I Asked Top Ironman Triathletes How They Train

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Chapter:
00:00 Intro
00:44 What Ironman did you qualify from?
00:58 What was your qualifying time?
01:11 How many years have you done triathlon?
01:50 Visiting Ironman Village
02:46 What was your weekly training volume?
03:22 What is your intensity distribution?
03:56 Do you take full recovery days?
04:28 Visiting HOKA Hub
05:34 Do you do strength training?
06:31 Do you stretch?
07:52 Visiting Kona swim course
08:08 Do you have a coach?
09:06 Do you use training apps?
09:43 Visiting Kona transition area
10:26 Do you follow a diet?
11:43 Do you count macros?
12:07 Visiting Kona bike course
12:27 What is your VO2MAX, LT, FTP..?
13:02 What are your PRs?
13:55 Visiting Kona run course
14:41 What was you biggest training mistake?
15:56 Some takeaways

[@patrciaclemons8183]

Remember guys. People who "have no rest days" have built their bodies up for decades, often having very active childhoods. One cannot simply jump into training for 7 days straight without suffering severe consequences

[@njsfer]

That's a great piece of advice. I'd add that despite that they know what they are doing and they know their bodies very well, at that takes time.

[@obscurelyvague]

Patrcia Clemons Patrcia Clemons I don't know if any research has been done on it but probably a lot of these top athletes end up with injuries and their bodies giving out.

[@mchase4]

This comment needs more up votes. Key piece. I made this mistake. Overtrained. Got hurt. Missed half a year of training

[@trask9100]

On top of this, as someone who knows multiple serious triathletes, they often are injured anyways, even after years of building up to 7 day training weeks. Being a good triathlete requires good injury management, because they get injured a lot.

[@bighands69]

People can function without rest days it really depends on how they function the rest of the week. It was uncommon to have people years ago cycling and walking every day.

[@marxcanlas2845]

Thank you HOKA for supporting a very very VERY good content creator. 💯

[@raphaelnocete6909]

W

[@hurricane7800]

YES

[@chippysmart1]

And a stupid one in the same time for dropping the mic - he doesn't care. If you listen closely the sound is very loud and distorted. Good job to the very very berry good content creator.

[@jswizzal_]

I'm a Clifton 8 man myself. Ideal for road running in my opinion.

[@alexhs3795]

It’s all about perspective. First of all, great questions & content. A lot of people can’t fathom someone training 2 ~ 3 hours a day making Crazy statements like: they have no social life, no kids, don’t spend time with family, they don’t work and more. Meanwhile you spend 5 hours a day watching Netflix, KZbin & social media. It all comes down to how you manage your time.

[@veganpotterthevegan]

A lot of people train over 3hrs a day and watch 5hrs of Netflix every day😂

[@villumstride7502]

Indeed

[@amandastephen4318]

I came for the race Left with time management skills

[@katiefaber5835]

I LOVE THAT YOU WENT TO KONA!! Thanks HOKA!!

[@TheUnlazyWay]

I LOVE IT TOOOOO!! thanks HOKA :) !

[@PrOxAnto.]

Fantastic questions, loved the variety of people too. Commitment is key ... and a coach :D

[@gameln1]

Seeing that "just" 15hours a week for 4-5 Years can bring you all the way to the pinacle of human endurance sport is actually realy inspiring. I am not a triathlet, but do kayaking (Surfski) and running. in both the races I m currently preparing for are about 1.5-2 hours long and I train for 7-10h per week. Done 14hours for like 1-2 years before, so going for even longer races seems way within possibilities now, thank you

[@subqcole3150]

The balance between interview and commentary was perfect 👍🏻

[@chrisparker1796]

This was really interesting. So many videos concentrate on the elite athletes and tech, so it was great to hear from others that worked their butts off and qualified. Makes you believe we can all achieve the goal with dedication and a coach apparently 😀

[@joshcox7205]

I actually love hearing from the age-groupers and not just the pros. Such amazing insight and questions!!!

[@aklamo]

This is the content I didn't know I needed. Kiitos, Jonne and Hoka!

[@charliehale9871]

Wish you asked them how they balanced 2-3 hours of training per day with full time jobs!

[@tommylobotommy]

you don't sleep :D, but honestly it's manageable, but you don't have life outside work and sport. Working from home helps a lot.

[@obscurelyvague]

"Charlie Hale" I have wondered about that. For a lot of professional athletes their training and competing is their "job" in that they compete to win prize money, such as certain top marathon runners. However it seems that for Ironman, it seems that triathlons are not the main source of income if at all. It would be interesting if there were questions that address how these competitors (or other people who compete in such events) manage to work or have a different source of income and also train hard so as to win or complete the competition in elite-level time. But maybe some competitors are in the military.

[@tommylobotommy]

@@obscurelyvague interviewed people are not elite athletes, these are so called "age groupers", normal working people who dedicate the time to sport. I am a real amateur and I spend about 8-12hrs per week on training. 20hr is also possible if you have the support from the family.

[@irissupercoolsy]

Where I live people work 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. So 8 hours of sleep on top of that. Cleaning your home and other necessities in the weekend. Working close to where you live. Take 3 hours for cooking and eating everyday and you have 2-3 hours for training.

[@tommylobotommy]

@@irissupercoolsy exactly, forget about tv, games, social life, couch, etc. :)

[@philipking3010]

such an original way to go about creating this content! well done Hoka for supporting this channel

[@delgaldo2]

very different video than usual, yet just as useful and entertaining! Keep up the good work!

[@pauli2435]

Loved that you've written out the key informations. Makes the Video much more helpful.

[@khrishan]

For someone who is training for his first ironman - this is a really good and insightful video. Thank you (Y) (and thank you HOKA)

[@bighands69]

For the vast majority of people that get injuries in sports it is not the actual event they are performing in that causes the injury but their training over time that causes the issues. Doing something 2000 times can cause injury.

[@EUpmAgent47]

This is so awesome. Glad you are getting recognition

[@kperttul]

I didn’t know what to expect but this was very informative yet fun 👍 Thank you Hoka and especially Jonne!

[@jannah5513]

my dad was an ironman triathlete on the us national team. he has type one diabetes and made a career on motivationally speaking about exactly this. it’s so cool to see this, because i never hear about ironmans outside of talking with him. he has some real horror stories about these things though hahah.

[@ruben3136]

Would you mind sharing these horror stories😅

[@maciejguzek3442]

say hi to Jay , Janna xD [I don't know him, just googled your story for 1 minute]

[@dlee6985]

Quite informative! Thank you!

[@MrTraveller.]

This was excellent & the best coverage of KONA that I have seen. Thanks

[@jeverbever]

Glad to see these interviews!

[@ZmyslonePL]

This is the best race report I have ever seen! fun but with lot of inputs. I want more! HOKA, give him a full contract! You won't find a better ambassador;)

[@spandexcore]

Nice Video. Well done Hoka for sponsoring this champ

[@alexnyman4070]

You should make a video of you getting a coach, to see what they do More exactly and how much they cost. Would be very insightful!

[@AbleHammer]

What a surprise! Kona ! Very informative and entertaining! 😅

[@achylle8065]

What a awesome content… again ! 👍 You definitely deserve more subs I’m more into ultra trails but one day I need to test triathlon. Keep going and thx for your videos !

[@idkphoenix]

Really cool video! I think what surprised me most is how 'short' people had been doing triathlons. Compared to Olympic athletes who start when they are children. Just goes to show what's possible once you put your mind to it!

[@MegaBabygal1]

This was awesome! Thank you Hoka. 💯💯💯💯

[@dididubalier2196]

Good. LOVED the interviews with normal people and not just pros

[@mattibork1846]

Awesome video, really enjoy your content

[@asianworldil292]

It was interesting to watch! Thanks

[@ekaterinahardin585]

Hands down the best 17 minutes dedicated to Kona on the internet out there , thank you for the laughs

[@5IronmansBeatAlzheimer]

nice one, great video, thank for sharing this :) inspiring🙌🏽

[@GrouEEf]

Hahaha Love that you left the stutters in, so funny! That was very entertaining.

[@shaner3723]

Great video, what a pleasure to watch and learn some of the tips. thank you

[@PatrickDelorenzi]

Great vid bro! 🙌

[@TheLifeJunkie]

Awesome video love your style man!!

[@TheUnlazyWay]

thanks!! :)

[@TheTinyMouse]

This was actually a really useful video for me! Hearing all the things the athletes have said about their own journey to get to kona has put me at ease in terms of training and diets, that there’s no set way to do it. Thanks!

[@mb-watches]

THANKS HOKA, bro this was so much fun, thanks for that, cheers 😊🙏🏻

[@TheGerm24]

Those are some insane training volumes. Almost one whole day's worth of time per week for some people. That's crazy commitment.

[@bighands69]

People can do low intensity training in volume.

[@maciejguzek3442]

I cant wrap my head around why would people do that (train 5 hrs per day). Not that i'm especially optimized in my life- im definitely not! I'm wasting tons of time for totally senseless activities. But what the hell are they thinking. I can understand those few pros who make a living. Im a gymrat myself, but its never more than 60-70mins a day. What is their PURPOSE - i fail to get that.

[@NoNameNumberTwo]

Anything worth having is worth working for. 🙂

[@alexhs3795]

I don’t do crazy training regimes but I just walked the length of New Zealand and took me 4 months. Waking up everyday, excercising for hours and eating properly just makes you feel happy and accomplished. I don’t know about you but after a week of just working and watching Netflix I don’t feel good.

[@friendlyplayer92]

​@@alexhs3795this. I mean, im not triathlete but sports just feels good. Better than many many other things like binge watching or gaming so its not really a tradeoff that much

[@gallinedilana]

Jobs? What do they do for a living? That would have been an interesting question to ask.

[@Tikilamann]

good video ! ty

[@hugnon]

Great video! Keep them coming 😁

[@mhammondsub4]

Your humor made this super fun. Great vid 👊

[@fuberlin1]

Liked this episode! Thank you

[@itsevelinakp]

I love this so much, these are so interesting

[@8960056]

Are we going to get more Kona content? Love it!

[@Lindemann0815]

I run in Hoka anyway but seeing them supporting you makes them even better. Might just buy another pair ;)

[@peterlilliegeo]

Those Hoka Bondi's are looking better and better XD Thanks for sending our man on a great trip to talk to great athletes!!

[@MarvinNeumannOfficial]

Super super interesting these interviews! Thank you for that. Did just subscribe. :)

[@orellronnbeck7340]

gr8 video, hope youll get the attention you deserve

[@victoriage]

Cool video! Hot day! Loved the questions, very insightful. good job on finding diverse people

[@andriessmit1125]

Good questions you asked the athletes

[@kyrreloftaas]

This was really good. 👍

[@van3ssa.f]

That Video was super entertaining, interesting conversations, great questions!! For further Interviews I would love if you added questions about work and training Balance, how they manage to train and about the love life. If the Partner is also sporty, how they make time for the relationship etc

[@damienroy5846]

“I never have rest days”. What???

[@faisalhilaby]

love this video!

[@AfzalHussein]

Great vid!

[@PapaPineapples]

Man your videos are so fantastic. Also, when will we see you racing Kona 👀

[@TheUnlazyWay]

👀

[@Xillef]

I am not really a sportsperson myself, but your videos are so interesting, besides laughing my ass off between the interviews xD

[@TheUnlazyWay]

hahhah :D

[@KLC94]

Thank you for this insightful video! "It's not that important how fast you can run. It's important how long you can endure. And more important is how strong are you in your head. Head is more important than your legs" @13:46

[@ltonetto]

Equally important to relate to these people would be asking what else they do to pay their bills! +25h/week you simply cannot work any serious regular job 😅

[@denizmedcezir1106]

Good content mate..well done

[@stefancolangelo1748]

How does this guy not have a million subscribers yet? Great content!

[@gmccmemberk]

You’re the man!

[@GorgieClarissa]

I did a 70.3 and it was my first tri ever. I had run about 6 or 7 half marathons prior and I thought I could easily pick up the other two as I swam for one season in high school and just generally enjoyed biking. I finished and I am happy with my results, but if I were to do it all over again... 1000% get a coach. I was following some ironman training schedule off the internet and idk how much benefit that really gave me... but that kicked my as.s mentally and physically. My dog also passed 1 month prior to the race... and by the time I got to race day... the race was 100% mental for me. I want to do it again... but I'm 1000% not in the right mental space for this race. I haven't ran a half marathon since 2019... but I'm looking into a race now. I gotta do this.

[@advex4428]

I love the format. He appears like he's just goofing off, but at the end of the day provides real good insights. Says a triathlete here. Cheers

[@user-nj1zu2nf1x]

Awesome video, doing a marathon soon. Next is a triathlon

[@kidatheart88]

Great content! You deserve the Hoka sponsor!

[@papiukraine2703]

Your funny af man😂

[@Incognito-or2ot]

Getting that recognition!

[@MartinGuitar_]

Always makes me happy to watch my favourite KZbinr

[@dukenukem6298]

Amazing content.

[@blainj2]

Well done getting a trip like that. I hope there will be more videos from Kona. Are you more motivated or less now after the trip to do triathlon?

[@sascha1778]

Dude, you are awesome. Love your videos.

[@user-tq3ud9zi7w]

Notice how the guy who did 14 hours a week at 80/20 with a rest day qualified in one of the hardest age groups, with only 4 years tri experience.

[@toutingthomas]

Yes with no special diet or coach. The most chill/relatable guy/s. Unfortunately it didn't give their qualifying time but their pb's weren't great,

[@abbieamavi]

I was thinking this too..😊

[@fdtlkj2999]

So interesting to hear not only from the pros, but also from some "average" competitors🤙

[@jkoperski9925]

14:34 my favourite sequence xD the way you're waving xDd

[@matz4k]

I love how everybody knows that they should stretch and how they still manage to avoid it :D It's not just me then

[@janginovsky916]

Nice video, my favorite youtuber what takes in weird, hard and Long distance sports and events

[@AngelArgumedo]

Great questions

[@fathuang5519]

You are a cool host. Good job! And honest 😆 about the Hoka rate😂🤣😆

[@mahdisaad5041]

Hey Champ , could you walk us through the recovery after workouts as I’m struggling always afterwards

[@zxsw85]

This was awesome

[@anneliesevoelker2502]

No rest days. That's crazy. As a former runner I always had one sometimes two days a week. The only time I felt energized was when I was tapering before an event. If I didn't have a rest days I would have burned out. Due to injuries I am now bikepacking/ touring. It's easier on my body at age 50 now.

[@christhehaitian]

first time viewer, this was entertaining af. sub'd.

[@patrickrose8325]

So cool!

[@enzomma3284]

great video

[@Victoria.Pulliam]

This was a very interesting video. I just got into marathons, but after my first I became ADDICTED!! Now I want to do a iron man

[@Chimperly]

Was going to watch this on my phone, but gotta switch to the computer for maximum entertainment

[@MrElectricSkittles]

Interesting video

[@chrisstrider]

I have watched everything I can from Kona and this is top 3❤

[@Roy-qn2ie]

closest I'll ever get to Kona, thank you for the video I need a sleep now 😴

[@nomadicadi]

GOLDEN VIDEO MAN!! LOVE FROM INDIA!

[@kyleheron38]

The weekly volume is insane. People with families/ careers, where do you find the time??

[@SennyMarshall]

awesome dude.

[@tsi2568]

So, when are you going to compete in Kona?

[@MissGimpsAlot]

Super interesting, 👍👍

[@TheUnlazyWay]

awesomeee!

[@marbrydav9698]

@6:10 Westeros was so peaceful under King Viserys's reign that he had time to train for Iron Man.

[@johannschiel6734]

37 Minutes for 10 km sounds not that bad, actually... but doing a ~10 hour swim/ride/run is another story of course. I would really like to train into that direction a bit but I lack time and hate swimming ;)