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That Triathlon Show

Björn Geesmann | EP#426

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 29 February 2024

⏱️ 132 minutes

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Summary

Björn Geesmann is the coach of Patrick Lange and Kat Matthews, and the CEO of HYCYS and The Aerow wind tunnel. He returns to the podcast for a long discussion on a number of training-related topics.          IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Psychology in training, racing and coaching -Run training and running economy -Considerations for how to distribute volume and intensity within and between swimming, biking and running -Tapering -Listener questions ...and much more   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts426/   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: Björn's Instagram and podcast (in German) HYCYS (Björn's coaching business) The Aerow wind tunnel Training talk with Björn Geesmann | EP#291 That Triathlon Show guests Olympic Podium picks for Paris 2024   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.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to episode 426 of That Triathlon Show, the podcast presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.

0:29.8

I'm your host Michael, and on today's episode, I interview Björn Gessman.

0:33.5

Bjorn is probably most well-known as the coach of Patrick Lange and themethus, and he was first on the podcast back in episode 291, so I very strongly recommend listening to that episode as well if you do enjoy this one. But don't worry, you can start with this one and then go back. There's no particular order necessary. But I think that's more than enough chit chat because the interview is very, very long.

0:58.0

So let's just thank our sponsors and then we'll dive into the chat with Bjorn.

1:02.9

So first, thank you to precision fuel and hydration.

1:05.7

They help athletes personalize their hydration and fueling strategies for training and racing.

1:10.4

You can use their free fuel and hydration planner to get a personalized plan for a carbohydrate,

1:14.6

sodium and fluid intake in your next event.

1:17.2

And if you want even more help, why not book a free 20 minute video consultation to chat

1:20.9

through your plan with the athlete support team?

1:23.1

As a that trifle show listener, you can get 15% off your first order of products by using the code

1:28.1

TTS24 on precision fuel and hydration.com.

1:31.7

And thank you to CNAID.

1:32.8

The CNAID indoor swim trainer allows you to improve your technique, power and swim training

1:35.7

consistency.

1:36.7

You can target specific aspects of a stroke like catch and pull through and work on technique or power.

1:41.7

And the design of the bench forces you to constantly work on core

1:45.0

activation which can help your body position in the water most importantly you can stay

1:49.2

consistent in your training even when you don't have time to go to the pool you can try the

1:52.8

senate risk free for up to 30 days and get 20% of your first order on senatinsenture.com

1:57.4

4.2ttt.s in further ado, here's the Inchew with Bjorn Gessman.

2:05.6

Welcome back to that Trafflon show, Bjorn. How are you doing? Thank you for having me again.

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