Case Study: Sub-9 Ironman on low-volume, high-quality training with Carl Brümmer | EP#145

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2018

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Carl Brümmer is a 49-year old age-group triathlete from Sweden. On a training volume of 10 hours or less per week, he has managed several sub-9-hour Ironman results and has multiple Ironman age group victories to his name. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Carl's approach to high-quality, low-volume training -His typical training week -How to stay fast as you approach 50 years of age -Carl's top tips for other age-group triathletes -Time management tips SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts145/ 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! August 2018 promo - get 20% off your order with the code TTS20! ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and eyewear on the planet. Trusted by Javier Gómez, Gwen Jorgensen, Flora Duffy, Mario Mola, Lucy Charles and others. Get 20% off your entire order with the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW. LINKS AND RESOURCES: Carl's website 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.com or connect on Twitter - my handle is @SciTriat.

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0:00.0	I've never been a big volume guy when it comes to training.
0:03.6	I believe more in being consistent and also having a clear purpose of every session.
0:13.8	The Trafflon So, 145. Hey, what's up everybody, and welcome back to another episode of that triathlon show,
0:35.1	the podcast presented by Scientific triathlon.com.
0:39.3	I'm your host Michael and on today's episode we have another age group case study.
0:44.7	I interview Carl Brummer who is a 49 year old age group athlete from Sweden and he is fast.
0:51.9	In fact he is super fast with many sub-hour Iron Man races and age group victories in big Iron Man races under his belt.
1:01.4	And he does this on a training volume that on average typically has been 10 hours or even well below 10 hours per week.
1:09.3	So that is pretty amazing. And we talk about how he has achieved such great results on this
1:15.5	training volume and what his approach has been to that.
1:19.0	But first, big thank you to our sponsors.
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1:29.6	performing even if races are long and races are hot. They help you by providing a free online
1:36.9	sweat test that is a simple quiz that you can take in a few minutes time on their website.
1:42.1	You can check that out. I'll link to it in the episode description
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1:51.7	for the august promo where you can get 20% off your entire order on precision hydration dot com
1:57.2	and you can get those 20% discounts by using the promo code TTS20.
2:04.9	And big thanks to Roka.
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2:12.8	Roka's wetsuits are super fast.
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