Adding Volume Back To My Training  

Im going down the rabbit hole of too many expectations. You can feel the desperation in his attitude. This could be his last chance. Kona is still a long way off. The inevitable overtraining phase is over the horizon still. I want him to win so friggin bad and STOP! I don't see how he can maintain this volume and still peak. I think the out train them idea is eye of the tiger stuff but it aint true! Please Lionel train smarter than smart and dont fuck it up! Ive already decided not to watch Kona this year, too anxious. RVB will be on fire, mark my words. Hes a champion in the making. in the meantime it is good to see Lionel in good spirits.

i always cry for him😅

@@frankgallagher5786 Agree with your comments about Lionel - too influenced by others. But disagree about RVB, in a top field, lucky to get in the top 5.

Same. Would definitely be very emotional. This channel here stuck with me since the very first videos.

Me too!

He has no reason to "give up" he makes enough money from youtube to be a pro youtuber that gets to train for his content. Id almost bet my life he makes more from youtube than tris

I am not hating but youre acting like hes some hero when he makes weekly vids with 50-100k views and ads and sponsors on each video. Thats solid money

Doesnt Talbot make the money?

@@nc8186and how exactly do you know that money is his only motivation? Believe it or not, some athletes just want to do well in their sport. Mine is secondary for them.

@@nc8186 what about my comment makes you think I'm calling him heroic? you are absolutely hating. Yes he could easily continue youtube and stop trying to race competitively. But he didn't quit racing. That was the whole point of my comment. Go for a walk bud.

His old training partner Ari is in Australia cranking out 28 hour weeks

Ari is a joke@@troycollett8540

Yeah he has a weird run, if he fix it he'll fly there too, he's getting stronger this year

He tried higher volume, lower intensity and it has gone comparatively poorly, at least for bike/run. His best performances were in '16 and '17 where he emphasized intensity, and was doing exactly what he says he'd never do again, which is basically chasing PRs and performances during training. He did say he was going to again re-prioritize intensity during one of his recent videos. I love Lionel, but trying to follow his training prescription rational from video to video is maddening. I haven't watched the entirety yet, so maybe he's not discussing the bike and run yet.