Applied triathlon science with Olav Aleksander Bu (Norwegian Triathlon Olympic team) | EP#264

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2020

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

Olav Aleksander Bu is a sports scientist and elite coach working with the Norwegian Triathlon Olympic team. He is heavily involved in testing, performance optimisation, and the scientific approach adopted by the Norwegian Olympic Team, that has brought so much success in races from Super League through World Triathlon Series and Ironman 70.3 for athletes like Kristian Blummenfelt and Gustav Iden. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Olav's role and responsibilities with the Norwegian Triathlon Olympic team -Changes implemented in the team's training and methods over the course of Olav's work with them -Testing methodologies -Considerations of training at various intensities: from low to high intensities -How to achieve very high training loads -The impact of athlete phenotype on training planning -Gadgets and technology SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts264/ SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast 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 THATTRIATHLONSHOW15 to get 15% off your order OR use the code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free. ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and eyewear on the planet. Trusted by Javier Gómez, Gwen Jorgensen, Flora Duffy, Mario Mola, Lucy Charles and others. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order. LINKS AND RESOURCES: How Norway became a triathlon powerhouse with head coach Arild Tveiten | EP#154 Arild Tveiten – coach of Kristian Blummenfelt, Gustav Iden and Casper Stornes on triathlon training the Norwegian way | EP#223 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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0:00.0	That Traathlon Show, 264.
0:17.6	Hey, what's up, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of that traathlon show.
0:23.4	The podcast presented by ScientificTraflon.com.
0:27.4	I'm your host Michael, and on today's episode, I interview Ulav Alexander Bou.
0:31.7	Oolav is a sports scientist and lead coach working with the Norwegian Trafalon Olympic team,
0:36.7	where he works together with
0:39.0	Adil Twighton, who I have interviewed twice in the past on the podcast.
0:43.2	And Oolov specifically is heavily involved in things like testing, performance optimization
0:47.5	and the scientific approach adopted by the Norwegian Olympic team that has brought a lot of success in races ranging from
0:56.2	Super League to Iron Man 73 races for their athletes. So this is a really exciting interview.
1:02.3	As you can tell, we go quite long. There's a lot to talk about. But before we get into that,
1:07.4	big thanks to our sponsors, precision precision hydration that you can find on precision
1:11.4	hydration.com precision hydration create electrolyte supplements that you can match to your individual
1:17.3	sweat sodium concentration level and you can get a free hydration plan that will be based around
1:23.2	your estimated sweat sodium concentration which you can get by just filling out a quiz with
1:28.9	10 questions or so on the precision hydration website. And that quiz has been validated and the results
1:34.9	have been validated against medical grade equipment testing so that you will get a really good
1:39.9	ballpark estimate for how much sodium you lose. and then you can supplement with electrolytes accordingly.
1:45.6	This becomes especially important when your racing is longer or hotter, but even in training,
1:52.0	when you're training for high volume in particular with high intensity as well, then
1:57.9	rehydrating and prehydrating with sodium can be really important to really
2:03.8	maximize your performance gains.
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