Training Science Podcast

COMBAT sports 🤼 are CHAOS! So HOW do you MANAGE that from a TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE perspective 💥?Although Mixed Martial Arts have enjoyed a fast increase in popularity and participation, there is still plenty of “figuring” out to do when you are putting individuals from all sorts of backgrounds together 🥊🥋🪓.Thus, we aren’t surprised that Duncan leads his team using a holistic approach 😇 around how each practitioner is challenged working alongside a diverse group of athletes and coaches. 🌄!In the 34th episode of the Training Science Podcast, Paul chats to Duncan about how he works  within the new, up and coming, and often chaotic environment of combat sports in the MMA area. Everything from demand assessments, athlete support, as well as tech implementation gets covered.REMEMBER:⚡SCIENCE & APPLICATION OF THE  ANAEROBIC SPEED AND POWER RESERVE⚡ALL YOUR QUESTIONS for how to perform REPEATED EFFORTS WITHOUT FATIGUE ANSWERED 🏆 !🚀 https://hiit-science.thinkific.com/courses/everything-anaerobic-speed-and-power  🚀_____________________ Today’s speakers:Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/ Dr Duncan French https://twitter.com/DuncanFrench 

HARD & SHORT intervals SHOULD never be prescribed based off an AEROBIC parameter 🙄!Dajo Sanders clarifies how at first glance the sport of cycling 🚵🏻 will appear more or less a simple linear sport, there in fact is a massive difference in terms of the “performance determinants” because every stage can be so different - and THE CYCLISTS ARE TOO! So when designing a cyclist’s training, you need to account for not just the STAGE profiles, but also the ATHLETE profile along with the variety of different capacities 🎯. Enter — the need to know your cyclist’s anaerobic power reserve (APR).In the 33rd episode of the Training Science Podcast, Paul and Dajo lay out how coaching and training in cycling is highly driven by technology (due to the “little” advantage of power meters🔋), how that can be both a good and maybe not so good thing, what is VLMAX 📈 and is there any value it, PLUS they give LOADS of insight into our new course:⚡SCIENCE & APPLICATION OF THE  ANAEROBIC SPEED AND POWER RESERVE⚡EVERYTHING you did not know you NEED for DEVELOPING FAST, POWERFUL AND FATIGUE RESISTANT ATHLETES 🏆 !🚀 https://hiit-science.thinkific.com/courses/everything-anaerobic-speed-and-power  🚀_____________________ Today’s speakers:Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/ Dr Dajo Sanders https://twitter.com/DajoSanders 

Do you even NEED BIG DATA 📊 & FANCY sport science in your sport?!😵‍💫Alan McCall is all about the seamless INTEGRATION & COLLABORATION of exercise and sport science research DIRECTLY with people on the ground, in the field - even if you have only the basics and simple data to work with!It all comes down to working together and finding middle ground. Importantly, we need to STOP ⛔ dividing ourselves into “camps” ⛺! Work together and trust each other's strengths!In the 32nd episode of the Training Science Podcast, Martin discusses with Alan how research can elevate the day-to-day operations of a professional club/organization, how to approach this as the organization, but also as the individual, and what is really important to get the most out of such directly “in-house” driven expression of HOPEFULLY lots of curiosity 🤩!Are you CURIOUS ENOUGH to try to implement a PROVEN 🏆 HIIT SYSTEM ?! If you are even just a little bit LIKE US, you really should check out our KICKASS COURSES!🚀 https://hiit-science.thinkific.com/collections?category=science-sport 🚀_____________________ Today’s speakers:Dr. Martin Buchheit https://martin-buchheit.net/ Dr. Alan McCall https://twitter.com/Alan_McCall_ _____________________ 

FOCUS on INDIVIDUAL 🙋🏼‍♀️ importance of training! Every single one of your athletes needs to be looked after! DETAILS matter on that level more than ever💗.Lorena wants you to understand that at any level it is essential to work with what you have, whether it is tools 🧰 , resources or even OUTSIDE specialists that your players are consulting/training with - start where you are and get all the DETAILS about your athletes.The 31st episode of the Training Science Podcast, has Martin back and talking with Lorena about the various aspects of how there might be differences in a leadership position in sport science. This includes how to get to know your players, implement a systematic process to testing and assessments and much more!We have a WORLD CLASS 🏆 HIIT SYSTEM that will answer ALL the questions you ever had about INTERVAL TRAINING: 🚀 https://hiit-science.thinkific.com/collections?category=science-sport 🚀_____________________ Today’s speakers:Dr. Martin Buchheit https://martin-buchheit.net/ Dr Lorena Torres-Ronda https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lorena-Torres-Ronda 

You NEED to consider INDIVIDUALIZING your CONDITIONING programs 👏!Maybe, just maybe, it is BETTER to train your athletes metabolic STRENGTHS, rather than trying to “reduce weaknesses” 😉.Rod wants you to consider that it is unlikely that one type of metabolic training fits all your athletes. There is a large chance that you need to PROFILE them first, and then apply individually designed programs to allow them to IMPROVE THEIR EXISTING STRENGTHS!For our “mini-anniversary” 30th episode of the Training Science Podcast, Paul and Rod get back together to talk about all things individualized exercise prescription, focusing on strengths, as well as various aspects of working together with all the other professionals in sports across countries, states and teams 😁!If YOU want to APPLY individualized HIIT to all your athletes - we got you! Our 🏆 HIIT SYSTEM will cover all the INDIVIDUALIZATION needs you have!🚀 https://hiit-science.thinkific.com/collections?category=science-sport 🚀_____________________ Today’s speakers:Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/ Dr. Rod Siegel https://twitter.com/RodSiegel 

Want to have a start in sport? As always, you’ll need to work towards understanding its CONTEXT. But additionally, the context and PERFECTIVE of its leader — THE COACH!Steve Manuel wants you to understand that coaching and leading are not the same thing as BEING at the CENTER of everything in sports ⚪. In our 29th episode of the Training Science Podcast, Paul and Steve highlight how getting into Volleyball (or any sport!) requires an open minded attitude around who you work with, that you have to trust your people to do their job, and that not knowing exactly how things work is not a problem, and can possibly be an asset. Of course we also learn that volleyball players - well, they need to jump high haha 😁!And finally, Steve’s important message for coaches starting out echo learnings and perspectives from Martin’s book on EGO, or ego management — it can’t always be about you.If you do not quite have a WHOLE TEAM to help you out, we’re here to become your team! Our 🏆 HIIT SYSTEM will cover all the conditioning needs for you!🚀 https://hiit-science.thinkific.com/collections?category=science-sport 🚀_____________________ Today’s speakers:Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/ Steve Manuel https://www.pacificsportokanagan.com/steve-manuel _____________________ 

🌞 HEAT, HIIT, HEAT, MORE HEAT! Or was it HIIT?🌞Yes, it is good for you (obviously with certain limitations) for TRAINING as well as ADAPTATION to hot climates🏖️.And SURPRISE SURPRISE, as so often, it is not the same for male ♂️ & female ♀️ athletes!In our 28th episode of the Training Science Podcast, Paul and Dr Julia Casadio give an all-out overview of why PREPARING for HEAT is so essential 🥵, how we can use it as a TRAINING method independent of hot climates, as well as what are the exact specific responses of certain individuals to it, and especially women 🚺!If you want MORE than just TIPS a couple of PRETTY 😇 & somewhat useful pictures: Our 🏆 HIIT SYSTEM has an ANSWER to ALL YOUR HIIT questions!🚀 https://hiit-science.thinkific.com/collections?category=science-sport 🚀_____________________ Today’s speakers:Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/ Dr. Julia Casadio _____________________ References:Casadio JR, Kilding AE, Cotter JD, Laursen PB. From Lab to Real World: Heat Acclimation Considerations for Elite Athletes. Sports Med. 2017 Aug;47(8):1467-1476. doi: 10.1007/s40279-016-0668-9. PMID: 28035584.

So you think your breathing 😮‍💨 is healthy and fine - and of course that is ENOUGH 🤗 for your physical activities, sports and training? You might want to rethink that!Prof. Stephen Seiler is diving into some full-on insights into how we are probably underestimating the importance of VENTILATION in exercise, sports and wellbeing. In our 27th episode of the Training Science Podcast, Paul and Stephen share their somewhat similar journey all over sport science: from mental toughness, understanding and progressing what load, stress and strain are, some advanced heart rate monitoring considerations, as well as finally the implementation and trainability of ventilation. Plus, you will get some free training tips for your next endurance sessions 😉!If you want MORE than just TIPS, and more like SOLID and ESTABLISHED science application that will STOP YOU WORRYING about implementing INTENSITY in your training:We got a world-class 🏆 HIIT SYSTEM for you!🚀 https://hiit-science.thinkific.com/collections?category=science-sport 🚀_____________________ Today’s speakers:Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/ Prof. Stephen Seiler https://www.youtube.com/user/sportscientist  & https://twitter.com/StephenSeiler _____________________ References:Nicolò A, Massaroni C, Schena E, Sacchetti M. The Importance of Respiratory Rate Monitoring: From Healthcare to Sport and Exercise. Sensors (Basel). 2020 Nov 9;20(21):6396. doi: 10.3390/s20216396. PMID: 33182463; PMCID: PMC7665156.Maunder, E., Seiler, S., Mildenhall, M.J. et al. The Importance of ‘Durability’ in the Physiological Profiling of Endurance Athletes. Sports Med 51, 1619–1628 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01459-0’Hetlelid KJ, Plews DJ, Herold E, et alRethinking the role of fat oxidation: substrate utilisation during high-intensity interval training in well-trained and recreationally trained runners. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2015;1:e000047. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2015-000047

Fancy pancy measurements might LOOK GOOD, but a simple TAPE MEASURE around YOUR BELLY might give you the best idea whether you are OVERFAT or not.Dr Phil Maffetone wants you to consider that a FOCUS on WEIGHT means you are missing what matters when it comes to body composition. Think about it. Doesn’t your muscle weigh more than fat? But we need to know how much fat we’re accumulating because a whole collection of risk factors for most lifestyle diseases make up the MAJORITY of deaths nowadays!In the 26th episode of the Training Science Podcast, Paul and Phil discuss not just the origin of their own professional collaboration, but also many health AND performance related topics around the benefits of basic endurance training for all activities and sports, the large potential of eating whole and real foods, as well as why suddenly we are seeing more extremely fit people suddenly die from heart issues.So you say to yourself “OK, I GET IT! I need healthier ATHLETES. What do I exactly do!?”.We got ya covered with Phil’s ATHLETE HEALTH COURSE:https://hiit-science.thinkific.com/courses/athlete-health-high-intensity-interval-training_____________________ Today’s speakers:Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/ Dr. Phil Maffetone https://philmaffetone.com/  & https://maffetonemusic.com/  _____________________ References:Hetlelid KJ, Plews DJ, Herold E, et alRethinking the role of fat oxidation: substrate utilisation during high-intensity interval training in well-trained and recreationally trained runners. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2015;1:e000047. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2015-000047Maffetone, P.B., Laursen, P.B. Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy?. Sports Med - Open 2, 24 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-016-0048-xMaffetone P and Laursen PB (2020) Maximum Aerobic Function: Clinical Relevance, Physiological Underpinnings, and Practical Application. Front. Physiol. 11:296. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00296Maffetone PB and Laursen PB (2020) The Perfect Storm: Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic Meets Overfat Pandemic. Front. Public Health 8:135. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00135Maffetone PB and Laursen PB (2022) COVID-Related Athletic Deaths: Another Perfect Storm? Front. Sports Act. Living 4:829093. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2022.829093_____________________ 

🤖 AI COACHING & PERIODIZATION is NOT what you THINK IT IS!Now you might think that AI just does EVERYTHING by itself, hey 🙃? No one else and nothing else needed?Well, Dr Andrea Zignoli, part of our @athletica_ai team, is here to tell you otherwise.Paul and Andrea discuss what an AI can BE and what it DEFINITELY IS NOT, how we need to consider our MORALS and LAWS for applying training with the help of AI, as well as in quite some detail how ATHLETICA can help you LEVERAGE all available HIIT SCIENCE knowledge, while still allowing for ALL the subjective factors & experience!Get an even larger OVERVIEW from Paul in this blog:https://athletica.ai/athletica-coach-version-a-new-tool-to-leverage-the-hiit-science-principles/AND if you want to USE this HIGH-END periodization TODAY🚀 START an ATHLETICA FREE Trial TODAY https://athletica.ai/ 🚀 _____________________ Today’s speakers:Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/ Dr. Andrea Zignoli https://www.dnbm.univr.it/?ent=persona&id=9148&lang=en