The Unfair Advantage #021: How to WIN at the Holidays: Training Triage

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🪝 The Hook

We got a ton of questions about how to change, modify, add, drop workouts over the holidays. So, here is how we recommend you WIN your holiday. And it does not require you to travel with your bike and trainer to your in-laws house to get that key VO2 session in!

🔎 The Problem
The holidays can be a tough time for athletes.

You are juggling training, work, and family commitments.

It feels like you’re the only one who isn’t able to relax and enjoy the festive season.

Travel?
Planes! Trains! Automobiles!
Parties?
Family events
Kids events.
Inlaws.

Shopping.
Cake! Cookies! Drinks!

Most age group athletes force workouts. They go all or nothing and lose both ways with sub-par training, angry family members, or ending up sick.

🗝️ The Solution

Training Triage

Listen to Coach Patrick explain it on the Endurance Nation Podcast

How?
Training Triage preserves SAU (Spousal Approval Units).
SAU keeps you happy.
Happy keeps you motivated.
Motivated keeps you consistent

Consistency delivers on race day.

Workout Triage is an easy way to navigate the holiday demands on your time and control your own story.

Have an overnight drive to your in-laws? Spend all day flying coast to coast? Back to back holiday events, still want to get that long bike in?

We have an answer for that

How to do Workout Triage:

1. No track, trainer, bike, pool = Run. Easy. Do the time only. Just get your 30-45-60 minutes in and move on.
2. No time to shower change etc, or can’t run = Walk. Get your 30-45-60 minute walk in. (Even better – You can most likely convince family or friends to join you! More winning!)
3. No time at all = skip it. If you have no time, because of travel or tight schedules, you most likely need the rest anyway! Better to save now than pay later.

What do do about skipped workout:

• Don’t “double down” on a missed workout or main set and pile it on later in the week making a mega workout or pile on back to back hard days. Bad idea. Let it go.
• Don’t “make up” for a skipped workout by doing the next one even harder.

🎉Bonus Tip: You control your story. Always give yourself credit for making the best decision you can.

No bike or equipment. Go for a run. Story = Great, you got a workout in.

No time to shower. Walk. Story = Great, you got a nice walk in with your cousin!

No time. No workout at all. Story = Great, you rested up and invested in being healthy and didn’t overextend yourself.

🕶️ The Bottom Line

We expect each athlete to ask questions and learn how to adapt their training and get more ROI from the work they are already doing.

It is individualistic, and can be more nuanced.

Having a group to talk to can help speed up your process, open up more options that you didn’t think of and we have coaching and community for that.

We have a group of dedicated athletes willing to learn and share their experience.

Smarter is always faster.

Discover our winning equation: Fitter + Smarter = 🏅Faster. 

With our coaching expertise and friendly community, you’ll not only get fitter, you’ll have more fun doing it! 

Say goodbye to inconsistency and performance plateaus. 

You will get faster. But the onus is on you. If working hard, engaging with the coaches and the team, and learning our proven race strategies is appealing to you.  It will happen. It’s that simple. 

You have direct access to your coach and all of our successful age group athletes in our group chat. If you want to talk in person – join one of our standing meetups on Monday or Wednesday. 

Check-in, give us an update. Got a question about workouts? Training modifications adn recommendations for travel? Injury? Buying new gear? We have you covered. 

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to join our community of athletes who consistently outshine the competition. You’ll never look back!