That Triathlon Show Mikael Eriksson

Mikael answers listener questions about the off-season.  
       
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Overall thoughts about the off-season
-What kind of training (if any) besides easy aerobic training to do during the off-season?
-Can you incorporate races (e.g. trail or road running, Zwift races) into the off-season?
-The difference between training in Z1 and Z1 (in a 5-zone system) and how to balance training in these zones
-Weight training and VLaMax in the off-season
-How to effectively reintroduce and progress intensity during the off-season after a season break
 
SHOWNOTES:
https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts418/
 
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LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Scientific Triathlon newsletter
David Tilbury-Davis | EP#416
FTP, VO2max and VLaMax: what triathletes need to know with Sebastian Weber | EP#169
 
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Dan Lorang is the Head of Performance / Head Coach at World Tour cycling team Bora-hansgrohe, and he is the coach of a small roster of world-class triathletes, including Lucy Charles-Barclay, Anne Haug, Frederic Funk and until his recent retirement, Jan Frodeno.
 
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Lucy Charles-Barclay's training progression and changes since starting working with Dan
-Her final big training block leading into Kona
-Doing a home-based "training camp" with lots of indoor training instead of going to a warm-weather training location
-Lucy's heat acclimation protocol
-Age and triathlon performance - how to be a world-class triathlete in your 40s
-Performing at middle distance and full distance triathlon at a world class level
-What pro cyclists and pro triathletes could learn from each other
-Finding the right training load 
 
SHOWNOTES:
https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts417/
 
SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE:
www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/
 
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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.
 
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. You can try the Zen8 risk-free for up to 30 days, and you can get 20% off your first order on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts.
 
LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Dan's Twitter and Instagram
Dan Lorang – coach of Jan Frodeno, Anne Haug and Bora Hansgrohe pro cycling team | EP#175
 
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David Tilbury-Davis is the coach of an impressive roster of pro triathletes, including the likes of Ashleigh Gentle, Skye Moench, Amelia Watkinson (all three women ranked in the top-20 in the PTO rankings), Josh Amberger and others. He also coaches a handful of age-group triathletes. In this interview we discuss the training of professional-level triathletes, in particular at the pointy end of women's racing, and we discuss the off-season for age-group triathletes in detail.  
 
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-The current level of racing at the top level in professional women's long-course triathlon
-The training required to be at that level
-Are there any clear differences in how professional men and women train?
-Ashleigh Gentle and Skye Moench training insights and key sessions 
-How to approach the off-season for age-group triathletes
-Common misconceptions about the off-season
-Tips on for age-groupers on how to improve your swim, bike and run training
 
SHOWNOTES:
https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts416/
 
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 on formswim.com/tts. 
 
LINKS AND RESOURCES:
David's website, Twitter and Instagram 
Perspectives on training with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#226
Perspectives on coaching with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#227
The evolution of coaching principles and practices with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#283
 
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Josephine Perry, PhD, is a chartered psychologist working across a wide range of sports to help athletes overcome their barriers to success. In addition to working directly with athletes, she is also the author of five books within the realm of psychology, and she is an age-group triathlete herself.    
       
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Performance anxiety and how to deal with it
-Motivation issues and how to deal with them
-Common personality archetypes in triathlon: highly intelligent perfectionists and realists
-Self-determination theory, acceptance and commitment therapy, and cognitive behavioural therapy
-Tips for race day, the lead-up to a race, and for day-to-day training 
 
SHOWNOTES:
https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts415/
 
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. You can try the Zen8 risk-free for up to 30 days, and you can get 20% off your first order on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts.
 
LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Josephine's website, Instagram and Twitter
Her books (including Performing Under Pressure, I can - The Teenage Athlete's Guide to Mental Fitness, The Ten Pillars of Success, The Psychology of Exercise, Sporting Brain Box, Power Down to Power Up)
Free resources (worksheets, blog posts, etc.) 
Archive of psychology-related episodes on That Triathlon Show
Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance - book by Alex Hutchinson
 
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David Lipman works in sports technology and has a particular interest in the intersection of health and performance. He has degrees in medicine and exercise science, a background in coaching, and a strong understanding of both endurance sports and strength and conditioning.  
 
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-The evolution of world-class endurance training (a discussion about a recent publication)
-Dave's perspectives on triathlon training - are there things that we could do better when looking at the way triathletes typically train? 
-Finding your balance of health and performance
-How to approach new technology in sports in a smart way
-Navigating information in an age of information overload
-Weight and its nonlinear and unpredictable relationship with performance
-Trends in strength and conditioning for runners and endurance athletes
 
SHOWNOTES:
https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts414/
 
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. You can try the Zen8 risk-free for up to 30 days, and you can get 20% off your first order on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts.
 
LINKS AND RESOURCES:
David's Twitter and Instagram,
David's podcasts: Supersapiens Podcast and Pro Running News
The Evolution of World-Class Endurance Training: The Scientist’s View on Current and Future Trends - Sandbakk et al. 2023
Physical performance during energy deficiency in humans: An evolutionary perspective - Areta 2023
Recommended books: The Perfect Mile by Neal Bascomb, and Supertraining by Yuri Verkhoshansky and Mel Siff
 
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Parker Spencer is the head coach of USA Triathlon's Project Podium, a men's elite development program based at Arizona State University. The project already has produced alumni like Chase McQueen, and Parker himself won the USAT Olympic Coach of the Year award for 2022. 
 
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Parker's role as head coach at Project Podium
-The long-term development plan - how to take an athlete from talent to world-class
-Using personality assessments
-Using metabolic testing to fine-tune training prescription
-A typical training week in the squad
-Parker's top pieces of advice for amateur athletes, overall and within swimming, biking and running
-Considerations for time-crunched athletes
 
SHOWNOTES:
https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts413/
 
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 on formswim.com/tts. 
 
LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Parker's Twitter and Instagram 
Project Podium website and Instagram
Ryan Bolton – Olympian and coach of Ben Hoffman and Caroline Rotich | EP#221
Physiology, Training, and INSCYD with Sebastian Weber (part 1) | EP#237
Physiology, Training, and INSCYD with Sebastian Weber (part 2) | EP#238
How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle - book by Matt Fitzgerald
Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness - book by Steve Magness
 
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