What Gordo Byrn learnt about training load, stress and fatigue management from Nils van der Poel, Stephen Seiler, and Olav Aleksander Bu

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Gordo Byrn, investment banker turned professional triathlete and multiple Ironman podium finisher, discusses how to manage training load and fatigue.

The full episode (an almost two-hour long episode!) will be available in the episode "Gordo Byrn on optimising Ironman training, the importance of volume and low intensity training, and practical age-group training" (release date 22nd of January 2026).

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS CLIP:

Volume and training load is good, but fatigue is not. You want to maximise the former while minimising the latter.
Practical tips on how to maintain as high a load as possible within your life constraints without accumulating chronic stress and fatigue
How Nils van der Poel (ice skating Olympic Champion and former World Record holder), Olav Aleksander Bu, and Stephen Seiler informed Gordo’s perspective on these topics.

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