That Triathlon Show Mikael Eriksson

Jim Vance is a San Diego based coach, author and sports technology consultant. He is most well-known for his work with Ben Kanute (second at IM70.3 World Championships 2022 and 2017), but he also works with developing athletes focusing on short-course racing on the Olympic pathway, and he has a long background as a swim coach. 
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Jim's coaching philosophy and methodology
-Key principles and specific examples of how Jim approaches swim, bike, and run training in triathlon
-The two-day rule
-Working with Ben Kanute, and Ben's training leading into his 2nd place at the IM70.3 World Championships in 2022 
-Strength training
-Jim's top advice for age-group triathletes
SHOWNOTES:
https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts382/
SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE:
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:
Jim's website and Instagram
Triathlon 2.0: Data-Driven Performance Training - book by Jim
Run with Power: The Complete Guide to Power Meters for Running - book by Jim
Today's Plan
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Jim Vance is a San Diego based coach, author and sports technology consultant. He is most well-known for his work with Ben Kanute (second at IM70.3 World Championships 2022 and 2017), but he also works with developing athletes focusing on short-course racing on the Olympic pathway, and he has a long background as a swim coach. 
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Jim's coaching philosophy and methodology
-Key principles and specific examples of how Jim approaches swim, bike, and run training in triathlon
-The two-day rule
-Working with Ben Kanute, and Ben's training leading into his 2nd place at the IM70.3 World Championships in 2022 
-Strength training
-Jim's top advice for age-group triathletes
SHOWNOTES:
https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts382/
SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE:
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:
Jim's website and Instagram
Triathlon 2.0: Data-Driven Performance Training - book by Jim
Run with Power: The Complete Guide to Power Meters for Running - book by Jim
Today's Plan
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Mikael and Lachlan Kerin answer listener questions on the topic of bike training for triathlon.      
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Road bike and TT bike power differences
-Doing intervals uphill vs on flats
-Can your easy cycling be too easy? 
-How to execute endurance rides when the terrain is hilly
-Low cadence training
-Pacing strategies for races
-Using rollers instead of trainer
-Misc. equipment questions
SHOWNOTES:
https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts381/
SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE:
www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/
SPONSORS:
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 on formswim.com/tts. 
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:
Q&A on swim training | EP#377
Q&A on season planning, goal setting, and personal limiters | EP#372
Q&A episode archive
Lachlan Kerin
Torque training in cycling - the never-ending debate (article by Prof. Sebastian Sitko)
Watts it Worth - article by Dan Bigham on the £/W ratio of aerodynamic upgrades
Bike Fit 2nd edition: Optimise Your Bike Position for High Performance and Injury Avoidance - book by Phil Burt
Bike Fast Fit - app for bike fitting
MyVeloFit - another app for bike fitting
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Fredric Funk is a pro triathlete from Germany with six IM70.3/Challenge Family titles to his name, currently ranked 9th in the world the PTO rankings, and with a strong 5th place at the IM70.3 World Championships in 2022. In this interview we discuss his training in great detail, with lots of numbers and specifics shared.   
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Frederic's transparency with his training and data
-His goals and race calendar for 2023
-Winter lab testing
-Breakdown of Frederic's latest training week, and insights into how he approaches swim, bike and run training 
-Equipment and aerodynamics
-Training camps, altitude, and heat preparation
-Numbers and data (VO2max, bike race power, swim and run speed in time trials/races, carbohydrate intake etc.)
SHOWNOTES:
https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts380/
SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE:
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.
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. 

LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Frederic's Instagram, Youtube-channel and Strava
Dan Lorang – coach of Jan Frodeno, Anne Haug and Bora Hansgrohe pro cycling team | EP#175
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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
SHOWNOTES:
https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts379/
SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE:
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:
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
SHOWNOTES:
https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts378/
SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE:
www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/
SPONSORS:
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 on formswim.com/tts. 
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
LEAF-Q (Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire)
LEAM-Q (Low Energy Availability in Males Questionnaire)
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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