Ben Stephenson, PhD - Heat preparation, physiology, performance planning, and the Paralympics | EP#443

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2024

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Ben Stephenson, PhD, is Performance Planning Lead and physiologist for the Great Britain para triathlon squad in Loughborough. He joins us off the back of the Paralympics in Paris where Team GB had a very successful games with five para triathlon medals, including two golds. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Core temperature and thermoregulatory strain in sprint distance triathlon -Heat preparation: science and practice -How to minimise the risk of getting ill: which factors matter the most? -The performance planning process behind Great Britain's Paralympic success -Training to performance demands or to the individual physiology? -Balancing the art of coaching and sports science SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts443/ SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/ SPONSORS: Precision Fuel & Hydration help athletes personalise their hydration and fueling strategies for training and racing. Use the free Fuel & Hydration Planner to get personalised plan for your carbohydrate, sodium and fluid intake in your next event. That Triathlon Show listeners get 15% off their first order of fuel and electrolyte products. Simply use this link and the discount will be auto-applied at the checkout. ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer allows you to improve technique, power, and swim training consistency. You can target specific aspects of your stroke, like catch and pull-through, work on core activation and body position, and make sure you stay consistent in your swim training even when you don't have time to go to the pool. Try the Zen8 risk-free for 30 days, and get 20% off your first order on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts. LINKS AND RESOURCES: -Ben's Twitter and Research Gate -High Thermoregulatory Strain During Competitive Paratriathlon Racing in the Heat - Stephenson et al. 2019 -Mixed Active and Passive, Heart Rate-Controlled Heat Acclimation Is Effective for Paralympic and Able-Bodied Triathletes - Stephenson et al. 2019 -Training Load, Salivary Immunoglobulin A and Illness Incidence in Elite Paratriathletes - Stephenson et al. 2019 -Bent Rønnestad, PhD | EP#386 -Training talk with Bex Milnes | EP#353 -Failure is not an optioon: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 - book by Gene Kranz -Mallorca Training Camp 2025 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	Welcome to episode 443 of That Triathlon Show, the podcast presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.
0:29.7	I'm your host Michael, and on today's episode I interview Dr. Ben Stevenson.
0:33.4	Ben is a physiologist and performance planning lead for Great Britain's paratroathlon squad.
0:38.4	In this interview we discuss Ben's PhD research and we go in depth into the thermoregulatory stress of raising in the heat
0:45.2	and into how to use heat preparation protocols to prepare for that.
0:50.1	We also discuss the performance planning process using a case study of one of the Paralympic
0:55.3	medalists to see how things are done in a high performance environment like the Paratriathlon
1:00.7	squad at Loughborough.
1:02.4	Just really quick before we thank our sponsors, I want to mention again that registration
1:07.4	for our 2025 training camp in Majorca is open.
1:11.2	This camp will take place from the 5th to the 12th of April in 2025,
1:14.8	and you can find all of the information on scientific traathlon.com for slash
1:18.1	Majorca or through the link in the episode description.
1:21.7	Now before we get into the interview,
1:23.1	big thanks to our sponsors, precision fuel and hydration.
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