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How to Not Blow Up, Heat Training, Late Night Workouts, and More – Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 422

Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoad

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The Effects of Heat Stress on Physiological Responses and Exercise Performance in Elite Bikers

There's a difference in heat adaptation protocol between athletes, right? Like some folks just go to a hot area and actually train in the heat. And there are other writers that train in as warmer weather as they can, but still need to go do something like sit in a sauna for an extended period of time after training. We talked to Dr. Chris Minson, who's one of the foremost researchers on this. He breaks down heat training very well; he even talks about how he did this like crazy multi sport like crossing of the state of Oregon. Most amateur gravel races in northern Minnesota start out redlining three or four times per day. They're not even threshold for VO2

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