Joe Friel: Co-Founder Training Peaks, Triathlon ‘coach of coaches’, Endurance Sports Author

In episode 218 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer shares a conversation with Joe Friel: Co-Founder Training Peaks, Triathlon ‘coach of coaches’, Endurance Sports Author in this expert edition. Joe Friel is the Bestselling Author of 17, soon to be 18 books. These include;  The Cyclist Training Bible, Triathlon Science, The Triathletes Training Bible, Fast after 50, The Power Meter Handbook and so many more titles. During this conversation we go back to Joe discovering Triathlon in its infancy in 1983. Joe shares why he didn’t think the sport of triathlon would make it. Why it seemed too good to be true. We touch on Joe trialling in one of the very first bike Power Meters. The founding of training peaks in 1999, the growth of triathlon coaching in the sport over the last several decades and we look at key physical performance endurance training principles including some of the most well known and loved features of training peaks including fatigue, fitness, form and interpretation of training stress score. Joe shares the top three mistakes that endurance athletes make, the challenges coaches face, top masters athlete advice and how to be race prepared and ready.

Listen in as we delve into the following:

• Joe’s experience on running a shoe store
• His switch to being a Coach and his challenges
• Joe’s recollection of his first ever Triathlon
• Importance of Training Peaks for Athletes
• About his book The Cycling Bible
• Importance of keeping on
• His first experience on power meter
• How his Training Peaks started and progress
• Where the Training Peaks name originated
• Best ways to get the most out of the Power Meter numbers
• How Joe sees the numbers as a Coach
• Form during a race day
• Top 3 Mistakes Endurance Sports Athletes Make
• Best Advice
• Best Advice for Masters Athletes
• Next book for Joe
• Joe’s suggestions on how to run the Ironman during this pandemic season

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Timeline

0:00 Start 2:54 Introduction to Joe Friel 5:00 Joe’s experience on running a shoe store 7:09 His switch to being a Coach and his challenges 9:33 Joe’s recollection of his first ever Triathlon 11:36 Importance of Training Peaks for Athletes 17:25 About his book The Cycling Bible 22:37 Importance of keeping on 24:00 His first experience on power meter 26:33 How his Training Peaks started and progress 30:56 Where the Training Peaks name originated 34:15 Best ways to get the most out of the Power Meter numbers 42:00 How Joe sees the numbers as a Coach 43:37 Form during a race day 51:37 Top 3 Mistakes Endurance Sports Athletes Make 59:50 Best Advice 1:00:28 Best Advice for Masters Athletes 1:03:30 Physical Challenge for the Week 1:04:10 Next book for Joe 1:05:40 Joe’s suggestions on how to run the Ironman during this pandemic season 1:11:31 Finish

People Mentioned:

Andrew Coggan – Training and Racing with a Power Meter Hunter Allen – Training and Racing with a Power Meter Dick Telford – AUS Distance Running Coach + Sports Scientist (AM, AUS Sports Hall of Fame Inductee) Episode 119 of The Physical Performance Show Dr. Stephen Seiler – Sports Scientist – Polarised Training Episode 172 of The Physical Performance Show Vincent Luis – 2019 World Triathlon Series Champion, Super League Triathlon Champion, Dual Olympian Episode 194 of The Physical Performance Show Joe Filliol – Elite Triathlon Coach, Olympic Performance Director Italian Triathlon Federation Episode 193 of The Physical Performance Show

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