purchases for the holidays!

In this Episode Elliot, Marilyn and Jesse discuss a dozen  "must haves" for triathletes. We discuss why or why not we value them. Here are how we ordered them:

Jesse

1.Coach

2. Bike fit

3. Power meter

4. Aero Helmet

5. GPS watch

6. Trainer

7. Wetsuit

8. Aero wheels

9. Massage/PT/self care

10. Fast shoes

11. HR monitor

12. Gym equipment

 

Marilyn 

1.Coach

2. Bike fit

3. Wetsuit

4. Power meter

5. HR monitor

6. GPS watch

7. Race wheels

8. Massage/chiro/pt

9. Aero Helmet

10. Fast shoes

11. Trainer

12. Gym equipment

 

Elliot

1.Bike fit

2. Race wheels. 

3. Coach

4. Wetsuit

5. Fast shoes

6. Aero helmet

7. Gym equipment

8. GPS watch

9. HR monitor

10. Power meter

11. Massage/Chiro/PT

12. Trainer 

 

Should triathletes lift in the offseason?

A little ramble on if and who should lift during the off season and the rest of the year.