• What are the guidelines regarding duration (and intensity) of your long run and long ride during the winter base training phase? 
• The issues with swim-TSS and potential workarounds
• Best practices for measuring swim training load without using TSS

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• Q&A episode archive
• Apply for the Scientific Triathlon Training Camp Mallorca 2021

Mark Burnley, PhD, is an exercise physiologist at the University of Kent. Mark's main research interests include oxygen uptake (VO2) kinetics, where an important application is how to optimally use warm-ups, as well as Critical Power, which forms the transition point (or transition area) between the heavy and severe exercise domains. Because of the non-steady-state nature of exercising above CP, it has significant importance in a large number of training and racing applications.  

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-VO2 kinetics - what does it mean? 

-The fast and slow components oxygen uptake

-Heavy priming exercise and its effects on VO2 kinetics (or the importance of a good, specific warm-up)

-Critical Power (CP) - what is it and how does it compare to other "threshold concepts"

-How to assess CP and use it in training

-How fatigue develops differently in the different exercise intensity domains (moderate, heavy, severe) and interventions to minimise fatigue

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Mark's Twitter, Research Gate, and University of Kent profile page
• Nitrate loading, marathons, and endurance sports science with prof. Andy Jones | EP#187
• Effects of Priming Exercise on V˙O2 Kinetics and the Power-Duration Relationship (Burnley et al. 2011)
• Oxygen Uptake Kinetics: An Underappreciated Determinant of Exercise Performance (Jones and Burnley 2009)
• Power–duration relationship: Physiology, fatigue, and the limits of human performance (Burnley and Jones 2016)
• Critical Power: An Important Fatigue Threshold in Exercise Physiology (Poole. Burnley et al. 2016)

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• Do calculators that estimate and "equivalent race pace" (e.g. from a 10k to a marathon) actually work? 
• What about the recommended training paces from such calculators?
• How can you estimate your running threshold pace (without doing a one-hour time trial)?
• What are best practices for using session-RPE? 

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• Q&A episode archive
• McMillan Running Calculator
• Jack Daniels' VDOT Running Calculator
• Scientific Triathlon Training Zones Calculator
• A New Approach to Monitoring Exercise Training (Foster et al. 2001)
• How World Tour cyclists train, and a discussion on training load with Teun van Erp, PhD | EP#250

Iñigo Mujika is a sports physiologist, associate professor at the University of Basque Country, and an elite triathlon and swimming coach. His research areas include topics such as tapering, recovery, detraining and overtraining. Through all of his coaching and applied physiology work, Iñigo is extremely knowledgeable in how to transfer his scientific knowledge into practical and actionable training and planning insights.  

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Periodisation in practice: linear, reverse, block... who might benefit from what type of periodisation and when? 

-How to structure recovery from a macro level (taking a season break) to a micro level (time required between hard sessions) into your training plan

-Tapering: best practices, scientific findings, potential benefits, and how to factor in individuality

-The time course of building and losing fitness (gaining adaptations vs. detraining)

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts256/

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Iñigo's website
• Iñigo's Twitter and Researchgate profiles
• Iñigo's books (Endurance Training – Science and Practice, Endurance Training – Infographic Edition, Tapering and Peaking for Optimal Performance, Recovery for Performance in Sport)
• An Integrated, Multifactorial Approach to Periodization for Optimal Performance in Individual and Team Sports (Mujika et al. 2018)
• Effects of Tapering on Performance (Bosquet, Mujika et al. 2007)
• Tapering for competition: A review (Le Meur, Mujika, Hausswirth 2012)
• Tapering for triathlon competition (Mujika 2011)

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• What is MAF training and the MAF 180 Formula?
• How the underlying objective of MAF Training is important and relevant for all endurance athletes
• The issues with the formula and method that makes the means of achieving the objective sub-optimal
• Alternative (better) ways of establishing your aerobic target intensities
• Understanding proper intensity-control, dosage, and purposeful training in endurance sports

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• Q&A episode archive
• The MAF 180 Formula: Heart-rate monitoring for real aerobic training.
• Maximum Aerobic Function: Clinical Relevance, Physiological Underpinnings, and Practical Application (Maffetone and Laursen 2020)
• Exercise prescription when there is no exercise test: The talk test (Foster et al. 2018)

Conrad Goeringer and Rob Sleamaker are the authors of the newly released book "Triathlon Freestyle Simplified". In this episode we discuss how triathletes can get the most out of their swim training, even on a typically limited time budget.  

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-The differences between swimming demands and swim training for triathletes compared to pool swimmers

-Maximising efficiency and improving your swim technique 

-Improving swim fitness, and why you cannot neglect hard, fitness-boosting training

-Training for the demands of open water swimming

-Workout structure, weekly training structure, and periodisation through the season

-Performance testing and setting target intensities in workouts

-Tools and equipment for training in the water and on dryland

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts255/

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www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast

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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:

• Triathlon Freestyle Simplified: Swim Stronger, Better, Faster - Conrad's and Rob's book
• Working Triathlete - Conrad's website
• Vasatrainer.com - Rob's company website
• Training for time-crunched athletes with Conrad Goeringer | EP#202
• Develop swim technique and power with the Vasa Trainer and Rob Sleamaker | EP#46
• Follow Conrad on Instagram
• Follow Vasa on Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube

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• What is oxygen saturation and how can it be measured? 
• Potential use cases of oxygen saturation for triathletes and other endurance athletes
• SmO2 devices: Moxy and Humon
• Recommendations: who (if anybody) might benefit from using SmO2 in their training 

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• Q&A episode archive
• Muscle Oxygen Saturation (SmO2) with Roger Schmitz | EP#85
• Humon
• Validation of a novel wearable, wireless technology to estimate oxygen levels and lactate threshold power in the exercising muscle (Farzam 2018)
• Moxy
• Validity and reliability of the Moxy oxygen monitor during incremental cycling exercise (Crum 2017)
• Muscle Oxygenation Applications to Endurance Training - case report by Dr. Christopher Myers

Bike Fitting Q&A with Phil Burt | EP#254

Phil Burt is a world renowned bike fitter and physiotherapist who has spent 12 years with British Cycling and 5 years with Team Sky. Phil is back for his second interview on That Triathlon Show to answer listener questions around bike fitting.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Crank length - are shorter cranks beneficial? 

-Finding the right balance of comfort, power, and aerodynamics

-Saddle considerations

-The process of do-it-yourself bike fitting

-How to find a really good bike fitter

-Cleat position

-Oval chainrings

-Bike fitting considerations for road bikes, TT bikes and mountainbikes

-Prevention and remedies for various aches and pains in cycling

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts254/

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:

• Phil's website
• Phil's Twitter and Instagram
• Bike fitting with Phil Burt (former Team Sky) | EP#232

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• When, how and why should you be doing running and/or swimming drills in training?
• What are internal and external cues, and how do they relate to motor skill acquisition and retention?
• The latest science on managing training according to the menstrual cycle

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• Q&A episode archive
• Attentional focus and motor learning: A review of 15 years
• The effect of attentional focus on running economy (Schucker 2009)
• Does the attentional focus adopted by swimmers affect their performance? (Stoate 2011)
• Coaching cues - article by Owen Walker and Brett Bartholomew
• Honing your swimming skills: constrain to gain! - article by Andrew Sheaff
• Pre-run mobility routine
• Pre-swim mobility routine
• The Effects of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Exercise Performance in Eumenorrheic Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (McNulty 2020)
• How the Menstrual Cycle Affects Athletic Performance - article by Alex Hutchinson
• FTP #35: Kelly McNulty & Kirsty Elliott-Sale – The Female cyclist series: Menstrual cycle and endurance exercise performance - Fuel the Pedal podcast
• Triathlon training and nutrition considerations for female athletes with Stacy Sims, PhD | EP#105