Welcome to the Critical Oxygen Podcast! In this episode Coach Aaron Geiser and I talk about how we met, Aaron's ironman taper, and how reducing speed or being aware of your intensity is extremely important for your endurance performance and more.

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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:59 - Aaron's Ironman Taper
5:11 - Zone 2 Training, Go Easier!
8:30 - Physiological Training - Why you may be stagnant
12:40 - Why type A individuals Struggle
14:09 - How not to train
15:06 - Was COVID beneficial?
18:56 - Stop over racing!
22:08 - Loving training reduces training stress?!
25:58 - Sleep more!
27:30 - When to take an easy day?!
30:36 - Why you should warm-up?
35:52 - Nobody cares about your training
36:52 - Take chances!
37:54 - Aaron's background / Why we got into endurance racing?
48:44 - When having an ego is a good thing!?
51:00 - How to choose a career (maybe).
53:33 - Outro