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That Triathlon Show

Dajo Sanders, PhD | EP#384

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2023

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Dajo Sanders is a coach at Ineos Grenadiers and a sports scientist with Maastricht University. Dajo's primary research focus is related to performance, event demands and characteristics of professional road cyclists.      IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Dajo's coaching philosophy and methodology -His role and responsibilities at Ineos Grenadiers -Volume, intensity, recovery, periodisation, testing and more -The most important research that informs Dajo's work -What can amateurs learn from the training of pro cyclists, and what should they do differently?  -How to maximise your training on a limited time budget SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts384/ SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/ SPONSORS: FORM Smart Swim Goggles give you unprecedented real-time feedback in your swim training through a display on the goggle lens. See every split to stay on pace, track your stroke rate and don't let it drop, use heart rate to become more scientific and precise with your training (through integration with Polar HR monitors) and analyse more in-depth metrics post-swim in the app. You can also use a vast library of workouts or training plans, or build your own guided workouts. Get 15% off the goggles with the code TTS15 on formswim.com/tts.  ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a unique Dryland Swim Trainer that allows you to improve technique, power, and swim training consistency. With the trainer you can do specific power and technique work, including working on your catch and core activation, and it helps you stay consistent even if you don’t have much time to train. Get the special Zen8 x TTS bundle including the Swim Trainer and a number of ZEN8 training plans and on-demand workouts on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts. LINKS AND RESOURCES: Dajo's Twitter, Research Gate and Instagram Training talk with Louis Delahaije | EP#301 How World Tour cyclists train, and a discussion on training load with Teun van Erp, PhD | EP#250 Past Cycling-related episodes on That Triathlon Show The Science of Running - book by Steve Magness 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

The Traathlon Show, 384.

0:05.1

Hey, what's up, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of that triathlon show, the podcast

0:23.1

presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.

0:26.3

I'm our host Michael, and on today's episode, I interview Dio Sanders.

0:30.0

Dio is a coach at Inos Grandiers and a sports scientist with Maastricht University, and in this

0:35.0

entry we will discuss his coaching and training philosophy,

0:38.8

how he works within Ineos and what it's like, what training at that level is like, and many,

0:45.4

many more topics. But before we get into that, big thanks to our sponsor's Form. The Form Smart

0:51.4

SwimGoggles give you real-time feedback in your swim training through a display

0:55.2

on the google lens you can see your splits and your average pace for the intervals and you can see

1:00.4

other variables like stroke rate and even heart rate through integration with polar heart rate

1:05.2

monitors and all of this helps executing your swim workouts better and also makes them more fun and engaging.

1:12.5

In the form app you can also get access to in-depth post-swim analysis and your workouts

1:17.3

syncs seamlessly to platforms like training peaks, Trava, Today's Plan and Final Search.

1:22.9

The app also has a vast library of workouts and training plans or you can build your own guided

1:26.9

workouts.

1:28.0

You can get 15% off the goggles with the code TTS15 on FormSwim.com for slash TTS.

1:34.1

And thank you to CEN8.

1:35.3

The CEN8 indoor swim trainer is a unique dry land swim trainer allows you to improve

1:38.8

your technique, power and swim training consistency.

1:41.5

It is a perfect tool to complement your pool and open water swimming as it allows you to do very specific power and technique work, including working your catch and your core activation, and it makes it easier to stay consistent even when you can't go to the pool. You can try to send it risk-free for up to 30 days, so if you don't love it, just send it back, and you get a special TTSTS bundle including the swim bench and a bunch of

2:01.3

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