Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

Steve DelMonte is a full-time Race Director. He has incredible passion for the sport, but he's more concerned about athletes enjoying their lives. We get into a lot of things with Steve, including: p…

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We posted this question in our closed Crushing Iron Facebook group and it got a ton of comments: C…

We have both done Ironman Wisconsin and are wondering why they would drop the Mass Start? We debate all the possibilities and can't really rationalize why. If anyone knows the Race Director at Wiscon…

Questions about your cycling stroke and how to improve it? Curious about the best way to prepare, attack, and recover from 90 degree runs? Want to know how to analyze your swim stroke? Want to keep y…

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In our 66th podcast we talk about Escape From Alcatraz, more specifically the cancelled swim an…

Ironman 70.3 Muncie is one of our favorite races because of how well it's put on. The race itself is out in the middle of nowhere, but what they lack in crowd support and accessibility they make up i…

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Power meters are great if you know how to read the numbers and today we give you an in-depth look at how to train with power. If …

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Everyone has a bad race. If you haven't, you're probably very new to the sport, haven't gone hard enough or put yourself on an un…

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It often takes a loss to put things in perspective and today Coach Robbie and Mike organically flowed into a discussion about how…

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Coach Robbie always says, "Hills are good for the flats and hills, flats are only good for flats." Hills don't build up mileage, …

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More and more triathletes are riding with power, but just because they have a meter doesn't mean they're getting the most out of …

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Brad Stulberg co-wrote "Peak Performance" with Steve Magness, and Coach Robbie and Mike both give it 100% endorsements. We would …

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An early season race can be a great way to catapult your season, but the week after you cross the line is critical. What should y…

The Crushing Iron War between Mike and CC is in the books. Find out who won, how it went down and what was learned from this early season 70.3. The race was under huge threat of thunderstorms and pos…

On a recent podcast we addressed "One-and-Done" Bucket List Ironman racers and how it impacts the sport. That was followed by an interesting discussion on our closed Facebook Group regarding "respect…

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Race season is here and the Crushing Iron podcast dives into the PRESSURES that can surface race week, pre-race, and inside the r…

Most of us are in triathlon because we love it, but the sport is far from perfect. In a bold attempt to save the sport from itself, Mike and Coach Robbie analyze the current state of triathlon and of…

Round two of questions for Coach Robbie and it's a good one! Below are several of the questions, but there's a lot more. Coaching relationships, when do gains stop and the taper begin? How to beat ra…

Today we talk about real strategies you can use to get mentally tougher. In the spirit of complete transparency, we used the bullet points from this article from Triathlete.com to outline our discus…

A negative split or the action of negative splitting is a racing strategy that involves completing the second half of a race faster than the first half. It is defined by the intentional setting of a …