Revisiting Body Weight, Performance, and Triathlon

Today's episode tackles a "weighty" topic: a triathlete's relationship with their body weight. How do you know what weight is optimal for you? Is leaner better? Is there an ideal “race weight” you should strive for? Should you measure body fat percentage and know your BMI in addition to information from a standard scale? Dr. Krista Austin and Advanced Sports Dietician Taryn Richardson answer these questions and more! Krista and Taryn help you identify areas of improvement by discussing weight from a health and performance perspective.

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Revisiting Body Weight, Performance, and Triathlon is an episode from The TriDot Triathlon Podcast by TriDot Triathlon Training.

This episode is 52:34 long.

This episode was published on Apr 20, 2026.

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