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That Triathlon Show

6 tips for improved swimming, biking and running #337

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

Health, Swimming, Endurancesports, Run, Cycling, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Ironman, Swim, Bike, Sports, Running, Sportscience, Triathlon

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

A solo episode where I share a couple of key tips for improving your swim, bike and run performance in a triathlon context.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Swim volume -Swim video analysis -Bike intensity on easy days -Specific bike training for race course demands -How not to get injured on the run -Extending rather than intensifying run training SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts337/ SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/ SPONSORS: Precision Fuel & Hydration - Optimise and individualise your fueling and hydration strategy using the free online Sweat Test and Quick Carb Calculator on precisionfuelandhydration.com. Book a free one-on-one consultation to chat with the team and refine your fueling and hydration even further. Listeners of That Triathlon Show get 15% off their first order of fueling and hydration products. If you didn't catch the discount code in the episode, email Andy and the team at hello@precicionhydration.com and they will be happy to help.  ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a one of a kind swim bench for time-crunched triathletes looking to improve their swim technique, power and propulsion, and consistency of swim training. It is very affordable, about the price of a pair of running shoes, and Zen8 offer free shipping in the US and the UK. Best of all, you can try it risk-free. If you don't love it after two weeks, send it back and get a full refund. Get 20% off your order at zen8swimtrainer.com/tts. LINKS AND RESOURCES: How to do your own swim video analysis | TTS Thursday #10 Training talk with Glenn Poleunis | EP#335 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 Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

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The Traathlon Show, 337.

0:05.0

Hey, what's up everybody and welcome back to another episode of that triathlon show, the podcast

0:23.2

presented by scientific triathlon.com. I'm our host Michael and on today's episode, I am flying solo.

0:30.2

I generally really like doing interviews because then I get the personal benefit of chatting with

0:35.1

some really smart people that I would like to chat to anyway,

0:38.5

even without the podcast. But I know from service I've done in the past that these solo episodes

0:43.0

are also appreciated. So hopefully you will enjoy this one. I'll talk about some specific

0:48.4

and actionable tips for each of the three disciplines for swimming, biking and running from

0:53.4

a triathlon context.

0:54.7

So how can you improve your triathlon swim, bike and run? And I think that a lot of listeners

0:59.2

will benefit from these tips to improve your performance. But before we get into that,

1:04.2

big thanks to our sponsors, Roka. Roka produced exceptional quality triathlon wetsuits, trisuits,

1:09.5

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1:14.2

Today I want to talk about Roka's wetsuits and why they are so great.

1:18.9

First, they have a wide range of wetsuits from the entry-level Maverick that is still extremely high quality.

1:24.0

And I have tried the Maverick recently and I was very pleased with how good it really was

1:29.3

for an entry-level wetsuit. And then of course they have levels all the way up to the flagship model,

1:35.3

which is the Maverick X2. All of Roka's wetsuits come with the patented arms up technology,

1:41.6

which maximizes shoulder mobility, which can otherwise be quite

1:44.3

restricted and result in less efficient and slower swimming. And there are tons of fantastic

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features that you can read more about on roca.com. You can also get 20% off your Roka order by visiting

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roca.com for slash TTS. And thank you to Zan8. The Zan8 indoor swim trainer is a swim

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