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:

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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

Helle Frederiksen is a coach and former professional athlete. In her racing days, Helle competed in the London 2012 Olympics, she is the ITU Long Distance World Champion from 2018, and she holds the fastest ever time in women's half distance racing, with a 3:55:50 from Challenge Bahrain. In this interview, we discuss Helle's training and coaching philosophies, as well as the importance of racing to develop, and how to get the best out of yourself on race day. 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Helle's background as a professional athlete

-Her coaching and training philosophy

-Training on feel

-The importance of racing, and how to execute on race day

-Advice on fitting training into a busy lifestyle

-Differences and similarities in how to approach training between amateurs and pros

-Advice on improving your swim, bike, and run, respectively

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts279/

SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE:

www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Helle's website, Twitter, and Instagram
• World Champions keep things simple: training masterclass with Joel Filliol | EP#172

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• The demands of triathlon running: strength, stamina and fatigue resistance
• Top tips for improving your triathlon run training
• Example workouts and weekly structure
• Common run training mistakes to avoid
   

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• TTS Thursday Episode Archive
• All previous running-related episodes on That Triathlon Show
• Injury prevention and rehabilitation with James Debenham, PhD | EP#209
• The Triathlete’s Strength Training Formula | EP#81
• Running form and training talk with Bobby McGee (USA Triathlon) | EP#225
• Running biomechanics, economy, and training load with Izzy Moore, PhD | EP#241
• Improve your running speed, endurance, and performance with Pete Magill | EP#203
• Training Talk and offroad triathlon with coach Lesley Paterson (multiple World Champion) | EP#277
• Mental skills and the psychology of suffering with Carrie Cheadle | EP#97
• Practical application of sports psychology for triathletes with Dr. JoAnn Dahlkoetter | EP#108

Golo Röhrken is a medical doctor, sports scientist, and triathlon coach. In this interview we discuss a study he conducted, which was the first ever randomised controlled trial comparing polarised training with other training intensity distributions specifically in the sport of triathlon. 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-The first ever randomised controlled trial of polarised training and moderate intensity training distributions in triathletes

-How the two training programs were implemented and executed

-Different ways of quantifying training intensity distributions, and problems or misunderstandings that these differences lead to

-Golo's coaching advice and practical takehome messages from this study and beyond

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts278/

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:

• Golo's website, Twitter, and Instagram
• Six Weeks of Polarized Versus Moderate Intensity Distribution: A Pilot Intervention Study - Röhrken et al. 2020
• An up to date scientific analysis of polarised training vs. threshold training with Michael Rosenblat | EP#244
• Polarised training with Stephen Seiler, PhD | EP#177

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• The demands of triathlon cycling: sustained power and aerodynamics
• Example workouts and weekly structure
• Common bike training mistakes to avoid
• Top tips for improving your triathlon bike training

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• TTS Thursday Episode Archive
• All previous cycling-related episodes on That Triathlon Show

Lesley Paterson is a coach and multiple World Champion across XTERRA and ITU Cross-Triathlon. Lesley joins us to discuss training principles as well as specific advice for racing XTERRA or cross-triathlon.     

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Leslie's training principles and approach to coaching 

-Top tips for improving your swim, bike, and run

-Key workouts in each of the three disciplines, and an example training week

-Training advice for XTERRA, including when and how to do specific training

-Racing advice for XTERRA, including nutrition, gear, and more

-Advice for time-crunched athletes

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts277/

SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE:

www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/

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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:

• Lesley's website, Twitter, and Instagram
• Braveheart Coaching website
• The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion - Lesley's book
• Training for Xterra and off-road triathlon with five-time world champion Melanie McQuaid | EP#196

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• The demands of triathlon swimming: technique,  fitness, and open water readiness
• Example workouts and weekly structure
• Common swim training mistakes to avoid
• Top tips for improving your swim training

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• TTS Thursday Episode Archive
• All previous swimming-related episodes on That Triathlon Show

Emma Carney is a double ITU World Champion, World Triathlon Hall of Fame inductee, and dominated women's triathlon in the mid-90s. She retired from racing in 2004, and is now coaching at both high performance and age-group levels.  

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Emma's main coaching philosophy and training principles

-Tips for developing your swim, bike, and run

-Key workouts in each of the three disciplines

-Training periodisation, workout execution, and more...

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts276/

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:

• Emma's website, Twitter, and Instagram
• Hard Wired: Life, Death and Triathlon - Emma's autobiography

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• What is training periodisation?
• Periodisation terminology and frameworks
• Does periodisation really matter?
• Mikael's framework for "periodisation"

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• TTS Thursday Episode Archive
• Periodisation Theory: Confronting an Inconvenient Truth with John Kiely | EP#148
• Tapering, periodisation and recovery with Iñigo Mujika, PhD | EP#256
• Training structure, periodisation and the science of winning with Jan Olbrecht, PhD | EP#198
• Triathlon periodisation with Chris Myers | EP#112
• Training and periodisation for cyclists with Adam Pulford | EP#211

Michael Crawley is a 2h20min marathon runner who has competed internationally for Scotland and Great Britain, and he is assistant professor in social anthropology at Durham University. Michael spent 15 months in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, running with a group of professional runners and observing their training and their lives. The result of this experience is Michael's first book, "Out of Thin Air: Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia". 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-"A day in the life" of Ethiopian runners

-What a typical training week looks like

-Key workouts for the Ethiopians 

-The importance of the environment and terrain (altitude, "magic air", special surfaces, forests,...)

-The group effect - the importance of training together in an individual sport

-Mindset and psychology of the Ethiopians

-What can Western, non-professional runners and triathletes learn and implement from professional runners in Ethiopia? 

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts275/

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:

• Michael's Twitter, and Instagram
• Out of Thin Air: Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia - Michael's book
• Run training of Kipchoge, Farah and Rudisha with Matt Fox of Sweat Elite | EP#195
• All Running-related episodes on That Triathlon Show

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• What are the different types of fatigue that endurance athletes might run into and their respective time-courses for recovery? 
• Methods to measure or assess fatigue
• Sprinting as a simple but effective fatigue assessment method

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• Q&A episode archive
• Devices, apps, and technology for triathletes with Michael Liberzon, Andrew Buckrell and Mikael Eriksson | EP#253
• Brain training and psychobiology of endurance performance with professor Samuele Marcora | EP#17
• Critical Power and VO2 kinetics with Mark Burnley, PhD | EP#257
• Recovery of central and peripheral neuromuscular fatigue after exercise - Carroll 2017
• Models to Explain Fatigue during Prolonged Endurance Cycling - Abbiss 2005

Scientific Triathlon coach Lachlan Kerin returns to the podcast to discuss how to plan and execute your training so that there is an appropriate balance between training load and fatigue. 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-How to balance load and recovery at a macro (season/yearly) and meso (roughly monthly) timescale

-How to balance load and recovery at an acute, micro timescale (roughly weekly)

-Full rest days and easy days - when and how to use each of these

-How to account for intense training days, big volume days, and strength training sessions when planning your load-recovery balance

-Methods for tracking recovery and training readiness

-When (and when not to) and how to adjust training for fatigue

-The impact of age, sex, experience, athletic profile and more on the load-recovery balance equation

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts274/

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:

• Lachie's coaching profile on Scientific Triathlon and Instagram
• Glycogen metabolism and optimising glycogen resynthesis with Bob Murray, PhD | EP#252
• Sleep, recovery, and performance with Shona Halson | EP#52
• Scientific Triathlon coach Lachlan Kerin | EP#192
• Training ideologies with James Teagle and Lachlan Kerin | EP#212
• Fatigue management with James Teagle and Lachlan Kerin | EP#204
• Base training: off-season do’s and dont’s with James Teagle and Lachlan Kerin | EP#201

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• Is having the swim as your weakest discipline really just a consequence of not having put in the long and hard work required in the pool to the same extent that you have on the run and the bike?
• Differences in muscle fiber type and function between the lower body and upper body
• Trainability and adaptability of upper body muscle fibers
• Practical recommendations for improving your swimming

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• Q&A episode archive
• The Muscle Fiber Profiles, Mitochondrial Content, and Enzyme Activities of the Exceptionally Well-Trained Arm and Leg Muscles of Elite Cross-Country Skiers - Ørtenblad 2018
• Effect of swim exercise training on human muscle fiber function - Fitts 1989
• Upper body training and the triceps brachii muscle of elite cross country skiers - 2006
• Arm and leg substrate utilization and muscle adaptation after prolonged low‐intensity training - Helge 2010

Scientific Triathlon coach James Teagle is back on That Triathlon Show. In today's episode, he shares advice on how best to train and prepare for sprint and Olympic distance races for age-group triathletes. 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Base training for sprint and Olympic distance athletes

-Specificity: when, why and how should training start to really emulate your goal event

-The balance between training to the race demands and to your athletic profile

-Executing the race - tips (pacing, strategy, preparation, and more) for getting the most out of yourself on race day

-Example key workouts to use in the lead-up to the race

-Tips for training on a tight time budget

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts273/

SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE:

www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• James's coaching profile on Scientific Triathlon and Instagram
• Introducing elite triathlete and Scientific Triathlon coach James Teagle | EP#161
• Q&A #78 - Triathlon and the COVID-19 pandemic
• Q&A #43 - Weight gain during Ironman training, and is there too much intensity in traditional triathlon swim programs
• Training ideologies with James Teagle and Lachlan Kerin | EP#212
• Fatigue management with James Teagle and Lachlan Kerin | EP#204
• Base training: off-season do’s and dont’s with James Teagle and Lachlan Kerin | EP#201

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• With pools being closed, what is the best way of substituting swimming with bike, run and strength training? 
• When should you train to your current ability level (e.g. training zones based on a recent race or test) vs. train according to your target ability level (e.g. training to a goal race pace or power)? 
• Training priorities for adventure racing

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• Q&A episode archive
• Frequency vs. Duration - Mikael Eriksson on the Endurance Innovation podcast

Strength and conditioning coach Dave Cripps of TriTenacious and Coalition Performance returns for his second interview on That Triathlon Show. In this interview we discuss some key aspects of strength training for triathletes and endurance athletes, that when done right will greatly increase the effectiveness of your resistance training.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-The importance of intensity (weights) and intent (~power/speed) when lifting

-Why is technique important in order to reap the benefits of strength training?

-Exercise specificity and the Goldilocks principle - not too little but not too much

-Workout structure: how to choose number of reps, sets rest duration, and progression from one workout to the next

-Advice for home-based strength training 

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts272/

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:

• Websites of TriTenacious and Coalition Performance 
• TriTenacious on Instagram and YouTube
• Coalition Performance on Instagram and Twitter
• Triathlon Strength Training with Dave Cripps | EP#213
• All previous strength training episodes on That Triathlon Show

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• How do running stride length, cadence and running speed relate to each other? 
• Does it make sense to track or try to alter running stride length or cadence? 
• How to make the most of cross-country skiing training during winter
• Should you establish training zones for cross-country skiing if using it during a relatively short winter season?

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• Q&A episode archive
• Apply for the Scientific Triathlon Training Camp Mallorca 2021
• What is Over Striding? Distance Running vs. Sprint Technique - James Dunne Youtube video
• Running biomechanics, economy, and training load with Izzy Moore, PhD | EP#241
• Training talk with Eirik Myhr Nossum, national team coach of Norway’s cross-country skiing team | EP#245

Kolie Moore is a cycling coach to athletes of all levels and disciplines. He has consulted for World Tour teams and world champion cyclists, and is a national championship medalist himself. In this interview, we discuss Kolie's approach to coaching, and go into detail on topics like testing protocols and how to use different overarching types of workouts (think endurance, threshold, and so on) in your training.   

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Kolie's training principles and approach to coaching 

-Testing protocols, testing recommendations, and mistakes to avoid when it comes to testing

-The how, when and why of different types of workouts: endurance rides, tempo, sweet spot, and threshold rides, and high intensity intervals

-Periodisation and planning out a season

-Nutrition recommendations 

-Strength training recommendations

-Advice for time-crunched athletes

-Kolie's top tips for self-coached athletes to improve their training effectiveness

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts271/

SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE:

www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/

SPONSORS:

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Kolie's website, Twitter, and Instagram
• The Empirical Cycling podcast
• The Physiology of FTP and New Testing Protocols - article by Kolie on Training Peaks
• Break Through Your Performance Plateau By Increasing Training Density - article by Kolie on Training Peaks
• You’re Training Too Hard for Criteriums—Here’s Why - article by Kolie on Training Peaks
• All Cycling-related episodes on That Triathlon Show

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• What are the determinants of FatMax and MFO? 
• How can you test or determine your FatMax and MFO? 
• Normative values and benchmarks of FatMax and MFO
• How training affects FatMax and MFO
• Is there a best way to train FatMax and MFO? 

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• Q&A episode archive
• Apply for the Scientific Triathlon Training Camp Mallorca 2021
• Training, testing and physiology with coach/scientist Iñigo San Millán, PhD | EP#262
• Contextualising Maximal Fat Oxidation During Exercise: Determinants and Normative Values - Maunder 2018
• Determination of the exercise intensity that elicits maximal fat oxidation - Achten 2002
• Limited Benefit of Fat(max)-Test to Derive Training Prescriptions - Schwindling 2014
• Heart rate reserve is equivalent to %VO2 reserve, not to %VO2max - Swain 1997
• Relationship between % heart rate reserve and % VO2 reserve in treadmill exercise - Swain 1998
• Effect of interval training intensity on fat oxidation, blood lactate and the rate of perceived exertion in obese men - Alkahtani 2013
• Short-term HIIT and Fatmax training increase aerobic and metabolic fitness in men with class II and III obesity - Lanzi 2015

Richard Ferguson, PhD, has his main research interests in the areas of blood flow restricted (BFR) exercise on skeletal muscle and peripheral vascular adaptations. In this interview, we discuss his research findings on these topics and how they may relate to endurance athletes.  

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-A primer on adaptations to endurance training and limiters to endurance performance

-Blood Flow Restricted (BFR) exercise: what is it, how may it be beneficial, and what are the mechanisms behind it 

-BFR combined with Sprint Interval Training: Theory and application in endurance sports.  

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts270/

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:

• THAT TRIATHLON SHOW SURVEY
• Richard's profile on Twitter, Research Gate, and Loughborough University
• Blood Flow Restriction training with Brendan Scott | EP#87

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• What metrics should triathletes of different levels (and different levels of training/coaching and technical literacy) be tracking?
• The danger of trying to track too many metrics, and tracking irrelevant metrics
• What is the Power Duration Curve, who would benefit from using it, and how? 
• Is it worth it to buy WKO for training analysis purposes for self-coached athletes? 

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• Q&A episode archive
• Apply for the Scientific Triathlon Training Camp Mallorca 2021
• Q&A #30 - Training reviews for the self-coached athlete and critical power / metabolic profiling tests
• Beginner Tip 29 - Metrics you should be tracking

Aitor Viribay Morales is a performance nutritionist at Astana Proteam (a World Tour cycling team) with a background in science and academia. In this interview we discuss his research findings and practical experience with ingesting really high amounts of carbohydrate (up to 120 g/h) in races, and the effects such high-carb strategies can have.  

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Aitor's studies in mountain marathon runners on high-carbohydrate (up to 120 g/h) intake during racing and its effects

-Performance effects, recovery effects, and muscle damage effects of high-carbohydrate intake in races

-Is there not an absorption rate limit of 90 g/h as we have been told? 

-How to train the gut to absorb 120 g/h of carbohydrate

-How do the potential benefits of high-carbohydrate intake in racing relate to training? 

-Metabolic flexibility, and the height and width of the fat oxidation curve

-Practical takeaways

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• Effects of 120 g/h of Carbohydrates Intake during a Mountain Marathon on Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Elite Runners - Viribay et al. 2020
• Effects of 120 vs. 60 and 90 g/h Carbohydrate Intake during a Trail Marathon on Neuromuscular Function and High Intensity Run Capacity Recovery - Otegui et al. 2020

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• A lot of the conversation around triathlon training is centred around people training 10 hours per week or more. Am I just wasting my time training 4-6 hours per week? 
• How do polarised training and "80/20" training apply to training at a lower training volume
• Structuring your training at lower training volumes

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Wolfram Bott is the head coach of the German Triathlon Federation development center in Freiburg. This is a squad for some the most promising young talents in the country. Wolfram also has a decorated background as coach of long-distance athletes such as Nils Frommhold, Christian Brader, and Andreas and Michael Raelert.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Wolfram's coaching and training principles

-Periodisation, from structuring a season to structuring a week

-Key aspects in developing the swim, bike, and run, respectively

-Differences and similarities between short-course and long-course racing

-Tips for age-group athletes

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