Ben Greenfield

Kerry Sullivan

If you haven’t heard of Ben Greenfield and Kerry Sullivan yet, you soon will.

These two guys are making waves in the triathlon community with their Rockstar triathlon academy – a closed-door triathlon training and mentoring program set up specifically to help triathletes drop their times in all three legs of their race using a step-by-step formula.

I interviewed Ben and Kerry to try and pry out of them some of their best advice and tips for triathlon training and racing.

How they got started

Kerry was originally a soccer player, but after attempting his first triathlon in college he realised he not only enjoyed the sport but was good at it. Ben picked up triathlon during his Master’s degree in sports science, as he thought it would be a good way to help his research.

Why triathlons are cool

Lots of cool toys to play with (bike, wetsuits, heart rate monitors, etc). The races are great fun, you get to mix it up with the different sports. The people are driven, competitive but also a lot of fun to be around. You can eat “a crap load”!

What it takes to make it

Find good coaches and training partners to work with. That will kick start your racing and get you ‘up to speed’ with everyone else sooner than normal.

How do you get started

Get out there and start training. You can read as many books as you want but that won’t get you closer to kicking butt in a race. Even if you start small, it’s better than nothing. Have a training plan, start following it and find someone to keep you accountable to it.

How to turbo charge your results

Find a good coach who can show you results. Follow their training plan. Be consistent with your training. Have fun in your training and competitions!

Ben and Kerry are two guys helping new and experienced triathletes to crush it with their training strategies. You can get 50% off their Rockstar Triathlete Academy membership through our VIP link here.

Learning correct technique and teaching it to others
You must “re-learn” freestyle in order to understand how to teach it. He taught himself how swimmers progress through each of the phases in freestyle. From learning to float and balance to moving through the water, he mastered each level so that anybody could learn smooth freestyle. he began teaching what he had discovered. You can’t do it in 1 or 2 lessons, it takes at least 4-6 lessons to get the hang of it.

Who can learn freestyle
Beginners are the easiest to work with because they begin with a ‘blank’ slate. All new swimmers will experience the ‘uh huh!’ moments when things start to fit together. Experienced swimmers sometimes take a bit longer to change habits in their technique.

Triathlon pacing strategies
Start on the outside so you have clean water and your not fighting with the pack. Find a rhythm as quickly as you can. Build into your race, so you’re getting faster as you go and you avoid burning out at halfway. Kick more at the end of the race to warm up your legs for the bike leg.

Wetsuits
Kevin prefers no wetsuit because of the warm Californian water, but if wearing a wetsuit he recommends a sleeved wetsuit for extra buoyancy. It does take a little bit of getting used to so be sure to practice with it.

Using fins in workouts
The Zoomer Z2′s are the best fins for swimming. The purpose of fins are to improve your balance in the water and to assist with drills. You won’t become reliant fins on them if you only use them for drills and kicking. Avoid the big, long diving fins. They’re not going to help you.

Common mistakes
Training harder and longer for swimming doesn’t work. It can work for running and cycling, but that type of training will send you backwards in the pool. Once you change your stroke and get the foundations in place, you can start training more and working harder.

Tri Swim Secrets
A membership site Kevin created for people which like more feedback, regular videos, advice and and new ways to improve their swimming to get ahead of their friends in triathlons.

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