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That Triathlon Show

Case study: From Blowing Up on a 250 m Swim to Prospective 70.3 Worlds Qualifier | EP#135

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

Health, Swimming, Endurancesports, Run, Cycling, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Ironman, Swim, Bike, Sports, Running, Sportscience, Triathlon

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Brett Amos is an Australian age-group triathlete currently looking to qualify for 70.3 Worlds. When he started doing triathlon 7 years ago, he blew up after 50 meters of a 250 m swim in his first race. Some of the key reasons for his improvements have been swim video analysis, joining a swim squad, and getting a triathlon coach.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The importance of getting a swim video analysis done and joining a swim squad -The value of having a triathlon coach -How Brett fits training in around family and work with "invisible training" -Brett's top tips for other age-groupers    SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts135/ THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE: www.thattriathlonshow.com SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free!  LINKS AND RESOURCES: *Swim training structure the Swim Smooth way with Paul Newsome (part 1) | EP#132  *Swim training structure the Swim Smooth way with Paul Newsome (part 2) | EP#133 *Case study: How David qualified for Kona by training smarter and getting the details right | EP#130 *Age-group triathlon case study with Jordan and Jesse Sorrick | EP#124 *Training Camps with Mikael in the Algarve, Portugal RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/ CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.comor connect on Twitter - my handle is @SciTriat.

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0:00.0

I kicked myself years and years and years.

0:02.5

I go, no, no, no, I don't.

0:03.8

But as soon as, yeah, 30, 45 seconds, improvement over 12 months,

0:09.5

I said that's the first thing that anyone can do in their swim

0:12.8

if it's not that strong is get a video analysis from a good coach.

0:19.5

The Traathlon Show, 135.

0:34.7

Hey, what's up, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of that triathlon show, the podcast

0:41.5

presented by scientific triathlon.com. I'm your host, Michael, and today's episode is another case study,

0:49.3

this time with Australian age grouper Brett Amos 47.

0:55.1

Among other things, we get into the value of getting a swim video analysis done,

1:01.0

of joining a swim squad and of getting a triathlon coach.

1:05.3

So those are three very big, big things that made a big difference in Brett's progression over the last seven years

1:13.0

or so that he's been doing triathlons. And it is kind of funny that this episode comes close

1:19.3

off the back of my entry with Paul Newsom from Swim's Move, because that is, it was Paul

1:24.8

who did the video analysis for Brett, and Swim Smooth is the squad

1:28.4

that Brett swims with. But actually, Brett sent me an email before I even interviewed Paul,

1:34.4

although, as I said, I had been discussing with Paul for quite some time of bringing him on,

1:40.1

but completely independent of that, Brett sent me an email and told me that he would be

1:46.2

volunteer for being a case study on the podcast, so it's a funny coincidence, nothing more.

1:52.3

But hey, maybe I should still ask Swim Smooth to sponsor the podcast because Brett does a good

1:56.8

job of praising them and bringing them some free marketing in this episode, which is well

2:02.9

deserved, I think. And speaking of sponsors, this episode is sponsored by precision hydration, and

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