Jack Kelly (professional triathlon coach and host of The Triathlon Hour): “Stop fear-mongering about fatigue”

Jack Kelly, professional triathlon coach and host of The Triathlon Hour discusses everything about his coaching methods and thoughts on triathlon training and performance. 

HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS: 

• Intensity and key sessions as the cornerstone of Jack’s training programs
• Not overthinking training volume
• Don’t be afraid of fatigue or overthink your ability to absorb training
• Building a story and a narrative to get the most out of every athlete
• Tips for age-group triathletes on how to improve swimming, cycling and running performance
• How age-grup triathletes should think about their training on a time-crunched schedule. 
• Jack’s “overrated and underrated” in triathlon
• Listener questions directly from Jack’s athletes Ari Klau, Sam “Appo” Appleton and Toby Martin. 
• …and lots, lots more! 

SHOWNOTES, LINKS, RESOURCES AND RELATED EPISODES: 

• Follow Jack on The Triathlon Hour on Spotify and Instagram
• The shownotes for today's episode can be found here. 
• The full podcast episode archives (including category filters) can be found here. 
• Kolie Moore – Overrated and Underrated Factors for Cycling Performance - referenced in today’s episode

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