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

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts227/

THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE:

www.thattriathlonshow.com

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Perspectives on training with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#226
• Training Talk: Splicing Workouts, Cognitive Load, and more with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#53
• Triathlon race planning with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#149
• David's website

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• In what types of bike and run workouts should you try to minimise hills?
• Is sustainable bike power higher on hills, and if so, does it change your power targets when riding uphill? 
• When you already do loads of unstructured hill workouts, is there any reason to still do structured hill work? 

• That Triathlon Show website 
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• Q&A #72 - Hill repeats and long runs; Protein for endurance athletes

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

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts226/

THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE:

www.thattriathlonshow.com

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:

• Training Talk: Splicing Workouts, Cognitive Load, and more with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#53
• Triathlon race planning with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#149
• David's website
• David's interview on Lionel Sanders' Youtube-channel

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• How should you adjust training for race cancellations, postponements, and uncertainty around when the next race will be?
• What can you do to replace or compensate for swim training when pools close?
• How to approach the situation mentally and adopt the right mindset

• That Triathlon Show website 
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• Base training: off-season do’s and dont’s with James Teagle and Lachlan Kerin | EP#201

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

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts225/

THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE:

www.thattriathlonshow.com

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.

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:

• Bobby McGee Running - Bobby’s website
• All previous running episodes on That Triathlon Show
• The New Science of Running Form | EP#136
• Running form and the search for common ground among top coaches, researchers, physicians, and physical therapists with Jonathan Beverly | EP#116
• Running form, biomechanics, shoes, and myths part 1 with Dr. Thomas Hughes | EP#110
• Running form, biomechanics, shoes, and myths part 2 with Dr. Thomas Hughes | EP#111
• Jono Hall - Head Coach of Triathlon Canada | EP#224

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• Pros and cons of swim field tests: CSS-test (400 and 200 m Time Trials) and 1000 m Time Trial
• Pros and cons of bike field tests: 20-minute TT, 20 km TT, Ramp test, Critical Power tests
• Pros and cons of run field tests: 20-minute TT, Cooper Test (12-minute TT), Critical Power tests 

• That Triathlon Show website 
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• Critical Power Calculator - Cycling
• Critical Power Calculator - Running (choose option" Calculate FTP/CP and AWC from 2 or more maximal effort Activities")

Jonathan "Jono" Hall is the head coach of Triathlon Canada's National Performance Center. As such, he coaches top Canadian athletes such as Tyler Mislawchuk, plus a handful of international world class athletes on the ITU circuit. In this training talk we discuss Jono's coaching philosophy and hear his thoughts on a whole host of topics related to triathlon performance.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Health as the fundamental aspect underpinning all performance

-Achieving world-class performances on significantly lower volume than most other training groups

-The cross-over effects between swimming, biking, and running

-Prescribing lower time at intensity in hard workouts - but making the intensity really count! 

-Four-day microcycles: high intensity, tempo, endurance, recovery

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts224/

THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE:

www.thattriathlonshow.com

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.

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:

• Elite triathlon episode archive on That Triathlon Show
• Arild Tveiten - coach of Kristian Blummenfelt, Gustav Iden and Casper Stornes on triathlon training the Norwegian way | EP#223
• Philipp Seipp - coach of Sebastian Kienle and Laura Philipp | EP#219

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• How should recovery be planned into training, and how does age affect this? 
• If how you will feel on a day to day basis is very unpredictable, how should you plan your training? Or should you simply train based on how you feel on that day? 
• How can you know whether you're doing enough training to improve? 

• That Triathlon Show website 
• Coaching
• Training Plans

Arild Tveiten is the coach behind Norwegian triathlon successes such as Kristian Blummenfelt winning the WTS Grand Final 2019, Gustav Iden winning the 70.3 World Championships, and Casper Stornes, Kristian and Gustav sweeping the podium in the WTS Bermuda race in 2018. He returns to That Triathlon Show to discuss his training and coaching methodologies, and how 

Norway are working towards Olympic medals in Tokyo 2020. 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-The testing methods used by the Norwegian team to be able to strictly adhere to specified intensities. 

-The training methodology they use, with the main pillars of high volume at low intensity and a substantial amount of work at lactate threshold (LT2). 

-What they've changed in the 1.5 years since our previous interview, including more intensity in swim training

-How they are preparing to medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, including periodisation, training camps, and heat acclimatisation.  

-The differences and similarities between draft-legal sprint and Olympic distance triathlon and non-draft IRONMAN 70.3 and IRONMAN distance racing and training

-Arild's top tips for age-groupers

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts223/

THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE:

www.thattriathlonshow.com

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.

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:

• How Norway became a triathlon powerhouse with head coach Arild Tveiten | EP#154
• Elite triathlon episode archive on That Triathlon Show 

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