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Save Your Muscles and Wallet With Affordable Protein Choices!

Save Your Muscles and Wallet With Affordable Protein Choices!

Affordable protein, exercises to level up your cycling legs, and a freestyle rhythm drill!

Matthew Sharpe
September 30, 2025

Good morning everyone,

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In today’s edition:

💪 Protein choices to save your muscles and your wallet!
🦵 Five simple exercises to level up your cycling legs.
🏊 And find a better rhythm with this freestyle drill!

-Matt Sharpe, newsletter editor

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FAVORITES

💪 Save on Protein: Want to boost endurance and recovery without emptying your wallet? Everyday staples like black beans, eggs, and Greek yogurt pack 6–20 g of protein per serving, and sell for pennies a gram! So save your muscles and your money with these 21 affordable protein choices! [Everyday Health]

🥽 Whoa: Did you say you were looking for a new pair of Blueseventy goggles?! Oh no…That’s awkward. Annyyywaayyys, if you do want a fresh set of Triathlon’s favorite goggle, head to blueseventy.com and get 20% off with TEMPO20 at checkout!

🦵 Power move: Are you skipping leg day? If so, you could be missing out on meaningful cycling gains. With only five simple gym exercises, you could be seeing better muscle recruitment and higher sustained power! [GCN]

⚙️ Gear war begins: Are ten teeth on a cog the reason for increased crashes in professional cycling? The UCI thinks so - which is why it’s proposing a ban. SRAM thinks otherwise, so it hopes legal action will stop the assault on its products! [Bike Radar]

🏊 Time your stroke better: Having trouble timing your freestyle stroke with your kick? The Fly kick-freestyle stroke drill might help you find your rhythm. Simply take a butterfly kick as you follow through with your freestyle catch. Our only suggestion - your kick amplitude can be much smaller than in the video! [Swimlab.id]

💡 Training life insights: Many of us may have years of experience in the sport, but there’s always something new we can learn! This Reddit thread provides great insights on how to manage training, racing, and life! [Reddit]

REEL TIME

You deserve a medal just for completing this transition! 😂🤯

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QUICK NEWS

Frodeno’s foray: Olympic gold medalist and IRONMAN World Champion Jan Frodeno may be retired from triathlon, but that hasn’t stopped him from taking on a new athletic journey in trail running! [Triathlon Noticias]

Bidding is open: Want a Championship? Bidding has opened for the chance to host the 2027 European Championships! Next year’s edition will be held in Tarragona, Spain. [World Triathlon]

Return of the tri: After the devastation of Hurricane Ian three years ago, the Captiva Triathlon was able to make a triumphant return! [Gulf Coast News Now]

Sport leader honored: Dave Alexander, a triathlete and benefactor to the sport, was honored as a USA Triathlon Lifetime Champion. Alexander’s TriDave Trust has contributed millions to growing the sport. [USA Triathlon]

UAE victory: The UAE national team won an unprecedented two gold medals at the recent African Championships! [UAE]

Sri Lankan success: The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has partnered with Indira Cancer Trust (ICT) as the Gold Sponsor of the Touch, Look, Check (TLC) Triathlon 2025, a nationwide series of events to raise awareness of breast cancer. [The Morning]