Caleb Birklid - National Level Triathlete, Strength and Endurance Coach

About this episode

Caleb Birklid discusses his background as a national level triathlete and his coaching approach at Performance Running Gym.

Caleb Birklid is a national level triathlete, cyclist and runner turned Coach who joined the PRG team this past summer. Caleb has brought a new perspective to our training and coaching at PRG with his background is coaching triathlon and swimming, and his emphasis on both heavy and functional strength training as a key component to his approach to working with athletes. On this episode we talk to Caleb about his athletic background and career in Triathlon, his hybrid approach to training, and lastly we’ll talk about his approach to coaching endurance athletes - including some great takeaways that you can carry with you into your next training cycle no matter what your endurance discipline.

People in this episode

Guest: Caleb Birklid

Topics covered

• triathlon
• strength training
• endurance coaching
• athletic background
• training approach

Keywords

• triathlete
• strength training
• endurance athletes
• coaching
• training cycle

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Performance Running Gym, PRG