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That Triathlon Show

Beginner Tip 31 - Training zones and workout types 101

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2018

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Beginner Tip 31 - Training zones and workout types 101. On this week's episode:   Low-intensity (Zone 1 and Z2) workouts: recovery and aerobic endurance Moderate intensity (Zone 3 and low Z4) workouts: tempo, sweet spot, and sub-threshold High-intensity (mid-Z4 and Z5) workouts: threshold and VO2max Anaerobic and sprint training workouts (Z6+)   LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website  Beginner Training Plans Coaching Training plan, coaching, and product bundle GIVEAWAY Training Zones part 1: Swimming | EP#27 Training Zones part 2: Cycling | EP#29 Training Zones part 3: Running | EP#30 How to drink when you're running - Precision Hydration blog post     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!    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. Get 20% off your entire order with the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW.      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.

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0:00.0

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

0:07.3

Scientific Triathlon.com.

0:09.8

I'm your host Michael and this episode is Beginer Tip 31, where we will discuss the basics of

0:15.4

training zones and workout types.

0:18.0

But first, big thanks to our sponsors.

0:24.4

Precision hydration make electrolytes that are as big a part of hydration as fluid as you know by now, but sometimes it can be very difficult

0:30.9

to get them in, especially when out on a run and it's not as easy to carry water bottles as on a bike ride. So a lot of athletes tend to

0:40.1

just not bother with hydration at all when running because it has these challenging

0:45.8

aspects of carrying the bottles. But this is not ideal for performance in your workouts and

0:52.4

persistent hydration has therefore created a blog post

0:55.8

with practical advice on how to get fluids in on the run in both training and races.

1:02.0

So this is very useful if you struggle to stay hydrated during your run training and especially

1:07.4

in this recent heat wave that we've had in Europe at least.

1:15.7

So check out the show notes or the episode description where I have a link to that article.

1:20.9

And if you want to buy any electrolyte products, use the promo code TTS20.

1:27.4

They will give you 20% of any products on precision hydration.com in the month of August.

1:29.9

And big thanks to Roka.

1:35.9

Roka create the highest quality triathlon wetsuits apparel equipment and Iwear in the world.

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You can find them on Roka.com.

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And here's a personal anecdote about Roka.

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I spent last week in Italy, in the Dolomites cycling. It was the best,

1:53.6

best holiday ever. But unfortunately, there was one dark cloud on the sky and that was that the airline lost my hold luggage. And now nine days later, I still haven't heard anything about it,

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