Heather: This is the GTN Show, brought to you by AMP Human. Welcome. As you can see,
we've got a slightly different setting this week as I thought I'd spice things up and
get out of the GTN set. I've come to the gym for a little bit of versus because we've got
a special guest this week, a different one, and we're going to be looking at who is stronger,
a cyclist or a triathlete. Don't worry, I will be heading back to the
comforts of the GTN set for the rest of the show, bringing you some tri news, yes, there
was actually some racing over the weekend. We're also going to be sharing your photos,
and we've got caption competition. [music]
Heather: I have revealed my special guest. This week, I'm delighted to say we've gone
one better with our presenter from GCN- Manon: Thank you.
Heather: -and we've got Manon joining. Although I might have my work cut out because I know
Manon has some incredible strength and power when it comes to cycling, but thank you for
joining us Manon, first of all. Manon: Thank you for having me.
Heather: I know-- I've obviously given you the brief, so I've asked Manon to come up
with three exercises that are gym-based that she thinks she can beat me at, which is probably
not going to be very hard. Manon: We'll see.
Heather: I will also try to come up with three which I think I can beat Manon at. We're going
to get things going, what's your first exercise you've got for me?
Manon: The first one is the assault bike. We're going to 15 seconds max out on it, and
the average watts for the 15 seconds is the winner.
Heather: Oh my God, I'm going to have to really hope that my arms play a big part in this,
because otherwise, yes, 15 seconds is not my forte, but then, we're going to go-- My
chosen first exercise is going to be on the SkiErg, going a little bit longer to play
into my strengths hopefully, so a minute, and we're going to see how far we can go.
Let's get started. [music]
Heather: Stop. Manon: It seems like you're going to beat
me at that one. Heather: Oh my God. Okay. The out-of-breath
comes afterwards, doesn't it? 15 seconds is a long time to get a full-out ride. I have
no idea how that was, but I have to wait and see. Manon can beat that. I'm sure she can,
but I was using my arms as much as I could. I think that's my only potential strength
over a cyclist right now. Ready? Manon: Yes.
Heather: Go. [music]
Heather: I want to cheer her but I don't. All right, the moment of reveal. Average watts
for 15 seconds, Manon, what was your score? Manon: 402.
Heather: I got 452, I don't know how. I was really not expecting that one, but yes, one
win for the triathletes, 1-0. How are you feeling after that?
Manon: A bit disappointed. I thought I'd be better at that.
Heather: Well, we've got SkiErg coming up next.
Manon: I have never actually done that before. Heather: Nor have I, so--
Manon: Oh right! Heather: Yes, I have absolutely no idea why,
so we're going to see who's better at this one. Let's have a go. All right, our second
exercise. Now, Manon, I've chosen this one, I know, but I'm wondering how I'm going to
give you the advantage to choose the time length.
Manon: I'm going to keep it relatively short and go with 20 seconds.
Heather: Okay. That's definitely not in my comfort zone again, but-- Right, we've got
20 seconds, and we're going to go side by side, so you guys can watch us battling out.
Are we ready? Manon: Ready.
Heather: Should I count to 10? Heather: Three, two, one, go. Oh, my God.
[music] Heather: Oh, you did it. Well done. All right.
Oh my, I've gone light-headed, big head rush. How far have you gone?
Manon: 80 meters. Heather: 75. Okay, we're not doing very well
choosing our own exercises there, but that's one-all. All right, I'm regretting giving
Manon the free reign in the gym here because it's quite a few weights here. Manon, what
have you got on the bar? Manon: 70 kilos.
Heather: All right. We've got to see who can do one rep on the biggest weight. I'm letting
Manon go first because I don't want to show her up.
Heather: Are you feeling confident? Manon: I think so. I haven't seen you squat
so, it'll be interesting. [laughter
Heather: Yes, probably good. Right, let's have a look. Gosh, here it goes. Oh, nice
and deep, yes. Easy. Good work, girl. Manon: Thanks.
Heather: All right. Wait a moment, I've got to add some weights. [chuckles]
[music] Heather: Oh, yes.
Manon: Heather, what was that? You can definitely do more than that.
Heather: Well, I do have an excuse here Manon, although I shouldn't have told you, because
now you're going to know my weakness for today. I don't want to brag about it but I did run
a half marathon yesterday, so my legs are a bit sore.
Manon: That's fair enough. I didn't-- Heather: With that in mind, the next exercise
I'm afraid is going to be arms, yes. Manon: Oh no.
Heather: All right, I am banking on cyclists having weak arms, sorry Manon, because now,
we are doing pull-ups. I have to say I'm not great at them to start with, so I might be
shooting myself in the foot here. We're going to do overhand wide-grip pull-ups and basically,
full from the bottom hanging as many as you can do. I'm going to be keeping an eye on
your form, but I'm going to make you go first I'm afraid.
Manon: Oh, great. Heather: All right?
Manon: Yes. Heather: How many do you reckon you can do?
Manon: A half. [laughter]
Heather: Thank God, I think you can do more than one. Go Manon, show us what you're made
of. Manon: My God. I don't even know how to [crosstalk]
Heather: I'll remove the box once you're ready. Manon: Here?
Heather: Yes. Come on, girl. Come on! Manon: Okay.
Heather: Ready? Go. Come on, come on, come on. You can do it. Come on. Yes. Okay, Okay.
Oh dear, it's not good today. [music]
Heather: Oh my goodness, that's only two and a half. Oh, but it's better than the cyclist.
Okay, Manon's dragged me over to the leg press. I haven't done this for years. As it's your
exercise, it's your rules. What are we doing? Manon: I think we're going to put 150 on and
just see how many we can do. Go until you blow.
Heather: 150, how many? I don't know if I can do one at 150.
Manon: You can. Heather: That's a lot. All right, okay. Let's
see then. I'm a little bit worried about it . I'm actually a little bit concerned that
I'm just going to get 150 kilos on my face at the moment.
Manon: Oh God, please don't. Heather: This is not going to be very many.
I've got the shakes already. Two-- All right, I'm calling it at 5. Yes, I know Manon's going
to beat me anyway, so I don't feel like I need to completely kill myself. Let's see
what she can do. All the way down, all the way. Oh, she makes it look so easy.
[music] Heather: You are winning currently, it's 3-2.
Manon: I am. I'm happy with that. Heather: Yes, but I've got one up my sleeve,
although I should not be that confident. As you just saw, my pull-ups there weren't as
good as I thought, but we are keeping it simple, and it's a press-up challenge.
Manon: On our knees? Press-ups on our knees? Yes?
Heather: [chuckles] Come on girl, proper press-ups. We're going to go side by side, and it's the
person going the longest that wins the points. Manon: Okay.
Heather: Okay, can you do it for the cyclists? Manon: I'm going to try.
Heather: I've got to bring it back for the triathletes. All right, here we go. Okay,
let's get into position. Into the plank. I'm relying on you guys to check if she's doing
it properly. [laughs] Are you ready? Let's go. Down, up, down, up. You told me you could
only do one. Three-- Eight. Yes, phew, I was starting to get worried there. Okay, I might
as well make it 10. Well, Manon, that leaves us at 3-3.
Heather: I was thinking about this, I thought I could be really mean and choose a final
exercise to decide, that would be weighted towards me, or--
Manon: An arm exercise. Heather: Yes, maybe. Or I could be completely
neutral and leave it up to our viewers-- Manon: What, the Triathlon viewers?
Heather: [chuckles] Maybe. I'm hoping you guys are going to help me out here. Manon,
thank you so much for your time today, but for the decider to find out who is stronger,
a triathlete or a cyclist-- Not Manon or I, this is more general. I'm going to put it
to this week's GTN poll and I want you guys to vote. You can do that just above Manon's
head. Well, thanks to Manon. I'm now leaving it
up to you guys to sway the results. I'm hoping that you're a pretty biased Triathlon audience,
so I'm counting on you. Anyway, I'm not sure if I mentioned that I ran Bath Half on Sunday.
It's okay, jokes aside, I have probably gone on the Bath a little bit, but I've got a vlog
of some of my preparation for it to share with you now.
Good morning! Right, as you can probably see, I'm not that awake yet, but it is two hours
now-- Almost two hours till the start of my half marathon. Did mean to get up a little
bit earlier, because of that, I've adjusted what I was going to eat slightly. I was thinking
of porridge, which is kind of my normal go-to for a race, but I wanted to keep things a
bit plainer, so I have got just some sourdough toast with some butter and some honey to just
give me some nice carbohydrate and fairly simple that hopefully my stomach can digest,
something that I can eat quite close to running normally. Then I'm going to follow it up with
a coffee, but I will probably have something else maybe just before the start.
Although this is a half marathon, I'm going to run to the start, so I'm treating it slightly
differently than if it was a really kind of PB go race. The weather outside is horrible,
and I'm not very fit, and I'm training for something longer, so I'm taking all that into
account with my fueling, but also with my race prep. I'll give you an update in a moment.
I'm getting a little bit of a lift. I was going to run all the way to the start, but
I've decided that I don't want to get cold and wet any sooner than I have to. My biggest
debate is what to wear. I'm going to decide when I get down there. I'm running with a
little backpack to the start, which I'm going check-in, and then it's-- Normally if I'm
doing a race, I'll be in shorts, but I'm sort of treating it like training, so I've currently
got run leggings on and then I'm going to do a T-shirt and a vest top, that's the plan.
I'm more concerned about getting cold and wet and the atmosphere we're going to have
today in this race. Like I said, I'm going to try and make it
a longer run, at least 25K, and I'm going to try and enjoy it if I can. I've got a long
run today anyway, so I might as well be doing a half marathon. I'm just hoping that it'll
make the time go a little bit quicker, and hope I don't get too cold and then I can race
afterwards, which I will definitely share with you. If anything, it should be worth
it for the feed. See you on the other side. Well, I had intended to bring you an update
as I went along, but the weather was so foul. I didn't dare get my phone out because it
would just have got saturated. Afterwards, I was so cold and wet that I just had to go
home and jump in the shower to warm up. Other than the fact that it was horrible physically
and mentally really tough, I'm glad I did run because I think mental health is important
at the moment as well, and actually having some events if we've got them there, we should
take the opportunity. Because I know a lot of you guys have already got shut down in
your country or wherever you are, so I just thought I would take this most probably last
chance to do a race for a while. That does however lead me on to the last week's
question on the GTN poll where we asked if you guys were changing your plans or preparations
due to COVID-19. I think this poll probably would be different now a week on because 33%
of you said yes, 67% said no. I think now in the world pretty much all of us are having
to make some changes in some way or another. We do actually have some race news which might
be surprising to some of you, but the Mooloolaba World Cup got in in the nick of time. This
has been actually the first World Cup of the season because Capetown is no longer happening,
the World Triathlon Series in Abu Dhabi was canceled, so it meant that a lot of athletes
were desperate to race. Even though it's a World Cup, not a World Triathlon Series, it
still attracted a really top-class field because this is the Olympic year and it counts towards
ranking points. The field didn't disappoint. There were a
few athletes missing because I think they presumably lost more races coming up. On the
men's race, it ended up being a battle between the two New Zealand athletes, Hayden Wilde
and Ryan Sissons. It was Ryan Sissons who managed to outsprint his compatriot to take
the win. Hayden Wilde was second, and then it was Luke Willian of Australia who finished
third. On the women's side, again, it was one nation that spoilt the day for Australia.
It was a battle between Great Britain athletes. It was Vicky Holland who took the win. She
had the stronger run of the day over her teammate, Georgia Taylor-Brown who came second, and
then in third place it was Ashleigh Gentle for Australia.
There was another race that went on over the weekend, it was IRONMAN 70.3 Campeche in Mexico.
The men's race was won by Matt Hanson, Jackson Laundry was second, and Michael Weiss was
third. Then the women's race was won by Jackie Hering. It was a clean sweep for the USA.
Sarah True was second, and third place it was Danielle Dingman.
I mentioned that the Mooloolaba World Cup got in in the nick of time, that's because
the ITU have since then suspended all events, so that's including training camps, courses,
and ultimately competitions from now until the 30th of April. With that, they've frozen
all world rankings and Olympic rankings from that period, so it's really going to put the
pressure on the athletes and the event organizers with this being an Olympic year.
They are apparently looking to plan the events that can happen and where they can be moved
to. Obviously, WTS Bermuda falls in that period, and that's a key qualifying event. It's going
to be interesting to see what they come up with if they're going to let us know anything
soon, because it is all still up in the air as to when we can go back to some form of
normality. It's beyond the ITU as well. They've asked
that international federations in separate countries are responsibly and hopefully following
their protocol, but it's going to depend slightly on what their governments are saying as well.
Then outside of the ITU, XTERRA and IRONMAN have also canceled or postponed, it does seem
to vary, a lot of their events. We're seeing some getting moved to the autumn,
some postponed for another year, and some just canceled full-stop. To the big contenders
or big events that I think lots of athletes would have been gearing up for were IRONMAN
70.3 in Oceanside, which always sees a really strong field, then also IRONMAN South Africa.
It'll be interesting to see what it does to the actual rankings and qualification for
World Champs later on this year, but at the moment, we've got some more important things
to worry about. Just staying healthy, keeping safe, and trying to keep sane and get some
training done, but within the parameters. [music]
It's now time to have a look at some of the photos that you guys are still sending in,
which is brilliant. It's really great to have some motivation now because I know we're having
to improvise some of our training. If maybe you've set up an improvised pain cave or you're
doing something a little bit different and alternative, then make sure you share it with
us and we can share it back with you guys so we can keep that motivation together. I'll
share the link for that in a moment, but it is in the description below.
Anyway, to get us started, we have a photo from AB on his Argon 18, and he's in Washington
DC. He just labeled it 'balcony training ride'. I reckon there's going to be a few more of
you doing this in the next few weeks. You're getting a little bit of fresh air, but you're
staying safe and not getting near anyone, so we like the innovation. I don't know if
this was even before COVID, but still I like it.
Next we have Nicholas who has managed to get outside on his brand new Crescent Tempus which
he's very proud of by the looks of it. He took his new budget triathlon bike out for
a spin. "I wanted to go on Friday but there was a snowstorm, so we had to wait." You can
still see the remnants of the snow. Now, Nicholas does say the plan is to do his first triathlon
IRONMAN 70.3 Jönköping this summer. Well, fingers crossed that that's still on for you.
Well done on keeping up the training anyway, great work.
Next, we've got this one from Cassie, which is a little bit different. I think we could
have a theme here with pets in pain caves. We had one last week. Here we have, apparently,
Liz, his wife, and dog are mentally connected. Each time Liz hits her hard intervals, Holly's
heart rate also goes up. Now, I'm more concerned as to how they know that Holly's heart rate
goes up. I can't see any evidence of a dog heart rate monitor, but yes, do let us know
on that one, interesting. Our final one this week comes from Rush in
Ottawa, Canada with his Felt IA. "Every year I get restless in March." Yes, you and me
both. It definitely feels like it's time to go outside now. "I want to get back to riding
outside but the snow is always annoying and it overstays its welcome." Well, we're all
being kept inside with you this year, so maybe that's going to make it slightly less frustrating,
I don't know. Guys, do share your inspirations, your ideas of how you're training indoors
at the moment, and you can do that using the GTN uploader which is now on the screen.
[music] It's now time for the GTN Caption Competition.
Last week, we had this picture of Alistair Brownlee looking slightly bemused. I have
narrowed it down to my top four this week. Our first runner-up is Eric Robinson. "What
do you mean my brother beat me!" There was quite a few playing on Johnny and Alistair
coming up through our suggestions. Shaun Tubbs, I like this one because he mentions me. "Wait,
what swim cap method did Heather say would keep my hair dry?" Somehow I don't think that
Alistair is worrying about keeping his hair dry, but I liked it anyway.
It comes down to these final two. The last runner-up comes from charleiprce80 who says,
"Ali Brownlee lines up at the start of the European Duathlon champs and realizes something
has gone horribly wrong." Yes, there were quite a lot on this topic with Alistair obviously
racing in the European Championships the week before. The winner goes to Landyn Cooke-Bithrey
with, "Oh wait, this is a duathlon." Well, well done Landyn. If you get in touch, we
will send you this GTN swim cap. Now, the picture for this week's caption competition
makes me laugh. I would love to know what conversation is going on here. It's from the
ITU World Cup at Mooloolaba, and it is Georgia Taylor-Brown making some very funny face to
Vicky Holland. It seems to have made Vicky Holland laugh anyway. Let us know maybe what
you think those two are chatting about, and you can do that in the comment section below.
All right, we're coming towards the end of the show, but there's still plenty more to
look forward to this week. We've got some interesting videos, one on
your swimming training questions answered, including some indoor alternatives, so keep
an eye out for that one. We've also got my favorite run sessions, which maybe you could
adapt to do on the treadmill if you are having to think outside the box and do your training
indoors. Now, maybe you've got some time to do some online shopping, it's the perfect
time to look at the GTN Shop because we've got a sale in the outlet. That should be on
the screen now, so you can click on that. Talking about things on the screen, find that
globe and you can subscribe and give us a like. There's a couple of videos already out
which you might like to take a look at. One is looking at the difference between having
your hands low and your hands high when you're riding your TT bike. That one's just down
here. You can experiment with that whilst you're training indoors at the moment. There's
another one on taking running back to basics with 'How To Run Properly', and that's just
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