Miscellaneous
Turtle Wilson joins us on this episode of the Watts Up Podcast. Turtle’s wife, Gwen Afton, won the gold medal at the 2019 UCI Masters World Championship Women's 55-59 Team Pursuit. Turtle wants to talk about communication – he has had issues with this in the past. It is challenging to know when to give feedback during a workout. Early on in the relationship, you need to layout the expectations of communication for the athlete and the coach. Most coaching companies will have several different plans – one focuses on analysis, and another focuses on communication. Metrics should be your first communication talking points. The data should include weight, mood, sleep, stress, and diet. The coach will be able to filter through your data and determine what could be impacting your lifestyle. As a coach, Turtle wants to know if the athlete feels successful. If an athlete comments, then Turtle is going to respond. Instead of putting all your data into emails, the more the athlete can put into TrainingPeaks, the better off the athlete will be. Race reports are a fantastic tool that Turtle uses frequently. They tell the coach what the athlete was thinking during the race. Plus, for later races, the athlete can go back to their report and see how they could improve.Turtle reinforces that it’s essential to record all your metrics so your coach can give feedback and analyze the data. The first metric Turtle likes to see is body weight. Even if an athlete is feeling sick, Turtle wants it to be noted into the metrics. That way, he can get more useful information by looking at trends throughout the month.TrainingPeaks: https://www.trainingpeaks.comHow to add a metric in TrainingPeaks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO4npurkdrw