I Asked Top Ironman Triathletes How They Train

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  • čas přidán 20. 05. 2024
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    #triathlon #ironmanworldchampionship #kona
    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

Komentáře • 263

  • @patrciaclemons8183
    @patrciaclemons8183 Před rokem +818

    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
      @njsfer Před rokem +41

      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
      @obscurelyvague Před rokem +14

      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
      @mchase4 Před rokem +27

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

    • @trask9100
      @trask9100 Před rokem +17

      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
      @bighands69 Před rokem +1

      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
    @marxcanlas2845 Před rokem +755

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

    • @raphaelnocete6909
      @raphaelnocete6909 Před rokem +1

      W

    • @hurricane7800
      @hurricane7800 Před rokem

      YES

    • @chippysmart1
      @chippysmart1 Před rokem

      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_
      @jswizzal_ Před rokem

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

  • @alexhs3795
    @alexhs3795 Před rokem +154

    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, CZcams & social media. It all comes down to how you manage your time.

  • @katiefaber5835
    @katiefaber5835 Před rokem +229

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

  • @PrOxAnto.
    @PrOxAnto. Před rokem +177

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

  • @gameln1
    @gameln1 Před 10 měsíci +22

    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
    @subqcole3150 Před rokem +36

    The balance between interview and commentary was perfect 👍🏻

  • @chrisparker1796
    @chrisparker1796 Před rokem +59

    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 😀

  • @charliehale9871
    @charliehale9871 Před rokem +157

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

    • @tommylobotommy
      @tommylobotommy Před rokem +19

      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
      @obscurelyvague Před rokem +5

      "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
      @tommylobotommy Před rokem +12

      @@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
      @irissupercoolsy Před rokem +9

      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
      @tommylobotommy Před rokem +6

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

  • @joshcox7205
    @joshcox7205 Před rokem +38

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

  • @aklamo
    @aklamo Před rokem +30

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

  • @philipking3010
    @philipking3010 Před rokem +8

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

  • @delgaldo2
    @delgaldo2 Před rokem +13

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

  • @pauli2435
    @pauli2435 Před rokem +3

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

  • @kperttul
    @kperttul Před rokem +5

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

  • @EUpmAgent47
    @EUpmAgent47 Před rokem +29

    This is so awesome. Glad you are getting recognition

  • @alexnyman4070
    @alexnyman4070 Před rokem +34

    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!

  • @jannah5513
    @jannah5513 Před rokem +15

    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
      @ruben3136 Před rokem +2

      Would you mind sharing these horror stories😅

    • @maciejguzek3442
      @maciejguzek3442 Před rokem +1

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

  • @ZmyslonePL
    @ZmyslonePL Před rokem +27

    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;)

  • @khrishan
    @khrishan Před rokem +29

    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
      @bighands69 Před rokem

      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.

  • @ltonetto
    @ltonetto Před rokem +12

    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 😅

  • @idkphoenix
    @idkphoenix Před rokem +17

    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!

  • @MrTraveller.
    @MrTraveller. Před rokem

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

  • @TheTinyMouse
    @TheTinyMouse Před rokem +10

    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!

  • @dlee6985
    @dlee6985 Před rokem

    Quite informative! Thank you!

  • @spandexcore
    @spandexcore Před rokem +5

    Nice Video. Well done Hoka for sponsoring this champ

  • @AbleHammer
    @AbleHammer Před rokem +6

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

  • @MegaBabygal1
    @MegaBabygal1 Před rokem

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

  • @achylle8065
    @achylle8065 Před rokem +1

    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 !

  • @dididubalier2196
    @dididubalier2196 Před rokem +4

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

  • @jeverbever
    @jeverbever Před rokem

    Glad to see these interviews!

  • @PatrickDelorenzi
    @PatrickDelorenzi Před rokem

    Great vid bro! 🙌

  • @mb-watches
    @mb-watches Před rokem

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

  • @5IronmansBeatAlzheimer
    @5IronmansBeatAlzheimer Před 9 měsíci

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

  • @mattibork1846
    @mattibork1846 Před rokem

    Awesome video, really enjoy your content

  • @Lindemann0815
    @Lindemann0815 Před rokem +5

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

  • @shaner3723
    @shaner3723 Před rokem

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

  • @asianworldil292
    @asianworldil292 Před rokem +1

    It was interesting to watch! Thanks

  • @GorgieClarissa
    @GorgieClarissa Před 9 měsíci +3

    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.

  • @TheGerm24
    @TheGerm24 Před rokem +26

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

    • @bighands69
      @bighands69 Před rokem +2

      People can do low intensity training in volume.

    • @maciejguzek3442
      @maciejguzek3442 Před rokem +1

      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
      @NoNameNumberTwo Před rokem +3

      Anything worth having is worth working for. 🙂

    • @alexhs3795
      @alexhs3795 Před rokem +2

      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
      @friendlyplayer92 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@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

  • @ekaterinahardin585
    @ekaterinahardin585 Před rokem +8

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

  • @hugnon
    @hugnon Před rokem

    Great video! Keep them coming 😁

  • @van3ssa.f
    @van3ssa.f Před 9 měsíci

    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

  • @AfzalHussein
    @AfzalHussein Před rokem

    Great vid!

  • @damienroy5846
    @damienroy5846 Před rokem +4

    “I never have rest days”. What???

  • @GrouEEf
    @GrouEEf Před rokem +2

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

  • @orellronnbeck7340
    @orellronnbeck7340 Před rokem +1

    gr8 video, hope youll get the attention you deserve

  • @peterlilliegeo
    @peterlilliegeo Před rokem +3

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

  • @victoriage
    @victoriage Před rokem +2

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

  • @fuberlin1
    @fuberlin1 Před rokem

    Liked this episode! Thank you

  • @gallinedilana
    @gallinedilana Před rokem +7

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

  • @MarvinNeumannOfficial

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

  • @itsevelinakp
    @itsevelinakp Před rokem +1

    I love this so much, these are so interesting

  • @user-tq3ud9zi7w
    @user-tq3ud9zi7w Před rokem +9

    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
      @toutingthomas Před 10 měsíci +3

      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
      @abbieamavi Před 8 měsíci

      I was thinking this too..😊

  • @KLC94
    @KLC94 Před rokem +4

    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

  • @8960056
    @8960056 Před rokem +1

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

  • @mhammondsub4
    @mhammondsub4 Před rokem

    Your humor made this super fun. Great vid 👊

  • @blainj2
    @blainj2 Před rokem +4

    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?

  • @advex4428
    @advex4428 Před 11 měsíci

    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

  • @kyrreloftaas
    @kyrreloftaas Před rokem +1

    This was really good. 👍

  • @stefancolangelo1748
    @stefancolangelo1748 Před rokem +3

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

  • @TheLifeJunkie
    @TheLifeJunkie Před rokem +5

    Awesome video love your style man!!

  • @faisalhilaby
    @faisalhilaby Před rokem

    love this video!

  • @andriessmit1125
    @andriessmit1125 Před rokem +2

    Good questions you asked the athletes

  • @Tikilamann
    @Tikilamann Před rokem +1

    good video ! ty

  • @gmccmemberk
    @gmccmemberk Před rokem +1

    You’re the man!

  • @denizmedcezir1106
    @denizmedcezir1106 Před rokem

    Good content mate..well done

  • @MartinGuitar_
    @MartinGuitar_ Před rokem

    Always makes me happy to watch my favourite CZcamsr

  • @fdtlkj2999
    @fdtlkj2999 Před rokem +6

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

  • @kidatheart88
    @kidatheart88 Před 10 měsíci

    Great content! You deserve the Hoka sponsor!

  • @Xillef
    @Xillef Před rokem +5

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

  • @sascha1778
    @sascha1778 Před rokem

    Dude, you are awesome. Love your videos.

  • @PapaPineapples
    @PapaPineapples Před rokem +7

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

  • @mahdisaad5041
    @mahdisaad5041 Před rokem +3

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

  • @papiukraine2703
    @papiukraine2703 Před 9 měsíci

    Your funny af man😂

  • @user-nj1zu2nf1x
    @user-nj1zu2nf1x Před rokem

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

  • @Incognito-or2ot
    @Incognito-or2ot Před rokem

    Getting that recognition!

  • @anneliesevoelker2502
    @anneliesevoelker2502 Před rokem +2

    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.

  • @dukenukem6298
    @dukenukem6298 Před rokem +1

    Amazing content.

  • @christhehaitian
    @christhehaitian Před rokem +1

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

  • @matz4k
    @matz4k Před rokem +4

    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
    @janginovsky916 Před rokem

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

  • @fathuang5519
    @fathuang5519 Před rokem

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

  • @jkoperski9925
    @jkoperski9925 Před rokem

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

  • @kyleheron38
    @kyleheron38 Před 9 měsíci

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

  • @Victoria.Pulliam
    @Victoria.Pulliam Před rokem

    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

  • @kaleidoscope_adventures
    @kaleidoscope_adventures Před 9 měsíci +2

    So the woman who doesn't stretch or take rest days, how did she stack up against the others?

  • @zxsw85
    @zxsw85 Před rokem

    This was awesome

  • @chrisstrider
    @chrisstrider Před rokem

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

  • @AngelArgumedo
    @AngelArgumedo Před rokem

    Great questions

  • @patrickrose8325
    @patrickrose8325 Před rokem

    So cool!

  • @Roy-qn2ie
    @Roy-qn2ie Před rokem +2

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

  • @fumjum4258
    @fumjum4258 Před 10 měsíci +1

    They train 7 days a week at various intensity and specificity. Don’t think you can’t also train 7 days a week, just realize your training intensity and specificity demands. Stretching is a workout, recovery runs & rides are workouts. Training is relative to that days goals. No Ironman does 7 days a week of their peak intensity, they usually employ a polarized training methodology.

  • @MrElectricSkittles
    @MrElectricSkittles Před rokem +2

    Interesting video

  • @nomadicadi
    @nomadicadi Před rokem +1

    GOLDEN VIDEO MAN!! LOVE FROM INDIA!

  • @johannschiel6734
    @johannschiel6734 Před rokem +3

    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 ;)

  • @SennyMarshall
    @SennyMarshall Před rokem

    awesome dude.

  • @t.e.r.sven2.0vs.daskaltest59

    Thanks for the insights.
    Especially "Semi-Pros" are not heard a lot, so for me _(German - 46 years old)_ with a usual training volume of about 10-14 hours in summer _(6-8h in winter)_ would be much more to do, if I would like to start a competition/race.
    And getting a coach sounds so "being pro" for me _(how cost intensive is it for the them/how much do they pay them per month/what does he do with them?/how many hours does the coach work for the athlete per month? etc. would be interesting for me)_ °_o ...
    Maybe/"Hopefully" you did another of your adventure videos on Hawaii, getting inside of one of theses volcanos ^^ ;-P

    • @dididubalier2196
      @dididubalier2196 Před rokem +1

      I Guess people Who qualify for Kona are kinda pros in their age group. And then It makes sense to have a coach.
      They put 20 h of training per week... That is what profesionals do

  • @enzomma3284
    @enzomma3284 Před rokem

    great video

  • @marbrydav9698
    @marbrydav9698 Před rokem

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