Jamie Pringle in an exercise physiologist with a background in academia, applied work over several Olympic cycles with the English Institute of Sports, coaching and advising many high-level athletes, and currently working in the aerodynamics and cycling biomechanics field at Vorteq, a spin-off company from Formula 1 located in Silverstone.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Physiology, finding individual limiters, and athlete profiling
-The role of the coach, and how to be a scientist as a coach
-How to assess and improve aerodynamics on the bike
-The importance of biomechanics, and not chasing aerodynamic gains or "lower is better" at all costs
-Aero-considerations (and biomechanical ones) when getting a trisuit, cycling shoes, and calf guards for the lower leg
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David Bowden is a New Zealand-based bike fitter and coach, who also works as a consultant for Profile Design. David also has a background in bike fitting software, having designed the Velogicfit 3D Motion and 3D Aero performance bike fitting products that he uses in the studio. David currently coaches among others pro triathlete and cycling powerhouse Teresa Adam. In this episode we discuss bike fitting, equipment to improve performance, and bike training for triathlon.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-How important bike fitting is, with quantitative examples
-The tools used in bike fitting and their importance
-How to find a good bike fitter (not just "ask around")
-Considerations around aerobars, saddles, cranks, helmets, tires and more
-A typical training week (cycling specifically) for age-group triathletes focusing on 70.3 and Ironman
-How to find your bike pacing strategy for Ironman 70.3 and Ironman racing
-David's top tips for age-group triathletes
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https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts287/
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Björn Kafka is a cycling and endurance coach at the highest level, including coaching multiple World and European champions. He is also an expert in metabolism and metabolic calculations, and has developed the Aerotune Powertest that gives athletes access to in-depth information about their own physiology. In this interview we go in-depth on the topics of training, testing, and metabolism, and Björn shares his expertise from all of these domains.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-How VO2max is related to the maximum number of training hours you can positively adapt to without overreaching
-How to train VO2max (for different types of athletes)
-VLaMax: how to use it in training, why lower is not always better, and why it still isn't very widely used
-Guidelines for using high-intensity interval training
-Guidelines for using cadence and torque work in training
-Nutrition recommendations in training, racing, and day to day life
-The Aerotune Powertest
-General tips for age-group athletes and mistakes to avoid
SHOWNOTES:
https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts286/
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Blair Cartmell is a Scottish triathlon coach working as a Junior National Coach with British Triathlon in addition to running his own coaching business. Blair's coaching resume is of a very high level, including currently being the coach of George Goodwin (3rd at the PTO Championships in Daytona in 2020), holding the lead coach position of the Triathlon Scotland performance Centre at Stirling University, as well as being a national coach for Scotland's home Commonwealth games in 2014.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Blair's coaching philosophy
-How to achieve consistency in training
-Intensity management
-Group training environments
-Learning how to race by putting yourself on the startline
-Top tips for age-group athletes
SHOWNOTES:
https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts285/
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Neil MacPherson is Scottish coach living in Cape Town, where he owns and runs the coaching business Dinamic Coaching. In addition to his own coaching and performance center services, Neil has also served as a coach educator and facilitator for British Triathlon and for the International Triathlon Union (ITU). In this interview, we discuss Neil's training and coaching philosophy, get into specific case studies, and much more.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Neil's coaching and training philosophy
-Case study: taking an explosive athlete (Olympian) and coaching them towards an Ironman
-How to break past performance plateaus for age-group triathletes
-Swim technique, and using the SmartPaddle for quantitative analysis of your swim stroke
-The skills that aspiring (and established) coaches really have to learn
SHOWNOTES:
https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts284/
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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.
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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"
SHOWNOTES:
https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts283/
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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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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.
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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/
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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/
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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.
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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/
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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
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https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts278/
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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.
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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
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https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts277/
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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/
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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.
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