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#367 ALOHA YANNICK Episode 59 - Vollzeitjob vs. Vollzeittraining

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Yannick explains how training three times a day while working less actually makes his week feel more relaxed.

1. Aloha Kalle episode 59 follows Yannick's first week under a new structure that reduces paid work days to make room for three daily triathlon training sessions aimed at Ironman Hawaii 2026. 2. Markus hosts the weekly check-in and Yannick is the amateur triathlete subject; both speak German and are based in Switzerland. 3. The episode's core question is whether reducing work hours actually creates meaningful recovery and performance gains, or simply shifts the busyness from work to training. 4. Yannick opens by noting that his swim pace has improved measurably — he is no longer stuck at the 1:50-per-100m mark he held last year — which he attributes to consistent session quality over recent months. 5. He chose Saturday as a full rest and family day, arguing that one completely unscheduled day gives him more psychological freedom than spreading partial rest through the week. 6. Despite cutting paid work days, Yannick emphasises that three training sessions per day fill the calendar equally — the freed hours do not feel like leisure but are consumed by training logistics. 7. He supports this claim with his Miami training camp experience, where three daily sessions of roughly 90 minutes each, plus meals and recovery, had him working from 6am to 7pm every day. 8. On chronic knee problems, he reports the pain has reduced significantly since consistently doing two to three hours of strength and stability training per week — a routine previously impossible to fit around a full work schedule. 9. He notes the pain is not eliminated, but is far less limiting than before, and credits systematic stability work rather than any change in running volume. 10. Regarding Ironman Hawaii 2026, Yannick explains that he needs employer approval for six to seven weeks' absence to allow two to three weeks of heat acclimatisation on the island before the race. 11. He expects a decision from his employer by end of January and plans to report back on the podcast within two to three weeks. 12. On outdoor versus indoor training, he draws a personal threshold at 0 degrees Celsius: below that he stays inside for safety due to ice risk, above it he goes outside regardless of comfort. 13. He describes every day spent outdoors as genuinely valuable and frames four consecutive indoor days as something he actively looks forward to ending. 14. Cross-country skiing and mountain weekends, previously occasional activities, have been consciously deprioritised in favour of the Hawaii triathlon goal. 15. He frames this sacrifice using the phrase 'kein müssen, sondern ein dürfen' — not an obligation, but a choice freely and willingly made. 16. He states that having committed to reducing work hours for sport, he now feels obligated to extract every available marginal gain, otherwise the career sacrifice would not have been justified. 17. The episode also previews the coming week's training focus: speed-strength and explosiveness sessions, elements that never fit into the programme when working full time. 18. The conversation is warm and reflective, with Markus asking structured weekly review questions and Yannick responding with candid, self-aware analysis of his physical and mental state. 19. Amateur triathletes considering reducing work hours for a major race goal will find practical, honest insight into what that transition actually involves day-to-day. 20. Listeners seeking professional athlete content, structured coaching methodology, or non-German-language audio should look elsewhere.

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