Caffeine in racing - best practices with Andy Blow | EP#346

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2022

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Andy Blow is the founder of Precision Fuel & Hydration. He returns to the podcast to discuss the science and practice of using caffeine to enhance endurance performance. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The scientific background of caffeine as an ergogenic aid. -Who should and who should not consider using caffeine in endurance events? -How to use caffeine before the start of the event -How to use caffeine during the event -How the duration of the event impacts caffeine intake - from sprint distance to Ironman and through the extreme of multi-day ultra-endurance events -Case studies from some of the top triathletes in the world - what are typical caffeine intakes in half and full distance races? SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts346/ SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/ SPONSORS: Precision Fuel & Hydration - Optimise and individualise your fueling and hydration strategy using the free Fuel & Hydration planner on precisionfuelandhydration.com. Book a free one-on-one consultation to chat with the team and refine your fueling and hydration even further. Listeners of That Triathlon Show get 15% off their first order of fueling and hydration products. If you didn't catch the discount code in the episode, email Andy and the team at hello@precicionhydration.com and they will be happy to help. ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a one of a kind swim bench for time-crunched triathletes looking to improve their swim technique, power and propulsion, and consistency of swim training. It is very affordable, about the price of a pair of running shoes, and Zen8 offer free shipping in the US and the UK. Best of all, you can try it risk-free. If you don't love it after two weeks, send it back and get a full refund. Get 20% off your order at zen8swimtrainer.com/tts. LINKS AND RESOURCES: Precision Fuel & Hydration website, Instagram and Twitter Should you use caffeine as part of your fueling strategy? - PF&H blog post How to use caffeine BEFORE exercise - PF&H blog post How much caffeine should you use DURING training and races? - PF&H blog post Race nutrition and hydration – current best practices with Andy Blow | EP#293 Race hydration, calories and sodium – a 2020 update with Andy Blow | EP#218 Hydration in endurance sports: a Q&A with Andy Blow | EP#191 Effective Swimrun Training with Andy Blow | EP#126 Hydration, sodium and cramping with Andy Blow | EP#49 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	That Traathlon Show, 346.
0:05.4	Hey, what's up, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of That Traathlon Show,
0:23.0	the podcast presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.
0:26.7	I'm our host Michael, and on today's episode, I interview Andy Blow, the founder of
0:30.5	precision fuel and hydration.
0:32.5	In this episode, we discuss caffeine and how it can be used to enhance endurance performance.
0:38.5	But before that, big thanks to our sponsors.
0:41.2	First, precision fuel and hydration is the sponsor of today's episode.
0:45.2	And because Andy is on the show, I'll leave out the preamble, but just wanted to remind you
0:50.0	that you can get 15% of your first order of precision fuel and hydration products by using
0:55.4	the code TTS22 at checkout on precision fuel and hydration.com and that includes the new caffeine
1:01.8	gel. And thank you to ZN8. The ZEN8 indoor swim training tool that you can use at home,
1:07.7	allowing you to improve your technique, work on power and stamina, and save time
1:10.8	and stay consistent, even when you're not able to go to the pool.
1:14.3	It's a fantastic way to work on swim-specific core activation because the instability element
1:18.9	of the bench forces you to stabilize your core, and it helps you work on a high elbow
1:22.7	catch as the height of the swim bench is perfectly designed for forcing you to keep that
1:26.8	elbow up.
1:28.3	You can get tips and workouts on the Zen8 social media channels like Instagram and also on their YouTube channel.
1:34.3	And remember, the Zen8 swimtiner is very affordable and even more so with the 20% discount code that you can get on Zen8tointernor.com for slash TTS.
1:43.6	Now without any further ado, here's my interview with
1:45.9	Andy Blow. Welcome back to that Traflon show Andy. How are you doing? Yeah, really good. Thanks,
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