Triathlon Training's Biggest Lie: More Is Better

About this episode

The episode discusses the misconception that more training volume leads to better performance in triathlon, emphasizing quality over quantity.

Most athletes are convinced that the path to better performance is more. More miles, more hours, more sessions. Volume has become the proxy for commitment, dedication, and seriousness as an athlete. In this joint episode of the TriDot and RunDot Podcasts, Jeff Booher joins Andrew and Carrie to dismantle the more-is-better myth, walk through the data on quality versus volume, and answer the question that follows: if more isn't the answer, what is? The right sequence is intensity first, then duration, then frequency, with volume as the byproduct. Better before more. Then, and only then, more.

People in this episode

Hosts: Andrew, Carrie

Guest: Jeff Booher

Topics covered

• triathlon training
• performance improvement
• training volume
• intensity vs volume
• athlete commitment

Keywords

• triathlon
• training volume
• performance
• intensity
• athlete
• commitment
• quality training

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TriDot, RunDot

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