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That Triathlon Show

​Designing interval training part 2: Ten MORE things you have to know | EP#146

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2018

⏱️ 53 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Do you know how to deliberately structure your interval workouts to achieve specific physiological outcomes and maximise the benefits of the hard work you put in? If not, it's time to get started, and this episode will be your guide.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:     -How to manipulate long and short interval variables to optimise anaerobic energy contribution -How to manipulate long and short interval variables to neuromuscular and musculoskeletal load -Example workouts and their anaerobic and neuromuscular/musculoskeletal implications -How to schedule HIIT into your training program -The Thibault interval training model -Example of how an Olympic triathlete uses HIIT in her training     SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts146/   THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE: www.thattriathlonshow.com   SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free!    ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and eyewear on the planet. Trusted by Javier Gómez, Gwen Jorgensen, Flora Duffy, Mario Mola, Lucy Charles and others. Get 20% off your entire order with the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW.    LINKS AND RESOURCES: Interval Training - Science and Application part 1 with Paul Laursen | EP#128 Interval Training - Science and Application part 2 with Paul Laursen | EP#129 Designing interval training: 10 things you have to know | EP#139 High-Intensity Interval Training, Solutions to the Programming Puzzle : Part I: Cardiopulmonary Emphasis. High-Intensity Interval Training, Solutions to the Programming Puzzle : Part II: Anaerobic Energy, Neuromuscular Load and Practical Applications.   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 Twitter - my handle is @SciTriat.

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's not to say that there's one right way to do things.

0:03.4

We are very much in a grey area where a lot of things are still unknown.

0:07.4

It's not to say that there is a formula or absolute answers.

0:11.0

It's to equip you with the knowledge to take a more educated approach when planning your interval training.

0:18.3

The Trafflon, 146.

0:33.7

Hey, what's up, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of That Triathlon Show, the podcast

0:40.2

presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.

0:43.8

I'm your host Michael and on today's episode we get into part two of the deep dive into the

0:49.7

design of interval training.

0:52.6

I'll try to again answer the not so easy question of how to get the

0:57.1

most out of your internal workouts by using smart workout design and knowledge of physiology

1:02.5

and your individual goals and targets with each workout to get the most out of your training

1:08.4

time. But first, big thanks to our sponsors, Precision Hydration, that you can find on Precisionhydration.

1:15.7

I want to wish a big congratulations to Andy Blow, who is the founder of Precision Hydration.

1:22.3

He just competed in the Oetilus Swim Run World Championships in Sweden, together with Paul Newsom.

1:28.8

You've heard both Andy and Paul on the show before.

1:32.6

Oetilu, the World Championship course in Sweden, is 75 kilometers long, consisting of 10

1:38.5

kilometers of swimming in total and 65 kilometers of running, the longest run segment of, I think it's roughly 15 or 20 run segments

1:47.7

and as many swims, the longest run is a half marathon and it's trail running mostly.

1:53.0

So it's pretty extreme, which of course means that you have to be very, very particular

1:59.3

about nutrition and hydration.

2:02.5

And precision hydration functions as the selected provider of hydration for Eutelio race,

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