Sebastian Weber is a sports scientist, coach of world class cyclists and endurance athletes, and consultant of multiple world class cycling teams and other endurance sports organisations and federations. He is also the co-founder of the physiological performance software INSCYD. In this two-part interview we discuss recent updates to the INSCYD platform and go deep into physiology and training concepts relevant for optimising endurance performance.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-INSCYD's Power Performance Decoder (PPD) - a tool that can take any combination of data (lactate, VO2, or power only) and calculate VO2max, VLaMax and anaerobic threshold with a high degree of accuracy
-The accuracy of the PPD, and how it compares to traditional lactate or ventilatory testing
-The mechanism of calculating VO2max and VLaMax using power data only
-The original VLaMax testing protocol, and why it's near impossible to "DIY" it
-Best practices for executing the testing protocol
-FatMax: confusions around the metric and what it depends on
-Benchmark values (and realistic expectations) for VO2max and VLaMax for males and females
-How physiological testing on the bike relates (or doesn't) to running and swimming
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Professor Louise Burke is Head of Sports Nutrition at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). Through her career she has worked both practically with applied nutrition science as well as deep in academia, so she has a great perspective on both ends of the spectrum. In recent years, much of her research has been focused on investigating the effects of low-carbohydrate, high-carbohydrate, and periodised carbohydrate dietary interventions on endurance performance. This research is the topic of today's discussion.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-The "Supernova" studies - comparing the effects of low-carbohydrate, high-carbohydrate and periodised carbohydrate intake on endurance performance
-How quickly does it take to get fat-adapted?
-The impact of fat adaptation on fat oxidation and performance
-Why a constant high-carbohydrate diet outperformed the more sophisticated periodised carbohydrate diet
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Josh Poertner has spent most of his life in the cycling industry. First racing professionally in Europe, then working with Zipp as technical director before becoming the CEO of Silca. He also consults with professional cycling teams. Josh knows all the ins and outs of tire pressure optimisation, a topic we discuss in-depth in this interview. We also discuss a variety of other equipment upgrades that can make you faster on the bike, and importantly, the hierarchy of getting the most watts for your buck when it comes to such purchases.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Optimising tire pressure (and the potential cost of getting it wrong)
-Equipment choices and watts-for-buck: bike frame, wheels, and nutrition and hydration setup
-Equipment choices and watts-for-buck: helmet, clothing, socks, shoes and shoe covers
-Equipment choices and watts-for-buck: drivetrain friction, ceramic bearings, oversized pulleys, 1x drivetrain
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Dr. Ajmol Ali is Associate Professor at Massey University and one of the author's of the most up-to-date meta-analysis on the use of caffeine as an ergogenic aid in endurance sports. In this episode Dr. Ali discusses this meta-analysis (including 44 studies and more than a thousand total participants), the findings, practical applications, and limitations and direction for future research on caffeine in endurance sports.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-The background on caffeine in endurance sports, including the time on WADA's prohibited substances list
-The differences between the meta-analysis conducted by Dr. Ali and previous reviews and meta-analyses, including the specific inclusion criteria and reasons behind them
-The findings: 2-3% improvement in endurance performance longer than 5 minutes when ingesting 3-6 mg/kg bodyweight prior to the event
-Responders and non-responders: how factors such as caffeine metabolism and sensitivity (determined by specific genes) may impact the effect each individual gets from caffeine
-Washout period: do you need to taper off your coffee consumption before an event to get the benefits of caffeine supplementation on race day?
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Dr. Margo Mountjoy, Associate Clinical Professor at McMaster University is a sports medicine clinician and an academic. She is the lead author of the 2018 IOC concensus statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (RED-S, previously known as the "Female Athlete Triad"). In this episode we discuss RED-S, it's symptoms and root cause, screening and diagnosis, treatment and recovery and more.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Health and performance consequences of RED-S
-The root cause of RED-S: energy deficincy
-Prevalence, risk groups and risk factors, and early warning signs of RED-S
-RED-S in female and male athletes - beyond the female athlete triad
-How to avoid RED-S
-Energy deficiency and calorie deficit: what is an acceptable range during periods of weight loss?
-Screening and diagnosis, treatment, and recovery time course of RED-S
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Phil Burt is a world renowned bike fitter and physiotherapist who has spent 12 years with British Cycling and 5 years with Team Sky. In this episode we go deep into the topic of bike fitting, covering topics ranging from physiotherapy and injury prevention through power production and aerodynamics.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Physiotherapy, injury prevention, and bike fitting
-The balance between aerodynamics, power production, and comfort
-How to adapt to a new position on the bike
-How to optimise aerodynamics through bike fitting
-Saddles and saddle health
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Coach Frank Jakobsen came into triathlon coaching via an elite swimming background and later on alpinism. He quickly gained credibility through being the mentor of Ironman World Champion Craig "Crowie" Alexander, and has since coached a large number of professional long distance triathletes. In this episode, Frank discusses his views on triathlon performance, training, and mindset.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Frank's ten-point checklist for triathlon success
-Goal-setting and motivation
-Training philosophy, and the difference between making more vs. making bigger mitochondria.
-Differences and similarities between age-groupers' and professionals' approach to the sport
-Transitioning from age-group to professional racing
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Juli Benson is a 1996 US Olympian in the 1500 m turned elite running coach, with among other accomplishments coaching Jenny Simpson to her 1500m World Championship victory. In this episode she describes her coaching philosophy, and also discusses the lack of female endurance coaches, in particular at the highest level.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Juli's coaching philosophy and influences
-Periodisation
-The balance of volume and intensity
-Strength and conditioning
-Nutrition, and navigating disordered eating
-The lack of female endurance coaches, in particular at the elite level, and what to do about it
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https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts230/
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Dan Bigham is a multiple British Champion (Time Trial and track), a member of the Huub Wattbike track team, and an aerodynamics consultant who recently helped the Danish track team beat the team pursuit world record. In this episode Dan goes into many of the most important aspects of optimizing aerodynamics on the bike.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Aerodynamics testing protocols: on the road, at the velodrome and in the wind tunnel
-On-bike aerodynamic sensors and their use cases
-Bike fit and aerodynamics
-Equipment, upgrades and the £/watts ratio
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Bradford Cooper, PhD, is an academic, business executive, and extremely accomplished endurance athlete (among other achievements, he has won the Race Across America). He joins us to discuss his research in the field of Functional Mental Toughness (fMT), its implications and practical takeaways for endurance athletes of all levels.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-What is functional mental toughness and why is it important?
-Mental toughness is ever-changing, not fixed
-Mental toughness is a trainable skill, not an inherent trait
-The quantifiable impact of variations in mental toughness on endurance performance
-Tactics and strategies for improving mental toughness: the Prepare, Thrive, and Activate framework
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https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts228/
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David Tilbury-Davis has been coaching professional and age group athletes since 1995, helping them achieve 3 World titles, 11 National titles, 3 Ironman Regional Championship titles, and numerous wins, podiums and personal bests in various races. In this interview, David discusses coaching from the coach's perspective - what goes on backstage away from workout prescriptions, coaching calls and training plans? This is part two of a two-part interview.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Defining success as a coach
-Creating meaningful work as a coach
-Remote coaching vs. face-to-face coaching
-Work/life balance as a coach
-Mental health for the athlete and the coach
-Data vs. RPE (Rating of Perceived Exertion)
-Doping
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https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts227/
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David Tilbury-Davis has been coaching professional and age group athletes since 1995, helping them achieve 3 World titles, 11 National titles, 3 Ironman Regional Championship titles, and numerous wins, podiums and personal bests in various races. In this interview, David discusses his coaching philosophy and his perspective on a number of fundamental training-related questions. This is part one of a two-part interview.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-David's coaching philosphy
-Volume and intensity
-Periodisation
-Workout prescription and execution
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https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts226/
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Bobby McGee is a running coach with more than three decades experience of coaching elite and recreational runners and triathletes. He is renowned for his ability to help athletes find their optimal running form. In addition to running, Bobby is also a wealth of knowledge in sports psychology.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-The most important aspects of running form
-The ins and outs of changing or improving your running form
-How to incorporate skill and technique work in your run training
-Programming aspects of running for triathletes (volume, intensity, workout types and more...)
-The most important aspects of sports psychology and how to get on top of your mental game
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https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts225/
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