Hey, what's up, everybody, and welcome back to That Triathlon Show, the podcast presented by

Scientific Triathlon.com.

I'm your host, Michael, and this episode is Beginertip 22, where I answer a listener question on

shift work, plus a bonus question on strength training.

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discount code, that triathlon show, all one word, all caps at checkout. All right, so this question

comes from Jordan who writes, I work shifts with a constant four-week rotation of 12 hour

days and nights, and whilst I get plenty of time off,

my training seems to be all over the place. My problem is that I never know how I'm going to

feel from one day to the next. For instance, I can get up from nights on week three and feel

really strong, having a great session. The same day, four weeks later, I feel half dead. This makes

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