http://www.ironman.com/press-releases/2016/05/beachbody-performance.aspx#axzz48XXupayg
Is this only a marketing agreement, or will that be on course? Unclear…
This is not a product(s) you would race with … they are mostly supplements (protein drinks and the like) … marketing agreement, maybe a little bizarre as there products are targeted to their own strength training programs and the like. They are not well versed (or at all, but I gues they are trying) in endurance training.
I did their 21 Day Fix program and found it to be useful. Apparently what I thought was a portion size wasn’t really a portion size! The shakeology stuff is just a scam and tastes nasty! Like Dan said, it’s a line of supplements… I can’t imagine they’d put it on the course.
They have Hydrate… which would not work for me, but might work in general. However, the main reason I can’t see this being on course is not whether or not calories / carbs is appropriate for endurance events, but rather that it’s only available in powder form. I’d be hard pressed to see volunteers mix everything.
Great… now my friends who are part of this MLM scheme who claim to be “coaches” will feed me a line of crap about how I need to take these supplements since Ironman bought into it. Dude you lost 5 pounds and you are now a subject matter expert? Bitch please.
Advocare, Beachbody, Scency, Jamberry Nails, It Works…all the same multi level marketing crap.
This just baffles me, but then again people who know nothing about ironman racing picture much different athletes. Most of you elite triathletes do not have bodies that I would call beach bodies. And many with so-called beach bodies are not helping their long distance performance.
I only know a couple really fast triathletes that would have “beachbodies”. And no, I’m not one of them.
Based on the products mentioned in the press release it doesn’t sound like any of them would be ideal for on course nutrition. 1 product is a pre workout supplement and the other 2 are for recovery. I could see them at the expo giving out samples pre and post race.
You just described my brother-in-law to a tee as he is part of that and talks about the people he “coaches” yet he weighs well over 300 lbs
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http://www.ironman.com/press-releases/2016/05/beachbody-performance.aspx#axzz48XXupayg
Is this only a marketing agreement, or will that be on course? Unclear…
Possibly the biggest guy ever to compete as a pro triathlete was Rob Mackle during 1985-97 time period. He was 5’10" and about 185-190 lb. Here’s a pic of him with Mark Allen leading the bike at Kona 1990:)
This just baffles me, but then again people who know nothing about ironman racing picture much different athletes. Most of you elite triathletes do not have bodies that I would call beach bodies. And many with so-called beach bodies are not helping their long distance performance.
I only know a couple really fast triathletes that would have “beachbodies”. And no, I’m not one of them.
I worked a number of sponsor expos for Powerbar, it was always baffling how many conversations I had with people, mostly @ PF Changs Marathon, that they actually had to eat something during the marathon to finish. I think people who are pretty in to a particular sport greatly underappreciated just how much knowledge they acquired through their years.
http://www.ironman.com/press-releases/2016/05/beachbody-performance.aspx#axzz48XXupayg
Is this only a marketing agreement, or will that be on course? Unclear…
Possibly the biggest guy ever to compete as a pro triathlete was Rob Mackle during 1985-97 time period. He was 5’10" and about 185-190 lb. Here’s a pic of him with Mark Allen leading the bike at Kona 1990:)
We need Monty to come on and share some Mackle stories again. One of the all time great swimmers in the history of our sport, along with Sheila T, Lars Jorgensen, and others I’m sure I’m forgetting.
http://www.ironman.com/press-releases/2016/05/beachbody-performance.aspx#axzz48XXupayg
Is this only a marketing agreement, or will that be on course? Unclear…
Possibly the biggest guy ever to compete as a pro triathlete was Rob Mackle during 1985-97 time period. He was 5’10" and about 185-190 lb. Here’s a pic of him with Mark Allen leading the bike at Kona 1990:)
We need Monty to come on and share some Mackle stories again. One of the all time great swimmers in the history of our sport, along with Sheila T, Lars Jorgensen, and others I’m sure I’m forgetting.
Ya, he almost always led the swim and sometimes after the bike. IIRC, he finished in top 5 of the Bud Light USTS several years in the late 80s/early 90s. Usually several guys would pass him on the run but he was a solid top 5 finisher. He was known as “The Beef” as in that old Wendy’s commercial “Where’s the beef?”
http://www.ironman.com/press-releases/2016/05/beachbody-performance.aspx#axzz48XXupayg
Is this only a marketing agreement, or will that be on course? Unclear…
Possibly the biggest guy ever to compete as a pro triathlete was Rob Mackle during 1985-97 time period. He was 5’10" and about 185-190 lb. Here’s a pic of him with Mark Allen leading the bike at Kona 1990:)
We need Monty to come on and share some Mackle stories again. One of the all time great swimmers in the history of our sport, along with Sheila T, Lars Jorgensen, and others I’m sure I’m forgetting.
I bought a white Kestrel 200 SCi in 1991 around the time of this picture with Mackle riding it. Then Kestrel gave me a replacement frame in 2000. I just spent 90 min on that bike on the computrainer today. Those bikes were ahead of their times!
This just baffles me, but then again people who know nothing about ironman racing picture much different athletes. Most of you elite triathletes do not have bodies that I would call beach bodies. And many with so-called beach bodies are not helping their long distance performance.
I only know a couple really fast triathletes that would have “beachbodies”. And no, I’m not one of them.
I’m just going to agree and say that most elite triathletes do not have what most would consider an attractive body. One of my wife’s recently single friends was up in Whistler during the IM and commented “These guys are all gristle! Where’s my steak?” I thought that summed it up nicely. On the female side, there seem to be a lot of “model/triathletes” but I don’t know of many women on the very pointy end of the field that fit that description. A certain amount of muscle or build is sexy, but just slows you down in triathlon.
Clearly, if you want high performance and a good body one must incorporate crossfit in to their training!