#897 – Moderating The Holidays and Being Ready To Roll In 2026

Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

Mike Tarrolly

Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 724 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

These next few weeks are tricky and today we look at how to get the most from them. Society has created an addictive nature in us and what's coming at you will be no easy task, but there are definitely ways to navigate the holidays and keep your training moving toward a great 2026. Take one and give the rest away! Moderation will be your best weapon both in training and at the snack table. Don't always assume that heavy breathing and sore legs means you're getting better. Keep things simple and sweet and be ready to train like you need to train in January. Dramatic swings have become the new normal, be willing to say no and stay the course. If not, don't beat yourself up by creating 180 degree swings. Happy Holidays! Thanks for listening… we love ya!

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Topics:

Tight Jeans and Scales
Addictive challenges en route
Moderation to stay on point
Treading water in life
Don't try to get a head start
Rebelling in the opposite direction
"There's no love in that refrigerator"
The deck is stacked against us
Be 100% 80% of the time
Society has created addictive natures in us
New version of the trunk cookies
Take one, give the rest away
Everything is always more
How's your aerobic system?
Is this a short or long game?
Being about longevity in triathlon
Looking for adrenaline injections when you're down
Efficiency and economy are so important
Metabolic disasters
Process oriented
Don't always assume that heavy breathing and sore legs means you're getting better
Steady isn't glamorous
Consistency is king
Dramatic swings are the new normal
When feeling good becomes anxiety
Seeing excitement in aerobic work
Triathlete's Rock Bottom
The real truth about robust fitness
When feeling great becomes anxiety
The best sign is that there is no sign
The pain isn't always a reward
Happy Holidays! We'll see you next year

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Well, hello, coach.
0:21.8	How are you? Dude, I, coach.
0:22.8	How are you?
0:23.3	Hello. Dude, I'm fantastic.
0:25.0	It's a gorgeous, beautiful December day here.
0:29.0	It is December 17th.
0:31.1	The year, at least for now, 2025.
0:34.5	Welcome aboard, everybody.
0:35.9	This is the crushing iron podcast, and you're about to listen to episode 800 and 97.
0:43.8	Yeah.
0:45.3	Did you, you know, before we get rolling on our topic for today, you got anything you're excited about that's going to pop up under the old Christmas tree on December 25th?
0:55.3	Why do you do this, man?
0:57.5	Come on.
1:00.2	Hey, listen.
1:00.9	I'll just,
1:01.5	Hey, listen, I'll help you out.
1:03.1	You know, my mom texted me.
1:05.6	What is Mike?
1:06.5	What's Mike want?
1:07.2	I still can't get her to not get me something.
1:10.4	You know, like I, she's at, she's at that generation and still does like the old, you know, like we go out to eat the four of us and, you know, and she's like, ready for the check. And I'm like, yeah, I'll take it. She's like, yeah, I'll pay for mine. I'm like, I'm like, we've been doing this for like the last five years. You know, I'm going to pay for your meal.
1:28.4	Stop trying to, you know, pay for your own lettuce wedge with tomatoes and like a side of rice. Like, I got you. Okay. I got you. You know, you start ordering them like, you know, the freaking serve in surfinter, maybe you might have to split that. But she texts me and she's like, hey, I need another present for you. I'm like, first of, I don't need anything. I don't need anything.
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