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That Triathlon Show

Perspectives on coaching with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#227

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

David Tilbury-Davis has been coaching professional and age group athletes since 1995, helping them achieve 3 World titles, 11 National titles, 3 Ironman Regional Championship titles, and numerous wins, podiums and personal bests in various races. In this interview, David discusses coaching from the coach's perspective - what goes on backstage away from workout prescriptions, coaching calls and training plans? This is part two of a two-part interview.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Defining success as a coach -Creating meaningful work as a coach -Remote coaching vs. face-to-face coaching -Work/life balance as a coach -Mental health for the athlete and the coach -Data vs. RPE (Rating of Perceived Exertion) -Doping   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts227/   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 THATTRIATHLONSHOW15 to get 15% off your order OR use the code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free.   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. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order.   LINKS AND RESOURCES: Perspectives on training with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#226 Training Talk: Splicing Workouts, Cognitive Load, and more with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#53 Triathlon race planning with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#149 David'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 Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Yeah, I think coaching is one of those jobs that it's, you know, find a job that you love and you'll never work a day for the rest of your life.

0:06.5

And that, that's, you know, a wonderful situation to be in as a coach.

0:10.3

It's also, you know, a completely double-edged sword.

0:15.2

That trefoam so, 227.

0:36.9

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

0:37.8

Scientific Traathlon.com.

0:40.4

I'm our host Michael and on today's episode we have part two of the interview that I did

0:44.9

with David Tilbury Davis.

0:47.6

And in this part we do deviate a bit from what 95% of this podcast is about, which is

0:53.7

helping athletes train, race and perform

0:56.5

better in endurance sports. That was definitely the core of last week's interview, so if you

1:02.7

missed it, please go back and listen to it. It was a fantastic discussion. This episode is not

1:08.3

quite like that. It's more directed or specifically directed to coaches out

1:13.2

there. Of course, athletes that might be interested in learning more about some of the

1:17.7

behind the scenes of coaching should definitely tune in and listen. David has 25 years of

1:23.8

coaching experience so I can think of nobody better than to discuss these topics than

1:29.1

him so we're really excited to bring this episode especially for all of you coaches listening

1:34.8

if you missed last episode I just want to note for context that David is coaching myself

1:42.1

so that's why we know each other.

1:45.4

If it seems like we know each other better than we should, then that would be the reason.

1:49.8

And in addition, I would say that I would definitely consider David a mentor for myself as a coach,

1:55.8

which made this particular discussion really, really interesting.

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