That Triathlon Show

"What's your favourite book, blog, or resource related to triathlon?" is a question I ask all my guests on the podcast. But today I answer that question myself. Ten times!   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -My Top-10 books, blogs or resources related to triathlon. Some well-known, some hidden gems you've probably never heard of. -A few bonus honourable mentions -And some books, blogs or resources that I suspect would be strong candidates for the list, but I haven't read/listened to/watched them enough to place them on my list at this point.     SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts125/   THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE: www.thattriathlonshow.com   SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free!    LINKS AND RESOURCES: * Running with Power Revisited - Advanced Analysis with Steve Palladino |  * To lab test or not to lab test with Alan Couzens | EP#79  * Mind, body, and the curiously elastic limits of human performance with Alex Hutchinson | EP#101 * Dysfunctional movement patterns, injuries and reduced performance with James Dunne | EP#45  * Structured, power-based cycling training with Chad Timmerman |  * Joe Friel's advice for improving training structure and periodize your way to success | EP#1  * How to use data to get faster with Jim Vance | EP#7  * Cycling Science and Myth Busting Part 1 with Stephen Cheung | EP#74  * Cycling Science and Myth Busting Part 2 with Stephen Cheung | EP#75  * Race-day fueling and The Core Diet with Jesse Kropelnicki | EP#40  * Training with power meters for triathletes with Hunter Allen | EP#103  * Balancing a Big Life with Big Performance - Matt Dixon | EP#60  * Training Peaks blog  * Palladino Power Project Facebook Group  * https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vRwRFiXs6hJgygdwyzT33sDis7a70bICb2kymTs12GhhtkZi_vO5bJdzu-RUTR6953uKPbHSeR2H1yy/pub * Alan Couzens' blog  * TrainerRoad Ask A Cycling Coach Podcast  * Kinetic Revolution with James Dunne  * Alex Hutchinson's Sweat Science Blog  * Matt Fitzgerald's "The Endurance Diet", "80/20 Running", and "How Bad Do You Want It?"  * The "Swim Smooth" book  * "Triathlon Science" book by Joe Friel and Jim Vance * ResearchGate  * "Daniel's Running Formula" by Jack Daniels  * triathlonlive.tv https://triathlonlive.tv/ * Bodybuilding.comhttps://www.bodybuilding.com/index.html * Sigma Nutrition Radio (podcast)  * "The Endurance Training Diet and Cookbook" by Jesse Kropelnicki  * DC Rainmaker website  * Precision Hydration blog  * "80/20 Triathlon" by Matt Fitzgerald and David Warden  * "Training and Racing With a Power Meter" by Hunter Allen and Andrew Coggan  * "Fast After 50" by Joe Friel  * "Fast-Track Triathlete" by Matt Dixon  * Global Triathlon Network Youtube channel  * "Endurance Training – Science and Practice" by Inigo Mujika  * "Science and Application of High-Intensity Interval Training" Paul Laursen and Martin Buchheit  * "Cycling Science" by Stephen Cheung and Mikel Zabala  * Purplepatch Podcast with Matt Dixon  RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/   CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Twitter - my handle is @SciTriat.

Beginner Tip 18 - How to Balance Swim, Bike, and Run Training. On this week's episode:   The rule of thumb for how to distribute your training time across disciplines The variables you need to consider when adjusting this standard distribution to be ideal for you Examples training distributions from 5 beginner triathletes that I coach and explanations of which variables have made the distributions what they are.   LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website  Beginner Training Plans Coaching   RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing.    CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Twitter - my handle is @SciTriat.

Jordan and Jesse Sorrick are age-group triathletes from Columbia, Missouri. In this episode we discuss how they fit the triathlon lifestyle into busy lives and how they stay motivated and consistent.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The importance of having a community -Get up early to train: the key to consistency -How to stay motivated -How to become a faster swimmer -Jordan's and Jesse's advice and learnings for triathletes newer to the sport    SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts124/   THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE: www.thattriathlonshow.com   SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free!  Ventum - The ultimate triathlon bikes, using technology from fighter jets and Formula One race cars. Easier to build, pack, and travel with than any other tri bike. Get 110% of the value of your old bike towards the purchase of a new Ventum bike.    LINKS AND RESOURCES: -Starting from zero: triathlon age-grouper success case study with Katarina Larsson & André Campos | EP#106    RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/   CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Twitter - my handle is@SciTriat.

David Pease, PhD, is a swim coach, scientist, and national lead of Sports Biomechanics at the Australian Institute of Sports (AIS). He is also the author of the Swimming Biomechanics chapter in the book Triathlon Science.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The key elements of swimming biomechanics: centre of mass, propulsion, and momentum -Drag: how it works in swimming and how to minimise it -The lowdown on kicking, stroke rate, and rotation -How far should you pull through with your stroke before exiting the water? -Technical troubleshooting of body position, dropped elbow and asymmetric stroke   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts123/   THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE: www.thattriathlonshow.com   SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free!  Ventum - The ultimate triathlon bikes, using technology from fighter jets and Formula One race cars. Easier to build, pack, and travel with than any other tri bike. Get 110% of the value of your old bike towards the purchase of a new Ventum bike.    LINKS AND RESOURCES: *David_Pease Dave's ResearchGate profile *Triathlon Science book *All previous triathlon swimming episodes on That Triathlon Show on one page RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/   CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Twitter - my handle is @SciTriat.

Beginner Tip 17 - The Magic Of Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone. On this week's episode:   1 hour outside your comfort zone = 100 hours in your comfort zone Get out of your comfort zone by changing the way you train Get out of your comfort zone by changing where and in what conditions you train Get out of your comfort zone by changing who you train with   LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website  Beginner Training Plans Coaching 80/20 Triathlon: Get Faster By Training Slower with David Warden | EP#121   RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing.    CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Twitter - my handle is @SciTriat.

How well you tolerate consuming sports drinks and energy gels and how well you can absorb the energy in them and use to fuel your performance are both trainable factors that are critical for endurance performance.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Training the Gut methods to improve your tolerance of sports nutrition products and reduce GI-distress -Training the Gut methods to improve how much carbohydrate you can absorb and use as fuel -A two-week Gut Training protocol -Why "Train low, race high" is not a smart, and definitely not evidence-based strategy   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts122/   THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE: www.thattriathlonshow.com   SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free!  Stac - The Stac Zero is the world's quitest bike trainer. No noise and no tire wear, since it doesn't even touch the tire! It is also very portable and affordable. Even more so when using the discount code TTS20 for 20% off when you buy your Stac Zero (any of the models).    LINKS AND RESOURCES: *Race-day fueling and The Core Diet with Jesse Kropelnicki | EP#40 *Nutrition before, during and after workouts | EP#100 *Training the Gut for Athletes - Asker Jeukendrup, Sports Medicine, 2017 *Two weeks of repetitive gut‐challenge reduce exercise‐associated gastrointestinal symptoms and malabsorption, Miall et al., *  ***  *Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 2017 *The New Science of Training Your Gut - Sweat Science *How to shave 14 minutes off your Ironman bike split with Jon and Chris Thornham | EP#31 RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/ CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Twitter - my handle is @SciTriat.

Multiple studies reveal runners, triathletes, and other endurance athletes improve the most when they consistently do 80 percent of their training at low intensity and the other 20 percent at moderate to high intensity. David Warden, co-author of 80/20 Triathlon explains why and how you will become faster if you start doing more slow training.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -What is the 80/20 intensity distribution in practice -What is the science behind 80/20 intensity distributions -How most age-groupers fall way short of doing 80% of their training at an easy intensity: most do only 50%, if that.  -Does 80/20 still apply if your total training volume is low? -Practical advice for getting started with 80/20 training.  SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts121/   THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE: www.thattriathlonshow.com   SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free!  Ventum - The ultimate triathlon bikes, using technology from fighter jets and Formula One race cars. Easier to build, pack, and travel with than any other tri bike. Get 110% of the value of your old bike towards the purchase of a new Ventum bike.    LINKS AND RESOURCES: * Training Priorities: Seiler's Hierarchy of Endurance Training Needs | EP#120 * 80/20 Endurance website * 80/20 Triathlon: Discover the Breakthrough Elite-Training Formula for Ultimate Fitness and Performance at All Levels * 80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster By Training Slower * Training Priorities: Seiler's Hierarchy of Endurance Training Needs | EP#120 RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/   CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Twitter - my handle is@SciTriat.

Beginner Tip 16 - What Comes After Your Race. On this week's episode:   Take a break or keep training Technique and aerobic base focus Finding and focusing on your weakest discipline and your technical limiters in each discipline   LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website  Beginner Training Plans Coaching   RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing.    CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Twitter - my handle is @SciTriat.

What is the hierarchy and priority order of the various elements in endurance and triathlon training? Distinguished sports scientist Stephen Seiler has summarised what we know about this from practical experience and research studies in a presentation called "Seiler's Hierarchy of Endurance Training Needs", which I review on this episode.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Training volume -High intensity training -Training Intensity Distribution and Polarised Training -Annual Periodisation -Micro-periodisation -Altitude and heat training -Race training and race pace training -Tapering   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts120/   THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE: www.thattriathlonshow.com   SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free!  Stac - The Stac Zero is the world's quitest bike trainer. No noise and no tire wear, since it doesn't even touch the tire! It is also very portable and affordable. Even more so when using the discount code TTS20 for 20% off when you buy your Stac Zero (any of the models).  LINKS AND RESOURCES: * Seiler’s Hierarchy of Endurance Training Needs - Presentation * Tapering and peaking in triathlon: the art and the science | EP#119 * Triathlon periodisation with Chris Myers | EP#112 * High sweat sodium losses can aid the development of hyponatremia! (PH paper published in The BMJ) RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/   CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Twitter - my handle is @SciTriat.

The art and the science of tapering and peaking for triathlons uncovered.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: * How big a performance improvement can you expect from tapering? * What's the ideal taper duration?  * How should your training volume, intensity, and frequency change in the taper? * What do we know from science about tapering, and how much is down to the art of coaching? * How does tapering apply when having multiple races in a short time-span? * Practical examples of the taper in training programs SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts119/   THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE: www.thattriathlonshow.com SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free!  Ventum - The ultimate triathlon bikes, using technology from fighter jets and Formula One race cars. Easier to build, pack, and travel with than any other tri bike. Get 110% of the value of your old bike towards the purchase of a new Ventum bike.  LINKS AND RESOURCES: * "How to optimize your triathlon taper" - Scientific Triathlon blog post * Tapering for triathlon competition (Mujika, 2011) * Peaking for optimal performance: Research limitations and future directions (Pyne et al., 2009) * Scientific Bases for Precompetition Tapering Strategies (Mujika and Padilla, 2003) * Effects of Tapering on Performance: A Meta-Analysis (Bosquet et al., 2007) * The Road to Gold: Training and Peaking Characteristics in the Year Prior to a Gold Medal Endurance Performance (Tønnessen et al., 2014) *  Short-term performance peaking in an elite cross-country mountain biker (Rønnestad et al., 2016) *  Specific Intensity for Peaking: Is Race Pace the Best Option? (Munoz et al. 2015) *  A theoretical study of taper characteristics to optimize performance (Thomas and Busso, 2005) *  Functional Overreaching: The Key to Peak Performance during the Taper? (Aubry et al., 2014) RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/   CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Twitter - my handle is @SciTriat.