Triathlon
Stipe Miocic Trains for His First UFC Main Event
One week before the biggest fight of his career, undefeated UFC heavyweight contender Stipe Miocic had one final call of duty. Miocic had to work an eight-hour Sunday shift at [...]
Pro Plates: Dinner
Ending the day with a well-balanced meal ensures that your body will have the nutrients you need to perform or recover. NBA superstar Dwight Howard knows how a good, healthy dinner positively affects his performance, whether [...]
Sarah Reinertsen's Ironman Training
We recently introduced our STACK web visitors to Sarah Reinertsen, the first female amputee to complete an Ironman race. Here, we follow up with Part 2 of a 4-part video [...]
Maintaining Perspective With U.S. Triathlete and Olympian Gwen Jorgensen
U.S. Triathlon team member Gwen Jorgensen has a simple philosophy: "there is more to life than sports." It's a surprising attitude for any athlete, but particularly shocking coming from an [...]
Q&A With Four-Time World Ironman Champion Chrissie Wellington, Part 2: Strength of Body and Mind
Chrissie Wellington, the women’s world record holder in the Ironman Triathlon, won her first Ironman race less than a year after she turned pro. Subsequently, she reeled off victories in [...]
Q&A With Four-Time World Ironman Champion Chrissie Wellington, Part 1: Discovering Triathlons
Chrissie Wellington has won all 13 Ironman events that she's entered. Although naturally endowed with incredible, sometimes obsessive drive, Wellington was not a competitive athlete until her mid-twenties when she [...]
Tips and Tools for Open Water Swim Training for Women's Triathlon
When it comes to swimming in a lake or the ocean, every women's triathlon swim training program should incorporate a few key elements; and if you're new to open water [...]
Training Like a Pro on an Amateur Budget: Advice From an Ironman Age Grouper
If you're an amateur athlete, you probably don’t have the time or the money to train like a pro. No training staff to design your awesome workouts. No personal chef [...]
Mental Toughness Strategies From Ironman Chris "Macca" McCormack
Chris “Macca” McCormack is supremely dedicated to his triathlon training [learn more about it at Macca’s Iron-Willed Triathlon Training]. Ten to 12 weeks before every big race, he morphs his [...]
Chris “Macca” McCormack's Iron-Willed Triathlon Training
Chris McCormack is widely considered one of the world’s best athletes. A two-time winner of the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, “Macca” has dominated the triathlon circuit around the [...]