Jason Boynton, PhD, is a sports scientist and cycling coach with an interest in critical thinking and epistemology. In this interview, we dive deep into these topics and discuss how to improve our thinking about training, knowledge and evidence.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Critical thinking, skepticism and falsifiability
-Different levels of evidence
-What does it mean to "train scientifically" or be "evidence driven"?
-Pseudoscience, anecdotes, confirmation bias, logical fallacies and the placebo effect
-Examples of how to apply these concepts in training, science, and the world of endurance sport
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ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a unique Dryland Swim Trainer that allows you to improve technique, power, and swim training consistency. With the trainer you can do specific power and technique work, including working on your catch and core activation, and it helps you stay consistent even if you don’t have much time to train. Get the special Zen8 x TTS bundle including the Swim Trainer and a number of ZEN8 training plans and on-demand workouts on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts.
LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Jason's website, Research Gate and Twitter profiles
The Cycling Performance Club Podcast (Jason is one of the co-hosts)
VLaMax, Polarised training, Fatigue and Complexity with Mark Burnley, PhD | EP#331
How World Tour cyclists train, and a discussion on training load with Teun van Erp, PhD | EP#250
Power profiling, critical power, and U23 cycling research with Peter Leo | EP#319
The Skeptic’s Guide To Sports Science with Nicholas Tiller, PhD | EP#239
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José Arteta, PhD, is a lecturer at the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University. His primary interest is in the area of training-nutrition interactions in humans, including energy availability and low energy availability specifically, which is the main topic of today's interview.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-What is energy availability, and how is it different from energy balance?
-What is considered low energy availability?
-Symptoms and consequences of low energy availability
-The uncertainty around measuring energy availability in the field, and difficulties with interpreting it
-Diagnosis, detection and treatment of low energy availability
-Sex differences in low energy availability
-Weight loss and low energy availability
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ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a unique Dryland Swim Trainer that allows you to improve technique, power, and swim training consistency. With the trainer you can do specific power and technique work, including working on your catch and core activation, and it helps you stay consistent even if you don’t have much time to train. Get the special Zen8 x TTS bundle including the Swim Trainer and a number of ZEN8 training plans and on-demand workouts on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts.
LINKS AND RESOURCES:
José's profiles on Research Gate and Twitter
Low energy availability: history, definition and evidence of its endocrine, metabolic and physiological effects in prospective studies in females and males - Arteta et al. 2021
Patterns of energy availability of free-living athletes display day-to-day variability that is not reflected in laboratory-based protocols: Insights from elite male road cyclists - Taylor et al. 2022
RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports) with Margo Mountjoy | EP#233
IOC consensus statement on relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) - Mountjoy et al. 2018
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Mikael and Jack Hutchens answer listener questions on the topic of swim training for triathlon.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Training to translate pool swimming to open water swimming
-Training strategies for 1- to 2-mile open water swim races
-Differences between training for pool swimming and triathlon swimming
-Critical Swim Speed testing protocols and application
-Is using buoyancy shorts a good idea or a crutch to be avoided?
-How to swim easy enough on your easy days
-Flexibility training and strength training for swimming performance
SHOWNOTES:
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SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE:
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Precision Fuel & Hydration help athletes perform at their best through their online tools, patented Sweat Test and range of electrolytes and fueling products. Use the free Fuel & Hydration Planner and receive a personalised plan for your carbohydrate, sodium and fluid intake. If you want further help, book a free 20-minute video consultation to chat through your plan. Listen out for the code in today's show to get 15% off your first order of PF&H electrolytes and fueling products. If you missed the code, just email hello@pfandh.com.
FORM Smart Swim Goggles give you unprecedented real-time feedback in your swim training through a display on the goggle lens. See every split to stay on pace, track your stroke rate and don't let it drop, use heart rate to become more scientific and precise with your training (through integration with Polar HR monitors) and analyse more in-depth metrics post-swim in the app. You can also use a vast library of workouts or training plans, or build your own guided workouts. Get 15% off the goggles with the code TTS15.
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Sebastian Sitko, PhD, is a professor in sports science at the University of Zaragoza, a cycling and endurance sports coach, and a passionate athlete himself. In this interview we discuss a number of topics spanning a wide range from science and physiology to practical application and training principles.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-FTP: is it useful, and how to test it? How does it correspond to physiological markers?
-VO2max: is it important to know it, and if you do want to know it, how to go about it?
-Lab testing: how to get the most out of lab testing and avoid common pitfalls
-Sebastian's thoughts on the balance of volume and intensity, recovery and microcycle structure, periodisation, torque training, and more
SHOWNOTES:
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www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/
SPONSORS:
Precision Fuel & Hydration help athletes perform at their best through their online tools, patented Sweat Test and range of electrolytes and fueling products. Use the free Fuel & Hydration Planner and receive a personalised plan for your carbohydrate, sodium and fluid intake. If you want further help, book a free 20-minute video consultation to chat through your plan. Listen out for the code in today's show to get 15% off your first order of PF&H electrolytes and fueling products. If you missed the code, just email hello@pfandh.com.
ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a unique Dryland Swim Trainer that allows you to improve technique, power, and swim training consistency. With the trainer you can do specific power and technique work, including working on your catch and core activation, and it helps you stay consistent even if you don’t have much time to train. Get the special Zen8 x TTS bundle including the Swim Trainer and a number of ZEN8 training plans and on-demand workouts on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts.
LINKS AND RESOURCES:
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