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Octane Athletics Training Systems Fuel Your Fire Podcast

Fitness and Nutrition

Dave Jimenez comes at you with his take on endurance sports like triathlon and running, health and wellness.

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TX

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Dave Jimenez comes at you with his take on endurance sports like triathlon and running, health and wellness.

Twitter:

@OctaneUSA

Language:

English


Episodes

Episode 72: IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 Taper, Race Strategy, and Planning

9/4/2017
In this episode, Coach Dave Jimenez does a deep dive on the final preparation for for IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3. Dave breaks this episode down covering the following: Leading up to the Race RESOURCE: Comprehensive IRONMAN Gear Bag Checklist Race Day ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ North Texas Triathlon Fesival Register for the Festival here: http://bit.ly/NTXTri2017 Support the Fuel Your Fire Podcast HEREFacebook PageFuel Your...

Duration:00:49:35

Episode 71: Dealing with Setbacks | Consistency cuts both ways | Community

8/22/2017
In this episode, Coach Dave discusses setbacks and how to deal with them. They can come in many ways.. injuries or health related issues, time constraints, family emergencies, etc. When they come up, how you deal with them is important. Dave speaks from experience having gone through many in his years in the sport, from a DNF at IRONMAN Canada in 2014 to most recently, an injury that has cost him from competing at the Cowtown 50K and IRONMAN 70.3 Boulder this season. In the second segment,...

Duration:00:40:16

Episode 70: Training and Racing with the Elements with Coach Avram and Coach Sergio

7/30/2017
In this episode, Coach Dave is joined by fellow Octane Athletics Training Systems Coaches, Avram Carter and Sergio Arias. Coach Dave has mentioned Coach Avram and Coach Sergio many times and now you get to meet them. It's been a long time coming for these two brilliant and committed coaches to be on the show. The Coaches discuss training and racing in different climates and at different elevations and provide solid strategies and tactics for doing that. It's a fantastic episode. One worth...

Duration:01:11:09

EPISODE 69: JOHN FEMLING AND COACH JALEEN TELL US ALL ABOUT THE MT. TAYLOR QUAD | TRAININGPEAKS DEEP DIVE

7/21/2017
THIS IS ONE OF MY PROUDEST AND MOST FAVORITE EPISODES EVER. In this episode, Coach Dave is joined by Octane Athletics Training Systems Coach Jaleen and Athlete John Femling. Together we discuss one of the most epic races I have heard of... the Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon. John has done the race two years in a row, one time training on his own and this past race, working with Jaleen as his coach. The two met while volunteering at the Trans Pecos Ultra Stage Race. We hear all about the...

Duration:01:30:54

Episode 68: The Brave Athlete with Dr. Simon Marshall and Pro Triathlete Lesley Patterson

5/31/2017
What a treat! In this episode, Coach Dave is joined by Triathlete Pro Lesley Paterson (@lesleydoestri) and her husband, the uber-brilliant Dr. Simon Marshall (@pssjm3). They discuss Dr. Simon and Lesley's new book, The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion. It's an incredible sports psychology book that helps athletes understand how your brain can be your best friend or your worst enemy. If you have ever said any or all of the following, this book is for you: In the...

Duration:00:40:53

Episode 67: Triathlete Anna Leigh Kirk who is training and thriving with multiple sclerosis.

5/17/2017
In this episode, Coach Dave is joined by friend and Octane Athletics Training Systems athlete Anna Leigh Kirk, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 10 years ago. Two years ago, Anna Leigh took up cycling and then eventually triathlon. Anna Leigh completed her first 70.3 at IRONMAN 70.3 Texas in Galveston in April and now has her sights set on larger goals like a Marathon and IRONMAN Texas in 2018. Anna Leigh is positive and optimistic. She is thankful for her health and is a huge...

Duration:00:43:11

Episode 66: Goal Setting, Stepping up your distance, first-timer fears, and more

2/27/2017
In this episode, Octane Athletics Training Systems coaches, Coach Dave (@bigdave4) and Coach Jaleen (@oboejmh) take questions from the listeners and members of the Octane Athletics Training Systems Fuel Your Fire Running and Triathlon Facebook Group. They talk about one of the coolest races around, the Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon. We then hop into Q&A where we talk about: Support the Fuel Your Fire Podcast HEREFacebook PageFuel Your Fire Running and Triathlon Facebook...

Duration:01:11:32

Episode 65: Scott Campbell (@TriNetworkcom) about the Community that is TriNetwork.com | Off-Season Reminder | IronFire 2017

11/20/2016
In this episode, Coach Dave is joined by his friend Scott Campbell (@TriNetworkcom) the founder and creator of the triathlon community that is TriNetwork.com. Scott shares what TriNetwork.com is, who it is meant for, and what motivated him to create it. Scott's fiance is Casey Poe, who you might remember from Episode 32 of the podcast. Casey also wrote a great article on Octane-Athletics.com about SKIN CARE BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER A RACE. Go out to TriNetwork.com and join the network....

Duration:00:50:18

Episode 64: Octane Coach Jaleen Seshadri is an IRONMAN! Her #IMLOU Story

11/2/2016
In this episode, Coach Dave (@BigDave4) is joined by Coach Jaleen Seshadri (@oboejmh) who had a fantastic year that was capped with her finish at IRONMAN Louisville. The coaches talk about Jaleen's path to IRONMAN, the decision that had to be made 9 weeks out, and the lessons that were learned leading up to, during and after the race. Support the Fuel Your Fire PodcastHEREFacebook PageFuel Your Fire Running and Triathlon Facebook GroupTwitterInstagramTwitter The coaching staff at Octane...

Duration:00:56:28

Episode 63: First-Timer Melissa Powell discusses her IRONMAN Chattanooga Finish

10/16/2016
This week, Melissa Powell joins the show to discuss her journey to her finish at IRONMAN Chattanooga a couple of weeks ago. She shares the whole story from her decision to sign up and race just four months before to her trip to the hospital, post-race and everything in between. You don’t want to miss it. Here is a link to Melissa’s full race report: https://mpowellweb.wordpress.com/2016/10/02/first-blog-post/ Support the Fuel Your Fire Podcast HEREFacebook PageFuel Your Fire Running and...

Duration:00:47:48

Episode 62: Dispatches from IRONMAN Boulder with Coach Jaleen, and IRONMAN Finishers Micah and Bruce

8/11/2016
Two of the Octane Coaches made the trip to Boulder for IRONMAN Boulder this past weekend. On this episode we sit down for breakfast the morning after the race with two of the four new IRONMAN Triathletes, Micah and Bruce to hear all about their race and how they are feeling. It's an entertaining episode. We hope you love it! Support the Fuel Your Fire PodcastHEREFacebook PageFuel Your Fire Running and Triathlon Facebook GroupTwitterInstagramTwitter The coaching staff at Octane Athletics...

Duration:00:46:00

Episode 61: Coach Jesse Carrington on Training & Racing with Power | Sport/Life Balance | Dealing with Race Day adjustments

7/27/2016
This week, Coach Dave (follow @BigDave4) is joined by Octane Athletics Training Systems Coach Jesse Carrington (Follow @TriCoachJesse) for a series of athlete submitted questions. Dave and Jesse discuss Training and Racing with Power, the importance of family and balance with respect to your endurance endeavors, and they discuss how to deal with challenging race day changes like the ones that occurred at Ironman Racine 70.3, Ironman Texas and the CapTex Triathlon in Austin, Texas this year....

Duration:01:08:08

Episode 60: Youth and Juniors Programs | Athlete Q&A with friend and coach, Lawrence Arnold

6/21/2016
In this week's episode, Coach Dave is joined by his friend and a fellow coach Lawrence Arnold from Triple Threat Tough to discuss that club's Youth Training Program. It's a wonderful program run by even more wonderful people. Check it out at triplethreattough.com. Check out the new and improved Octane Athletics Training Systems website. Support the Fuel Your Fire PodcastHEREFacebook PageFuel Your Fire Running and Triathlon Facebook GroupTwitterInstagramTwitter The coaching staff at Octane...

Duration:00:54:39

Episode 59: Coach Dave on an eventful IRONMAN Texas Race | Jason Moore from Elite HRV on Heart Rate Variability

5/18/2016
In this week's episode Coach Dave discusses the race that was IRONMAN Texas 2016 which took place on Saturday, May 14, 2016. Dave was chosen as one of ten official event coaches for the race and it was a busy, fun, eventful place to be. After a few minutes about IRONMAN Texas, as promised, Dave discusses Heart rate variability in depth with Jason Moore, one of the co-founders of the best mobile app for measuring HRV, Elite HRV. Coach Dave is training to race at IRONMAN 70.3 Augusta and is...

Duration:01:15:45

Episode 58: Kevin Kuhn on non-existent Lactic Acid and Keytones | Coach Dave races for Operation IRONFREEDOM

5/6/2016
In this episode, Coach Dave talks with Kevin Kuhn from Classified Nutrition. The last time that Kevin was on, he dropped the hammer on the fact that the notion of lactic acid is BUNK. He discusses why he feels that way on the show. Later in the episode, the guys talk about the benefits of supplementing with ketones which Coach Dave started doing now that he is on track to race at IRONMAN 70.3 Augusta raising money for the Scott Rigsby Foundation and Operation IRONFREEDOM in September as his...

Duration:01:13:56

Episode 57: Ryan Cooper from TrainingPeaks and Best Bike Split Returns!

4/12/2016
Some of you might recall Ryan from Episode 13 of the podcast. Ryan is one of the founders of Best Bike Split, which was acquired by TrainingPeaks in 2014. TrainingPeaks is the gold standard for endurance training tools. It offers the best possible platform for athletes to use to log their training and collaborate with coaches via the web. It's built in analysis tools are second to none. Very simply put, Best Bike Split takes athlete, course, and other pieces of information like weather and...

Duration:00:48:57

Episode 56: Support the Meredith Kessler (@mbkessler) Bay Area Cycle Challenge | Heart Rate Variability 101 / 201

3/29/2016
I start this week discussing an amazing event taking place in the Bay Area called the MBK Bay Area Cycle Challenge that is being lead by our friend, amazing person, professional triathlete and Ironman Champion Meredith Kessler. The event supports the Challenged Athletes Foundation. Whether you are in the Bay Area or not, you can support this event. Just CLICK HERE and donate a few dollars. They all add up. Challenged Athletes Foundation is a 501c3 organization so your donation is tax...

Duration:00:29:04

Episode 55: Kevin Kuhn from Classified Nutrition | ALL ABOUT PROTEIN

3/24/2016
Kevin is back on the show, this time to go deep on protein. When we say that he goes deep, we mean it. This self proclaimed biochem nerd knows his stuff. Toward the end of the show we discuss ketones and a bit about some future releases from Classified, including HMB which prevent muscle protein from breaking down. Less damage after training means that it takes shorter for you to recover. Less damage + less time = BETTER RESULTS. Kevin and his partner Jeff have been incredible supporters of...

Duration:01:15:20

Episode 54: Burnout & Making Training Fun Again | Randy's Ironman Dream

2/23/2016
After too long of a break, Dave and Randy finally reunite for a great show. The boys discuss putting the fun back into your workouts, mental fatigue associated with training and planning, and Dave dodging a bullet at the greatness that is the Original Pancake House (www.originalpancakehouse.com). Randy touches on the Heart Rate Strap issues for big guys, the Wahoo Tickr (http://amzn.to/1mWrPZj) and the Fuel Your Fire Nation https://www.facebook.com/groups/1193347154024728/ chimes in on...

Duration:00:59:59

Episode 53: Raw and Real - Coach Dave on Clinical Depression | Ironfire / Ultrafire Wrap Up

2/6/2016
In this episode, Coach Dave is solo. The events of the week surrounding husband, father and former Pro BMXer and talented Ironman Triathlete Dave Mirra motivated Coach Dave to discuss his personal journey with respect to clinical depression. In this episode, Dave is real, raw and honest about his dealing with the struggle. In the end, Coach Dave shares a challenge with those struggling today. He wants them to seek help and deal with the challenges. Life changed in a very positive way for...

Duration:00:39:17