Unbelievable performance with 2 cups of coffee and a peanut-buttered toast :)

Some people don't believe he does this regularly. All I can say is, look at his credentials, look at his resume, his accomplishments. An Olympic Gold medal in triathlon, several ITU wins, Challenge Roth world record runs, and 2 Ironman championships. He is absolutely monstrous!

lol he calls everything a warm up

I have watched this video so many times

This adds up to about 5.5 - 6 hours worth of exercise in just one day! It's amazing how much Jan dedicates himself to his training regimen - and it's certainly paid off given that he's won the Ironman World Championship twice(and counting)!

To sum things up: Swim - 5.7km (3.5 miles) Run - 10km (6.2 miles) Bike - 60km (37.3 miles) Run - 2 x 2km (2.5 miles) Run - 20 x 400m + 200m active rest. (5.1 miles) Grand Total: Swim - 5.7km (3.5 miles) Bike - 60km (37.3 miles) Run - 22.2km (13.8 miles)

cap it off with a mere 20 400s

Jan Frodeno is a badass. Loved this video. So inspiring!

Professional Ironman.. the job description says it all.

How anyone can bash a gold medalist's training methods is beyond me.

mr inspirational and the guy to beat over the next few years! SO amazing Jan!

For those discussing his accent and excellent English, he was born in Cologne, started out as a swimmer in South Africa at the age of 15, and he entered triathlon in 2000. He then went to Germany to compete in the Bundesliga, and qualified for the national team in 2002.

Three running sessions? Holy crap... Thanks for making these day in the life video's, you should make more.

Beautiful Camera work, and really interesting content. I love what specialized are doing with these exceptional athletes. Please, do keep uploading these!

Immer noch ein tolles Video 👌

I wish canyon made these videos...

At first it sounds like a hug effort for one day, but I assume that the bike (60km) was relatively easy for Jan (30km/h even pace). So the hard part was actually the run, and especially the 2nd run which had some anaerobic sessions (2x2km uphill, 20x400m at 69-70sec). Remember that kilometers don't hurt, its the pace that matters, especially for someone like Jan.

fantastic video, specialized does a great job with these, and Frodeno is just a fantastic triathlete to watch

Love these videos! Great inspiration to train.

I love these "Day in the life" series! Keep 'em comin' guys!

Jan Frodeno = MANIMAL

No wonder this guy won the gold medal. Well deserved.

your dedication motivates us....

On the bucket list! one day before I die im gonna do this day.

Hardest. Day. Ever.

20 x 400m after these uphill repeats? is this even hoooman???!!

i got tired just watching this!!! :(

All that training and the kids can still run as fast... :P

I find this all believable. I train in lead up to an Ironman 15 to 20 hrs a week and work full time. If triathlon was my job I’d do 40 hrs a week .no sweat .

This is sick!!!! I train 9 times a week and i can’t believe you can get that much mileage and so much training without recoveries!!?!!!

24 hr pools 24 hr tracks to run on and bike courses with no cars, wow must be nice.

Wow this guy is crazy,... is he really "just" doing the olympic distances? I mean - what would be the plan for a long distance athlete. Thank you very very much for sharing this insight (to Jan and film crew)!

Gotta agree with @gonzx01 . I'm English and I find that most of the Germans I have met have an easier to understand accent than most brits. Also most brits couldn't even begin to hold a conversation in another language.

to sum it up: 40k swim 160k run 750k bike ...in an active training week - you better believe it! :D

6 km swim at 6 am? damn that professional triathletes have my total respect

BEAST ! Just Unbelievable.

These athletes really are a bit crazy. That's a brutal long day no wonder they are run down after a long training session. Incredible how far you can push your body if you want to.

If I didn't have to go to school, or to my two jobs to afford my bike and the cost of races this summer, I could/would train like this.

Core reminder of training done hard

WOW!!! very inspiring. Dankie Mnr.

yep, Frodo spends a lot a of in South Africa I think. Dude is a machine!

Frodeno races for Germany but lives in South Africa. Not sure why he doesn't compete for South Africa but i would assume that there is a lot more assistance fo triathletes in Germany than South Africa. FOR TOMMOELBOMMO - Leaving on refers to the interval of time that you leave for each portion of a training set. i.e. He may be doing 10 x 100 metres in the pool leaving on 1min 20 secs. He may indeed get back at 1min 12 sec for example, rest for 8 seconds and then leave for the next 100.

ill take what hes taking!

this is pretty much training camp for any other athlete. I am pretty sure is body is all over the place in terms of physiological adaptation, which is pretty cool.

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Killer WOD's...I love it!!!

This is awesome!

yeah, thats obviously why he is a champion

ive trained with him,told me he did 10k swim 170 bike, then easy 10k with me( normal day), once i did a long run with him like 3 hours and made the mistake of not eating breakfast was not a happy camper on the last 4k.The pace is slow when he is doing base like real slow but after hours and hours the fatigue adds up, was blown away when he won Beijing the way he did tho...

this guy is a machine!!!!

living and training in South Africa is his huge advantage :)

i wish a had roads like those over here. damn chicago roads are nothing but potholes and flats.

Thanks for sharing, very inspirational! @leaving 1:20 and coming in 1:12 means 8 seconds rest?

There is no way I could do that in a day. It is crazy

@craigdk2010 you are right he has a distinctive South African accent but for some reason his race kit says GER not RSA google the picture from the 2008 olyimpics when he is crossing the line, he has german colors on his kit and it says GER. but it is strange because he has a very distinctive South African accent maybe he is a German citizen and grew up in South Africa?

He does train a tremendous amount but this training day and the actual number of hours/kms he claims he puts in week in week out don't really make sense (even if he's working up to an event). He can obviously put in a lot of volume and intensity but like some others said even a heavy day wouldn't be as heavy as this. Not to take anything away from him, numerous podium finishes in ITU races and of course his gold in Beijing have demonstrated that he is an athlete of the highest standards.

i used to have that kind of energy

@JayMcPrice Nope. born in cologne germany, came to south africa at age 11 and moved back to germany in 2002. he is spending the winter season in south africa for climate reasos and calls south adrica a second home.

I aint bashing it my friend. Im a performance scientist though....realistically...he couldnt keep this up year around....its fine for a peak day :) Happy Training.

0:43 Apple uneaten 0:55 Apple eaten!

@3:44 is awesome.

Borderline overtraining ugghhh good work man! Tough Day!!

Must be tough to do all that training and then have 4 flats in two Ironmans...

Unbelievable

Anyone watching this in 2021?

that is the normal training for a superpro who fights for ironman championships. recently i have watched a video of Spanish champion Gomez Noya and the guy made 200kms on bike and 6 kms right afterward at race speed. And after that the guy was saying that in the afternoon he should do something else lol

He's lived in South Africa for a while

would be nice also to mention about the meal plan these athletes get. :)

@EmreAlbayrak I agree, this is a ridiculous number of hours and intensity for any athlete. He did nearly 15 hours in one day, with intensity and 20x400m intervals at the end? This can't be healthy.

20 400s geez!!

It's physically impossible for a human being to do this every single day. Title should be renamed "The hardest day of the month (maybe week) in the life-Jan Frodeno."

@ChaosTwin He's from South Africa bro

@Cudgemania cheers bud

@1:29 TIM DON wtf

@ChaosTwin cause he grew up in South Africa

👍👍👍

and to think hes a hobbit. he is a beast.

Nice to see, but this type of training isn't atypical...we did this in the early days of triathlon - Many of the top ten Ironman athletes I coached including Scott Tinley would do these sessions frequently. But to see it on video is impressive...Good Work I am Specialized!

There is no way that this is his regular '1 day of training'. This might be one of his bigger volume days, but there is no way he is doing this or some even 'minor' variation of this every day.

@timmy585 cheers mate

yes, it is :D

@ChaosTwin Actually, the majority of Germans of his age speak good English. What's surprising is that Jan speaks almost perfect English, with only a hint of an accent.

If you cover 2000km/day, that means you cover an average of 83.33km per hour.. so 83.33km/h is your average speed non stop for 24 hour.. You could probably set a new world record my friend! YOU'RE a beast!!!

every week again

@00daviej : Yes !

can someone explain the LEAVING on ..... terminology, cheers

@ChaosTwin most germans speak very good english. Unlike others who can barely speak their own language.

is that tim don next to him in the pool?

@TheStevenlopes are you sure that strong training is only for pro triathlete

@craigdk2010 his race kit says GER

I guess you know better than the Pros. 750k isnt too much for a BIG BIKE WEEK.

Alien

750k big bike week hahaha for an itu guy who has drafting? the hardest trained ironman guys wont do that. Somehow i think hes lying? a big bike week for itu guys would be around 400k...

I bet he sleeps well

5:30 and so everyday

4:26 Yellow pages hurdles??

is that tim don at 1:28

lol i know right

25-30k swimming a week. OK.

Wowe