Coaching Thoughts: 11 Overrated Factors for Triathlon Performance | EP#439

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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A discussion of eleven factors, including training methods, gear and equipment, metrics, and even thought processes that are generally overrated by the triathlon community as a whole or in certain triathlete subgroups. Do you agree with this list? Stay tuned for the next episode, where we will discuss underrated factors for triathlon performance. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Swim training (is it overrated?) -The W/kg metric -Power meters and power data -Bike frames -Compound scores -Recovery modalities -Lab testing -Workout details -Specificity -Wearables SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts439/ 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: -NA 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 439 of That Triathlon Show, the podcast presented by Scientific Triathlon.com.
0:29.7	I'm my host Michael, and on today's episode, I do a solo coaching thoughts-style episode on the topic of overrated factors for triathlon performance.
0:37.4	In this episode, we will go through
0:39.0	a list of 11 of these factors, including factors from categories like gear and equipment,
0:44.6	metrics, training concepts, and I'd be glad to hear your feedback on any or all of these things
0:50.9	later. Feel free to email me. You can find my email on scientific trifling.com
0:54.8	or even in the episode description, I believe. By the way, I hope that the title here isn't
0:59.3	too clickbedy. I didn't set out to make a list-based episode actually, but in my initial drafts
1:04.5	of the script, I had a lot of good ideas, but couldn't really tie things together and make
1:09.0	things clear and coherent. And then I realized that reformatting to a list-based episode actually kind of worked really
1:15.3	nicely, which in turn led to the title.
1:18.2	So hopefully you can forgive me for that if it seems a bit click-bady and if it is a bit
1:21.6	click-bady.
1:22.5	But I hope that the depth of the content clearly demonstrates that it wasn't meant in that way but I guess your
1:29.5	feedback will tell me if I got that right or wrong but before we dive into the content for
1:35.2	today let's thank our sponsors precision fuel hydration they create carbohydrate and
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1:55.4	30 grams of carbs and 500 milligrams of sodium. So it's really easy to keep track of how much
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