Episodes
On today's Trainiask podcast, Derek wants to know how to train while travelling.
Published 06/15/18
Today on the Trainiask podcast, Carmen wants to know about Taren's morning shake that allows him burn fat for fuel on his morning workout.
Published 06/14/18
On today's episode of the Trainiask podcast, Karim in Switzerland wants to know how to structure his season with multiple races in it!
Published 06/13/18
On today's edition of the Trainiask podcast, Thijs in Holland wants to know about riding in the wind -- do you apply more power to the pedals when riding into the wind, and should you take it easier when not riding into the wind?
Published 06/12/18
On today's episode of the Trainiask podcast, Surley wants to know about transitioning from the swim to the bike.
Published 06/11/18
On today's Trainiask podcast, Joe asks how to train for marathon and triathlon at the same time!
Published 06/08/18
On today's edition of the Trainiask podcast, Jessie from Oregon wants to know about "smart rollers" - particularly whether training on a roller is adequate to incorporate enough resistance on long indoor rides?
Published 06/07/18
Today on the Triathlon Taren Trainiask podcast, Derek in California wants to know about using creatine to aide in performance and recovery for triathletes.
Published 06/06/18
On today's edition of Triathlon Taren's Trainiask podcast, Kyle from Texas wants to know about training inside vs outside on the bike.  He finds his FTP indoors, so he wonders if there's a recommended percentage he should be upping his FTP when he's outside.
Published 06/05/18
On today's Trainiask podcast, Ben asks what he needs to do after his first ever Sprint triathlon, to prepare for his next race.
Published 06/04/18
On the Triathlon Taren Trainiask podcast today, Darwin in Southern California asks about the recovery/compression boots he sees at many of the triathlon expos.  He wants to know about the technology and variety, and Taren's opinion on whether he needs it.
Published 06/01/18
Today on the Triathlon Trainiask podcast, Taren answers a question from Daniel in Miami, Florida, who wants to know how to balance all three sports to improve on the bike and swim BUT not lose running strength.
Published 05/31/18
Today on the Trainiask podcast, Scott from Minnesota says he recently purchased a triathlon bike, and he's wondering if there's a downside to off-season training on his new tri bike to get used to the new position?
Published 05/30/18
On today's Trainiask podcast, Geoff from British Columbia wants to know which piece of equipment he should get first: a smart trainer he can hook up to Zwift or a power meter with power pedals?
Published 05/29/18
Today on the Trainiask podcast, Brandon from Boston has been in triathlon for two years and he's thinking of putting aero bars on his road bike.  But he wonders if he needs to get a new seat to accommodate leaning so far forward, does he need to realign his bike, or does he need to get used to it?
Published 05/28/18
Today on the Trainiask podcast, Russell Anderson-Williams of the Creative Action Takers podcast wants to know if he wants to get faster on the bike, should he focus on weight loss or focus on more power through the pedals.
Published 05/25/18
On today's Trainiask podcast with Triathlon Taren, Dan from Missouri wants to talk about doing flip-turns properly in the pool and whether he really needs to know how to do them at all.
Published 05/24/18
On today's Trainiask podcast with Triathlon Taren, Sean wants to know what he can add to his workouts to deal with hills.  And how do you approach the hills? YouTube video link for riding hills: https://youtu.be/ssE5OWPbzW0    
Published 05/23/18
On today's Trainiask podcast with Triathlon Taren, Jackson is a new triathlete wants to know about doing an Ironman or half Ironman (70.3) on a road bike as opposed to a "triathlon" bike.
Published 05/22/18
On today's episode of the Triathlon Taren Trainiask podcast, Ed wants to know how to pack a transition bag when you're getting ready for a race.  What kind of bag should you use -- should you use a transition-specific bag?  What distance of race do you use a bag for -- Sprints, Olympics, Ironman?
Published 05/21/18
Today on the Trainiask podcast (our 100th episode, yahoo!), Triathlon Taren answers a question from Ross in Melbourne, Australia who wants to know how to alter training for the specificity of a triathlon race.
Published 05/18/18
Today on the Trainiask podcast with Triathlon Taren, Melissa in Michigan wants to know how to overcome the lack of motivation she feels on rest and recovery days to stick with good nutrition and other good habits.
Published 05/17/18
On the Trainiask podcast today, Peter in Arizona wants to know how to increase bike leg strength as he trains during his first year.  He doesn't come from a cycling background, so he's not sure about building his cycling-specific fitness.
Published 05/16/18
On today's Trainiask podcast, Justin wants to know how to swim on someone's feet in a race to get the benefit of their draft without getting kicked in the face!  But is that actually the best tactic for drafting in the swim?  Taren answers.
Published 05/15/18
On today's Trainiask podcast, Glenn wants to know how to manage his tech data collection from Zwift, Garmin, and everything else.  Taren's answer may surprise you.
Published 05/14/18