Why Do I Have Gut Problems On The Ironman Run? | GTN Coach's Corner

[@lodewykfourie7395]

Hi GTN, just completed my first 70.3 Ironman in Mosselbay, South Africa. The race went very well and I smashed my target time. Couldn’t have done it without this awesome channel🔥 Thanks for everything👍🏼☀️

[@HolisticHealthEducation]

Veels geluk met die prestasie, Lodewyk.

[@ejquezad]

The first question is like I asked it. So good to hear this. I also struggle in the second half of the marathon. Figuring this out is my main issue because I never run such distance after my longest rides leading up to the Ironman.

[@marcuswills6569]

Couldn't agree more with the swimming, I swam regularly as a junior and then gave it up to pursue other things. Roll on a few years later and found myself in Triathlon, but the gap between my swim and those at the front is huge. Slowly closing the gap but I don't see myself ever being a front pack swimmer!

[@dougsphoto]

There are some like Dr Andy Galpin who have suggested on the Huberman Lab to aim for 1g/kg of body weight per hour during endurance activity as well as Coach Perry

[@vanehupa]

Hi GTN! I am a swimmer who started to run in the pandemic. I blame my swimming coach who is a triathlete. Long story short, I did my first Olimpic distance last year. A month ago on a lark I entered the lottery for the PTO Zarautz triathlon in Spain. Its a half distance, kind of. 2900 swim, 80 km bike and 18 km run. And I won an entry…. The thing is, the bike is tough, a thousand meters elevation tough, with a flat run course after. My bike is my weakest discipline, with my longest sesion being 60 km with 800 m elevation in almost 3h. The event is in June. I am afraid to tell my coach. Is six month enough to train and improve my bike? I am from Tenerife, so there is no lack of elevation. Thanks for all your videos, I blame you too for my triathlon fever. #GTNcoachescorner

[@deanb61]

Speaking as a 62 yo 15 hour ironman, my regime is no solid food after 8pm the night before. Separate nutrition and hydration. For me nutrition is decanted gels in a bottle on the downtime (small amount of water to make it flow). I take a sip every 15mins, little and often, I would say I'm taking maybe 40-50g per hour. No solid food, I can't stand chewing on the bike. On the run, I mostly just take coke. Maybe a bit of gatoraid and the juice from oranges, again no solid food. Pour the water over my head. That's it, worked for me, only problem when I finished my mouth felt like I'd been sucking on sandpaper, don't forget you get pizza at the end :)

[@mybikeismyhappyplace]

Question for #coachescorner... I'm new to endurance sports am hoping to complete an Olympic distance duathalon next summer. I usually bike on gravel roads with an old, heavy, slow, mass-market mountain bike. I set up my indoor trainer with a mountain bike profile and it matches my real life numbers pretty well. This week, I changed the settings on my indoor trainer to triathlon bike mode and started a zone 2 ride. I kept the same watts and heart rate as always, but my virtual speed was >15 kmh faster. Would I really see that much of an increase on a TT bike? I have never ridden one and figured it would be faster, but I was expecting more like 5 kmh. Thanks for all the great content!

[@dsm1891]

#gtncoachescorner Is there a relationship between W' (Critical Power paradigm) and length of Triathlon? General advice is the lower W' is better for endurance, higher is better for punchier events. Is it advantageous for a Sprint distance Athlete to have a higher W' and a Ironman Athlete have a lower W'? There is lots of data for cycle racing regarding this, but not much for Tri. Thanks!

[@debaanstras9736]

#gtncoachescorner To improve, polarized training is recommended. Can I incorporate both aerobic and anaerobic training in 1 session? For example, by doing 5 to 10 minutes of sprints every hour during a 5-hour endurance ride?

[@sebastianschreiber5302]

I have a question for the next iteration In the past you answered what to do if you need to skip a session (essentially forget about it and continue) But how do you continue if the break is a little longer due to illness or injury? Lets say that I miss ~2 weeks in a 12 week running training plan. Just skipping and continuing would mean a hefty jump in the training volume and intensity. How would you recommend to "pick up the pace"? Should I continue the training plan where I left off? Should I adjust the training plan to gradually increase the intensity? In a tightly organized plan, this would mean that the intended training volume and intensity is not reached when the race comes along. #gtncoachescorner

[@beamermaid]

What is up, GTN? 🙋🏼‍♀️ Julia here with a swim Q: why am I slower when swimming with the pull buoy? I've seen plenty of videos where it's mentioned that a pull buoy can actually make you faster as it helps with the body position, so I was curious what's the explanation for the reverse? Anything in particular I should be working on or is it simply that my body position is alright and thus I'm just slower because I don't use propulsion from the kick? Thank you so much! #gtncoachescorner

[@pezza3146]

#coachescorner Do you ever hear about people becoming ill/ unwell when they taper before a big race is it common ? I know that when you have a high training regiment that when you slow down your body can react quite a bit or your immune system can be susceptible to getting a cold or virus. Can you give any advice on how to taper without becoming ill with regards to say like doing training for a long distance event.

[@kellyfrey2651]

Can this also lead into day after hard sessions and tummy issues? That was me this past weekend. 4 hrs Long session, BRICK, and the next day I couldn't stomach anything.

[@hendrevandyk]

Hi GTN, after the AI training apps are up and running for longer than a year, which 1 will you suggest for a beginner triathlete looking for a coach but too far from a face2face coach? #coachscorner

[@gdswghdsCjiirwe]

My beer gut is a problem

[@Ray-e7b]

1g of carb per kg over 1H

[@raginald7mars408]

… as a German Biochemist Ph D - In ancient times We called this “Stress” Does not exist in the Techno Sphere anymore It is the HPA Axis hyper activity And the Cortisol Receptor resistance Like Insuline Resistance This cramps muscles and constricts vessels sign of intense Over training and hyper ambition A suicide trip…