Heat adaptation and triathlon performance with Stephen Cheung | EP#138

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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In this interview we discuss racing in the heat and heat adaptation for triathlon and other endurance sports with professor Stephen Cheung, who runs a research lab investigating the effects of environmental stress on human physiology and performance. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -How heat affects triathlon and endurance performance -The best ways to mitigate the negative effects of heat -Heat adaptation benefits and protocols -Example: how to structure a heat adaptation training phase when preparing for Kona SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts138/ 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: * Cycling Science and Myth Busting Part 1 with Stephen Cheung | EP#74 * Cycling Science and Myth Busting Part 2 with Stephen Cheung | EP#75 * Advanced power training with Xert - Armando Mastracci and Stephen Cheung | EP#86 * Brain training and psychobiology of endurance performance with professor Samuele Marcora | EP#17 * Scientific Triathlon training camp in the Algarve, Portugal, 20-27 Ocotber 2018 * Xert Cycling Software * PEZ Cycling News Toolbox * Twitter - @EELBrock * How to measure your sweat rate to improve your hydration strategy * How to estimate how much sodium you lose in your sweat 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.

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0:00.0	Let's say you're going from about, again, you're optimal of 10 degrees Celsius in terms of ambient temperature.
0:07.5	If you get up to, let's say, 20 degrees, which again is a comfortable room temperature,
0:12.4	maybe even a little bit cool as a room temperature, you might be dropping about 10% to 15% in terms of your performance.
0:21.8	The Treflon Show, 138.
0:47.3	Hey, what's up everybody and welcome back to another episode of that triathlon show, the podcast presented by scientificraathlon.com.
0:57.1	I'm your host Michael, and on today's episode, I bring you a live interview on the topic of heat adaptation and racing and performing in the heat with one of my absolute favorite guests. This is actually his fourth episode on
1:02.9	the podcast, his third interview. He is, of course, Stephen Chung, professor at Brock University.
1:10.0	But before that, a big thanks to our sponsors, precision
1:13.6	hydration that you can find on precision hydration.com. As you know by now, this is very much,
1:21.4	hydration is very much relevant for racing in particular in hot conditions. So it's very timely that we have this heat adaptation episode
1:30.2	as well. But you know that a good hydration strategy needs to be based on knowing how much
1:37.0	sweat you're losing in the conditions that you will be raising and also what sodium content
1:43.7	you have in your sweat or sodium concentration in your sweat.
1:47.3	And precision hydration has written blog posts on both of those topics, and you'll find specific
1:53.7	instructions for how to find out. Measure that yourself, I'll link to those in the show notes.
1:59.6	And if you are going to do a race in a hot
2:02.4	environment, I highly recommend that you do those tests, find out how much you sweat in that
2:08.1	sort of environment, and find out how much sodium you're losing, and then tailor your
2:13.5	hydration strategy accordingly. And you can do that with precision hydration products, electrolyte drinks, and you will get your
2:21.2	first box for free when you use the discount code, that triathlon show, all on word, all caps.
2:27.7	This episode is also sponsored by Roka.
2:31.4	Roka is the number one brand in the world for triathlon wetsuits, apparel and sunglasses,
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