#775 – Navigating Setbacks: Injuries, Niggles, Anxiety, Fear

Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

Whether it’s a niggle, injury, anxiety, or fear, there’s always a way to spin things in a positive direction. Today, we look at the wide range of challenges triathlon delivers, and offer several solutions for how to make setbacks work in your favor. One of our favorite mantras is, Do Something. Do something that will create momentum, or simply drag you out of your current state of struggle. We also look at ways to remember that you have been doing amazing things. Things that a lot of people won’t attempt. And, how you can use your experience to remind you that anything is possible.

*** Be sure to stay tuned after the main podcast for an interview with one of our coaches, Jeremy Scherer.

Topics:

• Injuries, niggles, anxiety, fear, and overcoming.
• We coach a WIDE range of athletes
• Endurance sports don’t necessarily require a ton of “talent”
• Who can go to the next level?
• Injury or niggles as opportunities
• Old injuries that keep re-surfacing
• Triathlon usually gives you an option
• Getting through fear
• Becoming a different person
• Can’t rush fitness . . . but . . .
• Swimming in cold water
• Overtrained, or under-recovered?
• Sedentary life and “injury”
• Fitness is fitness
• Find something different to do
• 20 Steps to the lake, but . . .
• With age, not slowing down can be getting faster
• Make this enjoyable
• Your geography doesn’t define you
• You are adaptable
• Don’t stop at yellow

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Coach Jeremy’s Bio

https://c26triathlon.com/about/coaches/jeremy-scherer/

Coach Jeremy grew up in Michigan and enjoyed a variety of individual sports. He was on the high school ski team in the winter racing slalom, giant slalom, and Super G, and played golf in the summers. He met his wife, Kim, at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI. They lived in Michigan, Texas, and Indiana before deciding to head back home to Michigan. Most of his career has been spent in the finance and sales management industry.

Like many triathletes, he signed up for a sprint triathlon at the urging of a friend. As soon as he crossed the finish line, he wanted to sign up for another one and see how much he could improve. He found that he enjoyed the challenge of improving, and looking to go longer. After a decade of racing triathlons (everything from sprint distance to full distance), ultra runs, bike races, and other events, he still relishes the challenge. But more importantly, he finds the friends and “family” he has met along the way to be the best thing about his endurance sports journey.

He and his wife have three very active boys. They are in football, baseball, bowling, and more. During the summer, they like to spend time up north enjoying the lake. He also enjoys reading, listening to podcasts, and getting together with friends and neighbors.