Movement Matters: Mobility and Stability for Triathletes

The TriDot Triathlon Podcast

TriDot Triathlon Training

Running, Fitness, Sports, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 629 Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Why is movement the foundation of the Performance Pyramid, and how can understanding it benefit your triathlon training? Listen in as physical therapist and TriDot coach, Dr. B.J. Leeper, answers this and more! Learn how to identify areas of your body that could most benefit from improved mobility and stability. Dr. Leeper discusses how functional movements can be used to increase range of motion for better performance and injury prevention. He also provides examples of mobility and stability training exercises to improve your swim, bike, and run.

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0:00.0	This is the TriDOT podcast.
0:03.9	TriDOT uses your training data and genetic profile combined with predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to optimize your training,
0:12.8	giving you better results in less time with fewer injuries.
0:16.8	Our podcast is here to educate, inspire, and entertain.
0:21.7	We'll talk all things triathlon with expert coaches and special guests.
0:26.9	Join the conversation and let's improve together.
0:33.5	New podcast today and we are talking about movement, how mobility and stability lay the foundation for us to train and prove and succeed at endurance sports.
0:44.9	Guiding us in this conversation is Dr. B.J. Leeper.
0:48.4	B.J. graduated from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine with a doctorate and physical therapy and rehabilitation
0:55.1	science. He is a board certified orthopedic specialist, a certified strength and conditioning
1:00.6	specialist, and a USA triathlon level one coach. He specializes in comprehensive movement
1:06.8	testing and injury prevention among athletes and has worked with numerous amateur and professional
1:12.2	athletes. BJ is an avid triathlet himself training with tridot since 2012 and coaching with
1:18.4	tridot since 2014. BJ Leeper, welcome back to the podcast. Hey, thanks guys. Glad to be back.
1:26.8	Also thrilled to be joined today by coach John Mayfield.
1:30.1	John is a USAT Level 2 and Iron Man U certified coach who leads Tridot's athlete services, ambassador, and coaching programs.
1:38.3	He has coached hundreds of athletes ranging from first timers to Kona qualifiers and professional triathletes.
1:43.9	John has been using TrDOT since 2010 and
1:46.0	coaching with TriDOT since 2012. John, it's kind of like you have two years on BJ. You started using
1:52.8	Tridot two years before BJ used it and you started coaching with it two years before BJ started
1:57.6	coaching with it. So you're our most tenured Trdout expert on the podcast today, John. Welcome.
2:04.3	Well, expert in some ways, but definitely, uh, BJ's got me, uh, on those others. But, uh, great,
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