It was comforting to hear that Lionel has the same swimming difficulties that I have. Hand entry depth, rotation on non breathing side, etc. I’m no where near his level but it was good hearing that.
Lionel has a great sense of humour, sadly missed by quite a few of the viewers; thinking specifically of the Cam Wurf gag and the absolute classic Windsor road sign story from a few years ago! 😉😉
I know you don’t read the comments but man I’m glad to see this video. These og training videos in the cave are the best. And you’re back to that gritty lionel. Love it
I saw this video after the Collins Cup Opening Ceremony and you are going to run against Sebastian, it's like a prediction... Looking forward to watching that race... Good luck Lionel! 💯
You're an inspiration and such an open book. Thanks for the tips on swimming as I too have to work hard on this discipline. I tried pushing my head further under the water and rolling more side to side in my session yesterdat and it seemed to help.. Thanks and good luck for this weekend!!
The Norwegians are all several years younger and doing insane volume and tons and tons of testing to make sure they are appropriately responding to the load.
I was supposed to be racing Copenhagen but no longer can due to covid travel restrictions, extra gutted I cant go now, would have loved to cheer you on! As always thanks for your openness, go get it 🦾
As a fan, I love the LS content dropping every 7-14 days, and I can’t wait for the next one to drop. I would be disappointed if a new vid wasn’t dropped for 30 days or more….but what if that is what it takes for LS to gain that last bit of focus that puts him at the top in Kona? The racing schedule is too busy this year….but if LS decided next year that he goes totally social dark and an update only drops through a member of his team….then I am all for it.
So excited for all these races coming up! But you gotta race Jan (and Sam) in the Collins Cup!!! Having all 3 #1s going head-to-head-to-head would be great for the sport!
The catch is between winning the CC and giving the best show. If I were a CC coach, my strategy wouldn't be to put my #1 up again the other #1s, but that would then decrease the athlete participation in the future. Catch 22 ish.
Man,Fuck those negative comments from people!!!! You are a beast!By far my favorite pro triathlete ever(right up there with Crowe,macca,Jan).Keep crushing it because you have inspired me to step up my training and I am a 49 year old average guy.
I’m curious that if Lionel were to do wind-tunnel testing and training like Jan does, would he become noticeably faster on the bike? During the Tri Battle, Jan was putting out less power but was more aero so Lionel didn’t gain any time on him.
Also dont forget the importance of being able to ride fast. Jan picked up big time in corners and riding smooth. Lionel is rubbish at riding a bike outdoors fast
He proved multiple times over and over again on his channel the problem might not just be wind-tunnel testing or any other thing (flexibility, swimming, nutrition, etc.), but his overall personality - apart from a camera man, he seems not to have any professional team behind him, is again without coach, no training partners. I think he is a great guy and has inspired more people than anyone due to his openness but does he want to be the best in Ironman or be in the business of motivating people?
You got it Lionel: it's the social media exposure that has been messing up with your mind. Get off, focus on your amazing inner strength, and you will be back, stronger than before. Go LIONEL !!
I enjoyed meeting Talbot in Boulder70 at swim exit. I drive moto for jimmy Riccitello. See you guys in Kona. I will be on bicycle in kona though not Harley this time as I’m going to compete in it.
Lionel, as someone who grew up swimming and swam d1. You really have a lot of room for improvement in your technique. You don’t have to be gifted with the extreme mobility of an Olympic level swimmer such as floppy ankles (which imo hinders your run) to be where you want to be. There’s a lot of room for improvement which you should look forward to. I believe you can be unstoppable!
Gauntlet thrown! I honestly think the biggest mistakes you made were so close to tasting the Kona win and instead of just a couple tweaks, you turned every single training knob you could get your hands on. I feel like you haven't stopped doing that for 4 years. In 2021 it definitely seems like you've gotten a bit closer with the two things you should have initially focused on - swimming and race nutrition - but I'm excited to see a back to basics Lionel with those small deltas in-hand!
Don't worry about other things you can't control (other people too)..make the most of what you have..I think you are doing great..no matter the results, as long as the process is right, it's all fine..keep it up and thank you!
Boy he stole my workout! Fan going, check. Laptop open all day, check. Talking aplenty, check. Ok, I don't have it with the biking and running bit, but otherwise this is my day exactly!
love this! I'm training to eventually do the iron man but first build up to it with marathons and duathlon. Lionel if you read this could you do a video about heartrate? in the tri-battle yours was so low? i was wondering if there is a certain training to get a lower HR ? would be nice to see a professional opinion.
Hi Nikolaj, Lionel has a lower than average and maximum heart rate, I believe it has to do with him having a larger than average sized heart. It's mentioned occasionally in some past episodes on this channel. I'm not a doctor or exercise physiologist but I believe max and avg HR is personalized and varies from person to person. Good luck in your training! 👍💪
I'm hoping that you getting beaten by Frodo hasn't caused seconditis again which you spoke about just after your 2nd place at Kona and subsequent walk the following year. Where you basically threw everything/everyone out and went backwards for a year or so. Obviously you have to do you, but keep everything in perspective, especially as you are currently on an Upwards trajectory right now, in full distance races!!
His talk in this video reminded me of his past swings in perspective. I thought that spending some time with Jan would bring some stability, but it seems that he’s back at doing it his way with no real team behind him. As someone mentioned in the comments, the greats have great teams behind them which Lionel seems to be missing greatly.
@@coztebebude696 I'm assuming that "Cam Wurf is my coach" is meant to be joke. At least I hope so. He's had consistent success with (I've forgotten his name, English dude) so I hope they are still working together, so they continue to go from strength to strength.
I'm also concerned about this... However I'm hopeful that this time there is a slight difference, which we actually saw in this video! He came in from his brick run feeling fantastic, having completed the session and recognising he needed to save that extra energy for race day. Previously, he would have taken that energy and gone for another 10km. I think (hope) that's the difference. Training extremely hard but not doing that final interval he previously would have done, that's the one that would normally over-train him or leave him injured! I hope he has a great race in Copenhagen!
And when u race to the limits and that brings you to the best of your ability and you come up second like in Kona 2017 , don't make excuses or complain , come back to 14:01 and watch and listen to yourself , not us in UA-cam land . Because that is you , not us .
Hey Lionel, massive longtime fan and don't want to be too much of another armchair expert but I haven't seen you acknowledge the aerodynamic gains that Jan had in the Tri Battle that you could incorporate into your own IMs. It seems your focus is on further increasing bike power now rather than efficiency. Frodeno biked 305w to your 312w and went 5 minutes faster. Free speed
The whirlpool scene reminds me of a Western hero in the saloon, who makes a final announcement to all in the world: I will show you all how strong I am. What I see is a lot of anger. Anger to push even harder. The challenger has to motivate himself. For sure it's a further very interesting point of development in this great career. It will be very interesting to see, how it goes on.
I mean ... I don't really want you to miss out on Kona ... BUT ... IM California (Sacramento) will be my first IM ever. It would be awesome to cheer you on while I suffer and take 2x as long to finish.
There isn’t a single Lionel video that doesn’t inspire me. #nolimits
I feel like your mood is a lot better after the TriBattle. Seem to be much happier with yourself and your progress and competitive level. Win or lose.
Love the content, been waiting impatiently for this!
So glad to see this coming from you. Looking forward to race week!
Okay
Bro was in the zone at the end talking about listening to external voices - GET EM LIONEL!!!! 🔥
Watched this over breakfast dreading a 2hr treadmill session. Now I'm off to fkn work! #nolimits
Go outside
You are a monster man. After all that high and a lot of lows, still smiling, beliveing and always getting better. You inspire bro!!
Dude's chatting like no biggie at 360+ watts
At 150 lbs 😭
and only a 130 HR
After 4 hours
With a canadian accent
It was comforting to hear that Lionel has the same swimming difficulties that I have. Hand entry depth, rotation on non breathing side, etc. I’m no where near his level but it was good hearing that.
ya unless you grew up swimming a lot of people have difficulties learning to swim really well when they are older
Lionel has a great sense of humour, sadly missed by quite a few of the viewers; thinking specifically of the Cam Wurf gag and the absolute classic Windsor road sign story from a few years ago! 😉😉
1 min in and the vibes are already hitting...let's goooo!
Cant wait to share the start line with you at Copenhagen! Such an honor.
Unless you're a pro you aint sharing the start line 😜
This is great, Talbot your filming has gotten so much better in the last year and a half. Great job!
I think he's music taste got even better.
When you
watch blumenfeld, you See its not about hard Training its about smart Training ,consistency and a professionell Team around you!
Lionels mindset is so damn motivating. Man I want to go for a long run!
Classic Cam!! Love it..
Love you videos, Lionel. Always inspiring
that hiphop track in the first montage is ripping talbot! great job
Huge man!
Loved to hear you, keep that mindset
#nolimits
Great initial beat... it sets the right the mood, smash those races Lionel
Love the musics. You inspire bro.
Excited for all these races!! You got this
Great video. Mix of footage and music intensity is cool
I know you don’t read the comments but man I’m glad to see this video. These og training videos in the cave are the best. And you’re back to that gritty lionel. Love it
I saw this video after the Collins Cup Opening Ceremony and you are going to run against Sebastian, it's like a prediction... Looking forward to watching that race... Good luck Lionel! 💯
Finally, new video! :)
You're an inspiration and such an open book. Thanks for the tips on swimming as I too have to work hard on this discipline. I tried pushing my head further under the water and rolling more side to side in my session yesterdat and it seemed to help.. Thanks and good luck for this weekend!!
Keep it up, "You Be You". Good luck with everything
Go, Go, Go Lionel, We will be cheering for you in Copenhagen! No limits!
Great stuff Lionel!
The Norwegians are all several years younger and doing insane volume and tons and tons of testing to make sure they are appropriately responding to the load.
Hell yes!! Let’s get back to what made you a killer athlete. Boom, you just gave me that killer instinct back in my training to finish out the season.
You're videos are getting better, just like you are. With you.
I was supposed to be racing Copenhagen but no longer can due to covid travel restrictions, extra gutted I cant go now, would have loved to cheer you on! As always thanks for your openness, go get it 🦾
Great content - keep it coming 🔥🔥🔥
As a fan, I love the LS content dropping every 7-14 days, and I can’t wait for the next one to drop. I would be disappointed if a new vid wasn’t dropped for 30 days or more….but what if that is what it takes for LS to gain that last bit of focus that puts him at the top in Kona? The racing schedule is too busy this year….but if LS decided next year that he goes totally social dark and an update only drops through a member of his team….then I am all for it.
Great video and so motivating! Wish you all the best and go hard to win these races ;)
So excited for all these races coming up! But you gotta race Jan (and Sam) in the Collins Cup!!! Having all 3 #1s going head-to-head-to-head would be great for the sport!
The catch is between winning the CC and giving the best show. If I were a CC coach, my strategy wouldn't be to put my #1 up again the other #1s, but that would then decrease the athlete participation in the future. Catch 22 ish.
Almost 4 hours or 3 hours and 50 minutes on the bike trainer so high level incredible good effort
Love the return to the old mentality 💪🏾
Man,Fuck those negative comments from people!!!!
You are a beast!By far my favorite pro triathlete ever(right up there with Crowe,macca,Jan).Keep crushing it because you have inspired me to step up my training and I am a 49 year old average guy.
might come to Copenhagen and cheer for you guys! wish you the best of luck!
I’m curious that if Lionel were to do wind-tunnel testing and training like Jan does, would he become noticeably faster on the bike? During the Tri Battle, Jan was putting out less power but was more aero so Lionel didn’t gain any time on him.
The bottle! 😅
Also dont forget the importance of being able to ride fast. Jan picked up big time in corners and riding smooth. Lionel is rubbish at riding a bike outdoors fast
He proved multiple times over and over again on his channel the problem might not just be wind-tunnel testing or any other thing (flexibility, swimming, nutrition, etc.), but his overall personality - apart from a camera man, he seems not to have any professional team behind him, is again without coach, no training partners. I think he is a great guy and has inspired more people than anyone due to his openness but does he want to be the best in Ironman or be in the business of motivating people?
@@coztebebude696 he is still with david tillbury davies as a coach isnt he?
@@jamesd5241 Somebody mentioned here that Lionel is no longer featured among his athletes on his web.
You got it Lionel: it's the social media exposure that has been messing up with your mind. Get off, focus on your amazing inner strength, and you will be back, stronger than before. Go LIONEL !!
Yeah !! Heavy , like the intro
amen to the last bit brother. do u man, do u
great video! Great Athlete!
BOM 💣💣💣 the old Lionel is back. The hunter
This is passion…. Greetings from Japan/ Germany…. 🙏🏻⛩🥷⚔️🇯🇵
Haha best first minute ever.
THAT INTRO IS 🔥🎬
That intro song created the best possible vibe for this video
Lionel must have some trainers in rotation.... 💪💪👌
Love it!
Yazz!! Now that’s more like it!! Beast mode 💪 🚀
I enjoyed meeting Talbot in Boulder70 at swim exit. I drive moto for jimmy Riccitello. See you guys in Kona. I will be on bicycle in kona though not Harley this time as I’m going to compete in it.
Good luck Kevin! 💪👍
absolutely love it. Disregard what everybody says. Listen to nobody but yourself and your mother. . And Cam..Especially Cam.
lol
seems like he actually reads the comments...
Stay hard Lionel!
GO ON LIONEL ! U got this buddy
Go hard, NO LIMITS
Sure is beautiful around Tucson!
You got this Lionel, go out there and crush it!
Don't take media and critics to serious, u are a pro find ur way and make it happen
Lionel, as someone who grew up swimming and swam d1. You really have a lot of room for improvement in your technique. You don’t have to be gifted with the extreme mobility of an Olympic level swimmer such as floppy ankles (which imo hinders your run) to be where you want to be. There’s a lot of room for improvement which you should look forward to. I believe you can be unstoppable!
Keyboard warriors strike again...sigh
@@DublinDapper it’s exhausting
"snivelling pack-rat" that's fucking hillarious!
Inspiring af… whats the BGM in the beginning pls ??
dude you're such a monster on the bike it's bananas
Gauntlet thrown! I honestly think the biggest mistakes you made were so close to tasting the Kona win and instead of just a couple tweaks, you turned every single training knob you could get your hands on. I feel like you haven't stopped doing that for 4 years. In 2021 it definitely seems like you've gotten a bit closer with the two things you should have initially focused on - swimming and race nutrition - but I'm excited to see a back to basics Lionel with those small deltas in-hand!
Don't worry about other things you can't control (other people too)..make the most of what you have..I think you are doing great..no matter the results, as long as the process is right, it's all fine..keep it up and thank you!
Boy he stole my workout! Fan going, check. Laptop open all day, check. Talking aplenty, check. Ok, I don't have it with the biking and running bit, but otherwise this is my day exactly!
love this!
I'm training to eventually do the iron man but first build up to it with marathons and duathlon.
Lionel if you read this could you do a video about heartrate?
in the tri-battle yours was so low? i was wondering if there is a certain training to get a lower HR ? would be nice to see a professional opinion.
Hi Nikolaj, Lionel has a lower than average and maximum heart rate, I believe it has to do with him having a larger than average sized heart. It's mentioned occasionally in some past episodes on this channel. I'm not a doctor or exercise physiologist but I believe max and avg HR is personalized and varies from person to person. Good luck in your training! 👍💪
14:53 Lets GO! Very motivating, Mental Strength 💪. Hope you finish Finish Strong and Finish How You Want! Keep it up 🤙
Dude, your goggle is so cool. Can it be recordings, like a video or something?
Lmao at 1:05 Lionel looked to be bobbing his head to the music while indoor cycling
Okay that was the funniest opening ever. 😁😂😁
My coach is like that 😂. You'll rock it and inspire me
Did I hear that right, Cam is coaching Lionel?
Biggest fan here
CW is a trip!
he's also probably the only non-euro that has the package to win Hawaii right now.
I'm hoping that you getting beaten by Frodo hasn't caused seconditis again which you spoke about just after your 2nd place at Kona and subsequent walk the following year. Where you basically threw everything/everyone out and went backwards for a year or so. Obviously you have to do you, but keep everything in perspective, especially as you are currently on an Upwards trajectory right now, in full distance races!!
His talk in this video reminded me of his past swings in perspective. I thought that spending some time with Jan would bring some stability, but it seems that he’s back at doing it his way with no real team behind him. As someone mentioned in the comments, the greats have great teams behind them which Lionel seems to be missing greatly.
@@coztebebude696 I'm assuming that "Cam Wurf is my coach" is meant to be joke. At least I hope so. He's had consistent success with (I've forgotten his name, English dude) so I hope they are still working together, so they continue to go from strength to strength.
I also think that was meant as joke but I am not sure Lionel still works with his coach since he is no longer featured among his athletes on his web.
@@coztebebude696 oh, that is worrying then.
I'm also concerned about this... However I'm hopeful that this time there is a slight difference, which we actually saw in this video! He came in from his brick run feeling fantastic, having completed the session and recognising he needed to save that extra energy for race day. Previously, he would have taken that energy and gone for another 10km. I think (hope) that's the difference. Training extremely hard but not doing that final interval he previously would have done, that's the one that would normally over-train him or leave him injured! I hope he has a great race in Copenhagen!
💪💪let’s go Lionel!
And when u race to the limits and that brings you to the best of your ability and you come up second like in Kona 2017 , don't make excuses or complain , come back to 14:01 and watch and listen to yourself , not us in UA-cam land . Because that is you , not us .
Have fun & push it real good 🤙🏼 #nolimits
Hey Lionel, massive longtime fan and don't want to be too much of another armchair expert but I haven't seen you acknowledge the aerodynamic gains that Jan had in the Tri Battle that you could incorporate into your own IMs. It seems your focus is on further increasing bike power now rather than efficiency. Frodeno biked 305w to your 312w and went 5 minutes faster. Free speed
Lionel you rock
Did you change shoes mid run?
Sander's is back baby!!!!!
Go get em bro!!!! 👊
How much strength training do you add to your workout schedule?
7 days/week
- Squats 500lbs 20 reps, 5 sets
- Leg press 1,000lbs 50 reps, 5 sets
- Calf raises 150lb dumbbells 100 reps, 5 sets
- Sit-ups 500, 5 sets
- Push ups 1000, 5 sets
- Plank 60 minutes, 5 sets
- Jumping jacks 10,000, 5 sets
- He doesn’t read comments
@@iron_dad7802 Man u are so funny :/
Hell Yeah!!! Full Send..only you know your body!
Great improvements on the swim!!! At least all the theory is there!
Go get it!
Who's the music from starting at 0:51? Awesome intro.
Pep talk xavy rusan
Will be interesting to see how this turns out
Lionel is the Mc Gregor of Triathlon !!!
Switched shoes during the run? Sauconys to start?
You should do Texas if you don’t do Kona. Same weekend.
The whirlpool scene reminds me of a Western hero in the saloon, who makes a final announcement to all in the world: I will show you all how strong I am. What I see is a lot of anger. Anger to push even harder. The challenger has to motivate himself. For sure it's a further very interesting point of development in this great career. It will be very interesting to see, how it goes on.
I think you nailed it Fabian
I mean ... I don't really want you to miss out on Kona ... BUT ... IM California (Sacramento) will be my first IM ever. It would be awesome to cheer you on while I suffer and take 2x as long to finish.
Go get 'em!