Training talk with Glenn Poleunis | EP#335

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 April 2022

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Glenn Poleunis is a triathlon coach and founder of the PTC high-performance squad based in Girona, which includes among others Marten van Riel. He is also a Belgian national federation coach with a home base in Leuven (Flanders). IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The setup of the PTC squad, and how athletes can get the most out of themselves in a squad environment -How Glenn manages things like individualisation and competitiveness within the squad -Glenn's coaching philosophy -Specific insights into Glenn's perspectives on swim, bike and run training -Marten van Riel's 70.3 World record, and differences and similarities between training for short-course and long-course triathlon -Top tips for age-group triathletes SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts335/ SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/ SPONSORS: Precision Fuel & Hydration - Optimise and individualise your fueling and hydration strategy using the free online Sweat Test and Quick Carb Calculator on precisionfuelandhydration.com. Book a free one-on-one consultation to chat with the team and refine your fueling and hydration even further. Listeners of That Triathlon Show get 15% off their first order of fueling and hydration products. If you didn't catch the discount code in the episode, email Andy and the team at hello@precicionhydration.com and they will be happy to help. ROKA - Exceptional quality triathlon wetsuits, trisuits, swimskins, goggles, performance sunglasses as well as prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses. Online vision test for prescription updates and home try-on options available for eyeglasses. Ships from the US, UK and EU. Trusted by world-leading athletes such as Lucy Charles-Barclay, Javier Gómez Noya, Flora Duffy, Morgan Pearson, Summer Rappaport and others in triathlon, cycling, speed skating, and many more. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order. LINKS AND RESOURCES: PTC Coaching (Glenn's squad) website and Instagram World Champions keep things simple: training masterclass with Joel Filliol | EP#172 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.

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0:00.0	That Traathlon Show 335.
0:17.8	Hey, what's up everybody and welcome back to another episode of that traflon show.
0:22.7	The podcast presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.
0:26.5	I'm your host Michael, and on today's episode, I interview Glenn Polonis.
0:30.4	Glenn is a triathlon coach and founder of the PTC High Performance Squad based in Girona,
0:34.9	which includes, among others, Martin Van Riel.
0:37.9	He is also a Belgian National Federation coach with a home based in Leuven in Flanders.
0:43.4	And we'll get into his coaching philosophy, training in a squad and a bunch of other interesting
0:48.9	topics.
0:49.7	But before that, let's thank our sponsors.
0:52.6	First, we are precision fuel and hydration that have a range of
0:55.1	tools and products that you can use to personalize your fueling and hydration strategy everyone sweats
1:00.1	differently both in terms of sweat rate and sweat sodium concentration so you should
1:05.1	individualize your hydration strategy and your fueling strategy will also need to be adapted based
1:10.6	on the duration and
1:11.5	intensity of exercise or competition, as well as your ability to tolerate certain amounts and
1:16.4	types of fuel. You can use the free online sweat test and quick car calculator on precision
1:20.9	fuel and hydration.com to understand your fluid, electrolyte and carbohydrate needs during training
1:25.3	and races. And you can book a free one-on-one
1:27.8	video consultation with the team to refine your strategy. You can get 15% off your first
1:33.1	order of fueling and hydration products by using the code TTS22 at checkout on precisionfuelanhydration.com.
1:39.6	And thank you to Roka. Roka produced exceptional quality triathlon wetsuits, trisuits, swimskins,
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