Mikael answers listener questions on the topics of racing and testing.         

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Bike position and breathing issues on the run leg of a triathlon

-The biggest gains one can make during race week

-When is it better to race by feel (without data) and vice versa

-Recommended tests for different types of road cycling events

-Testing protocol for comparing running shoes without a lab

-Is Fatmax testing useful? 

-Doing road races (running) to get more "test" data

-Swim testing for 70.3 and Ironman

-How and why to test your Maximum Aerobic Power (MAP)  

SHOWNOTES:

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Effect of Respiratory Muscle Training on Exercise Performance in Healthy Individuals A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - Illi et al. 2012

• Limited Benefit of Fatmax-Test to Derive Training Prescriptions - Schwindling et al. 2013

• Incremental exercise test design and analysis: implications for performance diagnostics in endurance athletes - Bentley et al. 2007

• Peak power output predicts maximal oxygen uptake and performance time - Hawley & Noakes 1992

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• Q&A on run training (part 2) | EP#388

• Q&A on run training (part 1) | EP#385

• Q&A on bike training | EP#381

• Q&A on swim training | EP#377

• Q&A on season planning, goal setting, and personal limiters | EP#372

• Q&A episode archive

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