Maccax Uncensored

Macca & Azza go over all the latest in the triathlon world and do an interview with x-pro surfer Clint Kimmins who tells his amazing story of how he went from making hundreds of thousands of dollars to travel the world and surf/party to being a top age group athalete and now coach at Thanyapura in Phuket aiming to get his pro card.    Also how to blend the right type of training sessions to build your own triathlon training plan by Chris "Macca" McCormack. 

Great interview with age group triathalete Tim Ford who’s gone from 120kg (165lbs) to 71 kg (156lbs) and qualified for the 70.3 World Championships in 2016. We also discuss …. Triple crown and how this now looks Stand out performances of 2015 (Jan Frodeno, Gwynsanity, Daniele Ryf) Off season training, common mistakes to avoid.   View the free training sessions here ...  http://www.maccax.com/26-from-fat-to-fit-tim-ford/

Big announcements this week with the Chinese buying the WTC and the 70.3 World Championships wrapping up.  Chris discusses how Asia is embracing and going crazy for sports while going over his Kona picks and the 70.3 Worlds results from the weekend where Jan Frodeno and Daniella Ryf were on fire.  Talks of Daniella being the fist triathalete to potentially make $2,000,000 USD in 1 year and if she can back up her dominating 10 min + victory over the weekend with a win in Kona + Bahrain.  Off season triathlon trainning plan advice avaliable on www.MaccaX.com

European travels 70.3 Worlds - Men's & Woman's Favourites Triple Crown - $1,000,000 will go to ... New Triathlon Union Chinese to buy WTC for 850,000,000 Tapering - Common mistakes you need to avoid.    Honourable mentions, links ...  Exclusive: China's Dalian Wanda in talks to buy Ironman parent -source Thanyapura - The greatest triathlon training resort on the plant Search 4 Hurt Mark Hunt - UFC Fighter MaccaX - Online triathlon coaching & plans

Joanne Baxas Best and worst thing about living in Thailand Noel Fenn Why does life get in the way? Tim Ford Norseman... How is it looking? Competing or completing? Mike Robinson Is the burning sensation a good or bad thing? Noel Fenn What's your best recovery tips for a iron distance race completed by someone who is barely conditioned to sprint distance race. **Spreecast must be done before Port Mac!** Adrian O'brien Dehydration problems. How to hydrate before race day. I suffered again at mile 16 doing a marathon yesterday. Any tips? As I've another marathon in a few days Brett Murray Are you going to have a cracked at any more big races? Bahrain, Oman, triple crown, or have we seen the last of Macca at the elite level and now just going to dominate the same bloody age group as me!!! For the next 20 year's I'll bet. Deirdre Robbins How much electrolytes do you take per hour and is there a way to tell how much is best for each person Caroline Steffen How organized are ya before a big A race? ...  Adrian O'bri

Chris and Azza sit down to discuss the latest coverage from the first big races of the year ...  Melbourne South Africa Oceanside Auckland Malaysia Chris answers the question about What is the Bahrain Endurance 13 Team? Special guest Nick Gates the director of the cycling academy at Thanyapura swings by to tell a funny story from the Tour de France days (he did it twice) and also gives details on 3 key bike sessions you can do if you are a time crunched age grouper and preparing for a half ironman or full.     

Challenge Dubai 2015 Preview Bahrain Endurance Team Thanyapura Super Coaches Nick Gates + Miguel Lopez Announcement of the Bahrain Endurance Team Tapering do's and dont's Racing angry, getting out the negative thoughts, mental training   Podcast #25 (next) with be with x-Tour de France rider Nick Gates who now heads up the cycling team at Thanyapura. We'll get them together for some epic story telling from the cycling scene and get all the dirty details on how nuts it really was.   

Race Predictions ... Challenge Laguna Phuket 2014 Challenge Bahrain  20 Meter draft rule General Discussions ....  Nutrition advice for heat training Avoiding rookie mistakes Macca's back! 2015 A race announced Huge news coming out of Bahrain soon, stay tuned (game changer) Rasmus & Macca take questions from the audience What would you do differently if you were the CEO of WTC What Rasmus is doing now.   

Intro to co-host Azza Questions for Macca ...  Kona brief, stand outs and what shocked you the most The mental game, who's got it, did you always have it?  Why is race coverage so crap!  Thailand, the good the bad and the ugly.       

Great podcast with Macca & Jurgen covering ...   WTC KPR points system - WTF!!! Challenge World Champs Pro cards given out in cerial boxes Bahrain 70.3, what a race this is going to be!!!    Bonus Brick sessions from Macca & Jurgen at the end.     

Kienle is good but these times have been posted before years ago!  New Co-Host Jurgen Zach shares his wisdom about todays big stars.  Roth Contenders, Mens and Woman's breakdown Kona Contenders  Guest appearance from Caroline Steffen Questions from the audience ... First time ironman tips Roth Swim tips Hydration during a hot race.

Macca and MG are back in the ‘studio’ with a very special guest Formula 1 racing driver Jenson Button who happens to also be a pretty good triathlete.   Jenson talked about his journey into triathlon and his dreams for Kona and training whilst working as a F1 driver.   Macca shared the experience of being a part of the Crown Prince of Bahrain’s swim from Saudi Arabia to Bahrain – 31kms and change – a swim that proved to be a very challenging one and an honour to be a part of.    In another Middle East trip Macca took part in the Ride for Roy to honour and fundraise in memory of the triathlete Roy Nasr killed tragically in a bike accident.   The boys reviewed the weekend’s racing action in ITU at New Plymouth where Mario Mola took the honours ahead of Gomez.   Finally a wrap up of Ironman Asia Pacific in Melbourne with Chris sharing the experience from a coach’s perspective.   Don’t forget to check out the 2014 Thanyapura Supercamp – >> www.thanyapura.com/supercamp 

Macca and MG with a live studio audience present a podcast reviewing the latest racing from the Southern Hemisphere including IMNZ, Husky Long course, Challenge Philippines and Devonport Tri.   First up Ironman New Zealand taken out by Marko Albert with a cracking second place to legend Cam Brown and a solid third from MaccaX friend Terenzo Bozzone.   The guys discuss the DNF from ‘supermodel’ Bevan Docherty.  The girls’ race was won in record time by Meredith Kessler.  MG asks if this has motivated Macca….   Next up Husky Long Course in NSW, Australia taken out by a very in form Pete Jacobs.  Solid performances from other Aussies, Tim Reed and Sam Appleton with the girls’  race taken out by Liz Blatchford.   Macca told us of his Challenge Philippines experience where even getting behind a tuk tuk didn’t help.  Is this the hardest race in the Southern Hemisphere?   Macca mixed with royalty when the royal princes of Bahrain raced at the Challenge event.   Devenport used to be one of the must do races in Austra

The boyz have on the first ever official guest, multiple Ironman winner and legend in the sport.  Topics covered ... Lace V's Macca Race Macca coaching Xena Jurgen Zach Hawaii Stories Upcoming Camps - www.MaccaX.com/camps The new bolder ....  What Jurgen thinks Macca's weaknesses are Is Jurgen going back to Kona?  Racing in the heat Who will win the 70.3 World Championships this year.    MG and Macca welcome to the show our first international guest Jurgen Zack 8 Ironman distance wins to his name.   Jurgen was a big part of the German dominance at this distance.   Jurgen talked about his voyage into triathlon and IM – starting as a track runner when an injury got him cycling.  Then he found triathlon, taught himself to swim and started racing.   Initially he said he would NEVER race at Hawaii – it looked crazy.    He raced his first Hawaii in 1989 – a virtual unknown – and came 7th.  He quickly came to realize he loved the atmosphere of Hawaii and would be back.   In 1997 Jurgen finished Roth in 7.51 only t

Show Notes: THE PROS Macca as we know is not racing due to glandular fever. MG and Macca sit down and talk all things Kona – who are their picks? How will the race pan out at the big dance? Both agree Pete Jacobs is looking in great form having decimated the field in Sunshine Coast 70.3 including swimming with and over Clayton Fettell. A lot will depend on the bike. The benefit of riding in the front pack on the bike has been calculated by Aaron Hersh as 4.30mins Can the 2.40 marathon be beaten – maybe Pete Jacobs or Crowie both capable. The guys talked about how Pete Jacobs will cope in a less than perfect race and will Crowie miss his old nemesis, Macca? THE GIRLS Excited – two years since Chrissie Wellington retired. Leanda Cave won last year and is everything CW was. Now it’s time to stand up to win. Rachel Joyce – hard to beat – hasn’t raced a lot this year Caroline Steffen – amazing form – fell apart last year scared to win Yvonne Van Vlerken – also up there for third Mirinda Carfrae – for third The ta

·         Thanyapura camp – highlights                 www.thanyapura.com   ·         Welcome to Belinda and Justin Granger to the maccax team             www.MaccaX.com ·         ITU recap London.  Chris and MG discuss ITU race series – and how they could be improved.  The progress of the Brits in triathlon since the Olympic   ·         Macca – Kona update.   Diagnosis Glandular Fever – 4 weeks out, inflamed spleen.   ·         Challenge update – USA third week in June – announcement in 3 days, mid Atlantic city region   ·         Tri Rock race in Austin Texas – Macca discusses his experience there as well as Malibu triathlon.   ·         70.3 – Vegas world championship recap  - Terenzo Bozzone’s amazing comeback from Achilles injury   ·         Macca’s tips for Kona Pete Jacobs, Kienle, Eneko Llanos, Crowie Raelert, Womens, Caroline Steffen, Rachel Joyce, Carfrae MG’s tips Pete Jacobs, Crowie, Eneko Llanos, Raelert   #brownlee #gomez #jillianmichaels #michaelepstein #selfmagazine #terenzobozzone #sebast

MX PLUS - Launching in 7 days. Great question on The Iron War and the different strengths & weaknesses of Mark Allen & Dave Scott compared to Macca's career. Chris & MG discuss the latest race results plus who to watch out for this year in Kona and give some advice to 70.3 legend Terenzo Bozzone.  Races Discussed .. Tour De France Kitzbuhel ITU Kona 2013 Challenge Copenhagen Ironman Frankfurt Challenge Roth Ironman Austria Challenge Phuket Athlete Mentions ... Ben Hoffman Terenzo Bozzone Pete Jacobs Michael Murphy Sebastian Kienle Miranda McCafre Marino Vanhoenacker Craig Alexander Manny Pacquiao Mark Allen Dave Scott Tim Deboom Lance Armstrong Cadel Evans Johnny Brownlee Jarvier Gomez Kris Gemmel Virginia Berasategui Questions:  Another Pro tested positive for drugs! What's your take on this?  Macca, is your approach more like Mark Allen or Dave Scott?  I'm getting back pain when racing and coming right out of T1

Matt White, Nick Gates, Pete Jacobs, Richie Port, Frume, Contador, Cadel Evens, Robbie McEwan, Craig Alexander, Lance Armstrong, Paul Ambrose, Belinda Granger, Greg  LeMond, Bevan Docherty and more.  Sportoga Preview Here ... https://vimeo.com/66415221   Race Coverage ....  Cairns Ironman Honu 70.3 Kansas 70.3 Boise 70.3 Wattage Numbers by drug cheats Questions ....  Frank – How do I train coming off a broken foot? Jenna  - How do you approach a B Race? 

Macca straight off the plane from Europe lands back in Sydney and does a recap of his European Tour + all the big races coming up. Challenge Barcelona Challenge Rimini Ironman Brazil Ironman Texas 70.3 Florida 70.3 Honolulu Cairns 70.3 St Polten Madrid ITU The boys chat about the best way and place to do your professional training, Bolder V's L.A etc. Then break down all the races and the talent that performed well and the talent we need to watch out for! Macca calls out the next wave of dominant athletes. Questions: What is the craziest thing you've seen in a Triathlon? Here it is, Wildflower 2012 .... Can you give us some pre-race prep for a hot Ironman? If we don't have a coach what would you recommend for a program during the off season? What is the hardest set you've ever done? Embrace The Suck T-Shirt's click buy here and support Milhouse so he can kick cancer's ass!  Macca & Milhouse (Santa Monica, March 2013)

Chris "Macca" McCormack & MG cover all things Triathlon from the past and present. Allot of history mixed in with the very latest from todays superstars and the best and worst races around the globe.  Chris also announces that Team MaccaX (www.MaccaX.com) will be giving back $5 per member every other month to friends and family of Team MaccaX who are fighting cancer.  November Training Camps ... Miami Training Camp, Only $59 - www.MaccaX.com/Miami Phuket Training Camp, Only $59 - www.MaccaX.com/Phuket