Zone 2 Is IRRELEVANT For Most Triathletes

A podcast to help you Train Smarter and Race Faster. Hosted by expert Triathlon coach, Australian Ironman Champion and 15 x Aus Age group Champion Gerard Donnelly, and his son, multiple Triathlon + Cycling Aus Age Group Champion Jordy Donnelly.

Zone 2 training is all the rage in endurance sports right now, with people swearing it’s the secret sauce for better performance, often hailed as a cornerstone for building aerobic capacity.

While there’s no denying its overall benefit, especially for elite athletes, at TriVelo Coaching, we believe it’s nearly irrelevant for most amateur athletes.

For those with busy schedules, varying fitness levels, and limited training hours, focusing on Zone 2 can be inefficient and even counterproductive.

You’ve got a life, a job, and not a ton of time to clock up relentless hours of zone 2 work.

So today we’re discussing why you may need to do less zone 2, and cut to the specific stuff that gets you results.

As always this episode is brought to you by Giant. For all your bike training and racing needs, ride life, ride giant.

Timestamp:
00:00 - Introduction
01:00 - Gratitude
03:10 - How Long Can You Really Hold Form?
10:50 - Key To Good Programming
14:50 - Highs and Lows of a Season
17:20 - Season Expectations
20:00 - Zone 2 and Age Groupers
28:00 - Where is your zone 2?
31:00 - How To Know Exact Zone 2 %
34:00 - Understand Your Blocks of Training
36:30 - How Much Zone 2 Should You Do?
42:00 - How To Know If It’s Too Much
44:00 - Training on Limited Time

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