Block Periodisation in Triathlon | EP#68

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2017

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Block periodisation has the potential to be a more effective approach to periodisation than all others for advanced triathletes. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: What is block periodisation, and how is it different from traditional periodisation How can triathletes apply block periodisation to their training Who should consider using block periodisation in their training Research studies showing the superiority of block periodisation over traditional periodisation Question marks around and limitations of block periodisation LISTENER QUESTIONS: If you have questions that you want me to answer on the show or off the show (in an email), send me your question via email or Twitter (contact information below). SHOWNOTES: www.thattriathlonshow.com LINKS AND RESOURCES: Benefits and Limitations of Block Periodized Training Approaches to Athletes’ Preparation: A Review Effects of 12 weeks of block periodization on performance and performance indices in well-trained cyclists A Comparison of Traditional and Block Periodized Strength Training Programs in Trained Athletes RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/ Send feedback, questions or just wanna chat? CONTACT me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Twitter - my handle is @SciTriat.

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0:00.0	That Traathlon Show, episode 68.
0:05.0	Hey, what's up everybody and welcome back to another episode of That Triathlon Show, the podcast presented by Scientific Triathlon.com.
0:27.4	I'm your host Michael and today's episode is about block periodization in triathlon, which is one of the newer methods of periodizing your triathlon training.
0:39.6	The training nerds out there have been jumping at the bit for a more technical and scientific
0:43.8	episode now that we haven't had one in the last few weeks and today I got you covered.
0:49.7	This one definitely fits the bill for both technical and scientific, so buckle up my friends.
0:57.5	The structure of today's episode is we'll cover first defining and explaining what block
1:03.7	periodization really is, what it looks like, and how it's different from traditional periodization
1:09.5	approaches, so traditional linear periodization and also reverse periodization, which is common these days.
1:16.6	What are the potential benefits and the reasoning behind why block periodization may be better than traditional periodization?
1:23.6	So going into the background, the theory, so to say, about block periodization.
1:29.5	And then, of course, we'll be digging up the results from research studies about block
1:34.6	periodized training, and especially those that have compared it to traditional periodized training.
1:40.9	And next, I'll cover the application of block periodization for triathletes what kind of triathletes
1:47.6	should consider block periodizing their training and how do you go about it in the sport of triathlon
1:53.4	and finally we'll finish off with some takeaway messages including the question marks
1:59.4	around block periodization and potential limitations of
2:02.6	the method. So I think that's about it for an intro. Let's get started with defining block
2:10.4	periodization. What is block periodization? So I guess that let's start with the father of block periodization is Vladimir Isurin, and he does work at the university in Israel.
2:28.0	I actually don't know which country he comes from, but he's written most of the most extensive reviews and also some of the controlled studies about
2:37.0	block periodization and a lot of this can be found in his most recent review which I think is really
2:43.0	good and I'll link to it in the show notes and it's called benefits and limitations of block periodized
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