Triathlete Training Podcast: Triathlon, Ironman & Duathlon

Subscribe via iTunes Big Show!  Episode 8 includes part 1 of an interview with Joe Friel. Joe is a long-time and well known coach.  His long list of books includes The Triathlete's Training Bible and he is a co-founder of TrainingPeaks.com.   We discuss the paleo diet, the importance of training consistency, the key to periodization, and zone 3 training. Before the interview I explain functional threshold power (FTP) and intensity factor (IF), two important concepts covered in the interview. Subscribe to the Triathlete Training podcast by searching Triathlete Training in iTunes. Functional Threshold Power (FTP) Defined as the power you could hold for 60 minutes in a race. To test in training do a 30 minute test on a day preceded by 1-3 easier days.  This will approximate your FTP because your output in training will normally be lower because motivation is lower than in a race. Here is a link to an article I wrote about determining heart rate and power zones. Intensity Factor (IF) Intensity Factor, also known