• Age and endurance performance 
• The main reasons for age-related decline in endurance performance
• What can you do to counteract this performance decline? 
• Other considerations for masters athletes, and potential differences compared to younger athletes
   

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• TTS Thursday Episode Archive
• The top-5 challenges for masters athletes and how to overcome them – Bo Falck Hansen, PhD | EP#176
• Mastering Triathlon as a Masters Athlete with Karen Smyers | EP#102
• Runner Gene Dykes Is Playing the Long Game - article by Alex Hutchinson
• What We Can Learn from Studying Older Marathoners - article by Alex Hutchinson
• NEW ADVANCED training plans (Olympic, Half and Full Distance). Get 60% off during the launch period (until 30 April 2021) using the code "ADVANCED" at checkout. 

Coach David Tilbury-Davis returns to the podcast for a different kind of episode. David and Mikael muse over how coaching and training principles and practices are evolving, and how training and learning frameworks already used successfully in many sports and contexts outside of triathlon can be applied in a triathlon or endurance sports setting.    

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Autonomy

-Diversity

-Psychology

-Specificity

-The integration of physiology, psychology, and environmental constraints

-Training athletes as "complex systems" vs. training "independent components of a system"

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• David's website and Twitter and Instagram profiles
• Perspectives on coaching with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#227
• Perspectives on training with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#226
• Triathlon race planning with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#150
• Training Talk: Splicing Workouts, Cognitive Load, and more with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#53
• Training or Synergizing? Complex Systems Principles Change the Understanding of Sport Processes - Pol et al. 2020
• Theory to Practice: Performance Preparation Models in Contemporary High-Level Sport Guided by an Ecological Dynamics Framework - Woods et al. 2020
• The Science of Racing against Opponents: Affordance Competition and the Regulation of Exercise Intensity in Head-to-Head Competition - Hettinga et al. 2017
• Super Champions, Champions, and Almosts: Important Differences and Commonalities on the Rocky Road - Collins et al. 2016
• Constraints-controlled metastable dynamics of exercise-induced psychobiological adaptation - Hristovski et al. 2010
• NEW ADVANCED training plans (Olympic, Half and Full Distance). Get 60% off during the launch period (until 30 April 2021) using the code "ADVANCED" at checkout. 

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• How important is workout design? 
• Common mistakes in workout design
• Advice for designing specific types of workouts (VO2max, threshold, strength & stamina, fatigue resistance etc.) 
• The workout design process - step by step

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• TTS Thursday Episode Archive
• NEW ADVANCED training plans (Olympic, Half and Full Distance). Get 60% off during the launch period (until 30 April 2021) using the code "ADVANCED" at checkout. 

Simon Marshall, PhD, and his wife Lesley Paterson (XTERRA and ITU Cross-Triathlon World Champion) are the authors of the book "The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion". In this episode, we discuss several of the most important messages covered in this book for triathletes, including getting an understanding of the inner workings of your brain, as well as common and specific psychological challenges that triathletes face on a regular basis in racing, training, and in the day to day.     

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Applied neuroscience: understanding how your brain works and how to (as well as how not to) work with your brain rather than against it. 

-How to build confidence (even if you are not a confident person)

-How to use social media and avoid the comparison trap

-How to get out of your comfort zone and learn to embrace the suck

-Tips for how athletes can go about improving their psychological and mental skills

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts282/

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Simon's profiles on Twitter and Research Gate
• Lesley's website, Twitter, and Instagram
• Braveheart Coaching website
• The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion - Simon's and Lesley's book
• All previous sports psychology episodes on That Triathlon Show

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• From short to long timescales, from molecular to functional adaptations

• The types of research methods used to study these different levels
• What levels of adaptations you should focus on, and what timescale you need to look at those adaptations from
• Practical tips and advice to take into your training

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• TTS Thursday Episode Archive
• NEW ADVANCED training plans (Olympic, Half and Full Distance). Get 60% off during the launch period (until 30 April 2021) using the code "ADVANCED" at checkout. 

Paulo Puccinelli is a sports medicine physician with a PhD in exercise physiology. In this episode we discuss his recent study, on the most important predictors for performance in amateur triathletes.  

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-An overview of the study Paulo and his team conducted on predictors of performance in amateur (Olympic distance) triathletes

-The importance of VO2max and Maximum Aerobic Velocity (MAV)

-The importance of triathlon experience

-The relative insignificance of (running) economy

-A discussion on body composition

-A discussion on chronotype

-Paulo's coaching advice and takehome messages 

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts281/

SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE:

www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/

SPONSORS:

Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW15 to get 15% off your order OR use the code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free.

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Dr. Puccinelli's profiles on Research Gate, Twitter, and Instagram
• Predictors of performance in Amateur Olympic distance triathlon - Puccinelli et al. 2020

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• Options and contexts for group training in triathlon and endurance sports
• Pros and cons of group training
• Evidence of the benefits of group training
• How to strategically use group training to maximise its benefits and your performance improvements

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• TTS Thursday Episode Archive
• Cohesion and performance in sport: a meta analysis - Carron 2002
• Rowers' high: behavioural synchrony is correlated with elevated pain thresholds - Cohen 2010
• Social Bonds and Exercise: Evidence for a Reciprocal Relationship - Davis 2015

Kelly McNulty is a PhD candidate at Northumbria University. Kelly's research investigates the effect of the menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptive use on performance, recovery, and adaptation in women in sports. In this interview, Kelly walks as through the evidence-base and practical recommendations for all female athletes and coaches of female athletes.      

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-The different phases and hormonal changes of the menstrual cycles

-How these changes (theoretically) might impact exercise performance

-The actual evidence-base and state of the science on menstrual cycle phase and its impact on exercise performance

-Practical advice for individualising your approach to training according to the menstrual cycle phases

-The evidence-base and state of the science on hormonal contraception use and its impact on exercise performance

-General advice and takehome messages for female athletes

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts280/

SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE:

www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/

SPONSORS:

ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a tool for time-crunched triathletes looking to improve swim specific strength and technique. Trusted by BMC PRO Triathlon Team, age-group triathletes, coaches and physios around the world. Visit zen8swimtrainer.com/tts for 20% off your order.

ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and eyewear on the planet. Trusted by Javier Gómez, Gwen Jorgensen, Flora Duffy, Mario Mola, Lucy Charles and others. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Kelly's website, Twitter and Research Gate
• "The period of the period" podcast, Twitter, and Instagram
• The Effects of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Exercise Performance in Eumenorrheic Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
• The Effects of Oral Contraceptives on Exercise Performance in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
• RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports) with Margo Mountjoy | EP#233
• Training during and after pregnancy with Jocelyn McCauley | EP#33

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• Objectives and importance of strength training for triathletes and endurance athletes
• Equipment for home-based strength training
• Structure of home-based strength workouts
• Recommended exercises
• How  strength workouts fit into your overall triathlon program

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• TTS Thursday Episode Archive
• All previous strength-related episodes on That Triathlon Show
• 5 Different Types Of Resistance Bands And The Benefits Of Each