Professor Andy Jones is internationally recognized for his work in academia and applied sports science. He has authored more than 280 original research and review articles, worked with the two best marathoners in history (Eliud Kipchoge and Paula Radcliffe) and is perhaps best known for his pioneering work in the use of dietary nitrate (found in e.g. beetroot) and its impact on endurance performance.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Nitrate loading: what are the benefits and what is the proper protocol for it?
-Can nitrate loading be done with normal beetroot juice or beetroots, or are specific supplements preferable?
-Will we see the 2-hour marathon milestone broken soon, and what advances in running should take place for it to happen?
-Running and endurance performance in large part comes down to three parameters: aerobic capacity (VO2max), economy, and lactate threshold. How should we train to improve these parameters?
-The Critical Power concept and how it stacks up to Maximum Lactate Steady State
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Alan Couzens is a coach and exercise physiologist in Boulder, Colorado. Through his laboratory testing of a large number of athletes over a long time period he has found that triathlon and endurance sports potential (specifically VO2max) is far more trainable and less limited by genetics than what most textbooks and university courses would have us believe. In fact, most triathletes may actually have the potential to qualify for Kona - with the right training.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-How trainable is VO2max really?
-Why do most athletes fail to reach their athletic potential even though they are putting in a lot of hard work?
-What is the right way to train to reach your athletic potential?
-The importance of training at the first lactate/ventilatory threshold (aerobic threshold)
-The importance of proper testing so you can do the right testing for you
-When to use heart rate vs. pace/power in training
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An in-depth discussion and Q&A session on the ins and outs and dos and don'ts of polarised training for triathletes and endurance athletes in general. This episode is part 2 of a Q&A follow-up to the extremely popular interview with the godfather of polarised training, Dr. Stephen Seiler in EP#177.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-How can polarised training apply to age-group triathletes?
-Polarised training for beginner athletes, masters athletes, and for longevity and health (rather than performance)
-Periodisation with polarised training
-Differences in applying polarised training between disciplines, distances and events
-The physiology of polarised training
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IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Personal case examples from Mikael Eriksson's and Stephen Seiler's training and resulting performance improvements
-Common objections to polarised training
-How can polarised training apply to age-group triathletes?
-Polarised training for beginner athletes, masters athletes, and for longevity and health (rather than performance)
-Periodisation with polarised training
-How to execute low-intensity workouts correctly
-How to execute high-intensity workouts correctly
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Hunter Allen, is head coach and founder of Peaks Coaching Group. He is also the co-author (together with Dr. Andrew Coggan and Dr. Stephen McGregor) of arguably the most widely recognised cycling training book in the world: "Training and Racing with a Power Meter". Hunter and colleagues have now released the third edition of this book to keep it up to date with recent developments, and he joins us to discuss training and racing with a power meter in 2019.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-What's new about training and racing with a power meter (in general, and the book) in 2019 compared to the previous edition of the book?
-What's in training and racing with a power meter for more beginner cyclists/triathletes and very advanced athletes, respectively?
-How to use power AND heart rate together
-How to do a proper FTP-test, and where people get it wrong
-Training strategies, typical weekly structures, workout progressions and more for the cycling part of triathlon training
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