How Norway became a triathlon powerhouse with head coach Arild Tveiten | EP#154

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2018

⏱️ 69 minutes

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On 28 April 2018 Norway became the first nation ever to sweep a podium in a World Triathlon Series event when Casper Stornes, Kristian Blummenfelt and Gustav Iden showed the world what the "Norwegian train" is capable of. Arild Tveiten is the head coach of these athletes, and the man behind the transformation that is making Norway a true triathlon powerhouse. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The training philosophy of the Norwegian triathletes -Intensity control in both easy and hard workouts -The use of extensive lab testing and an incredible amount of lactate testing in the field to ensure intensity control -Building the engine and physiology of an athlete versus race specific training -Triathlon being a highly aerobic sport and what that means for training -Managing training load to prevent illness and injuries -Training at altitude (and managing the return to sea level) -Using technology to get the marginal gains needed to win in world-class competition SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts154/ THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE: www.thattriathlonshow.com SPONSORS: Stac - The Stac Zero is the world's quietest bike trainer. No noise and no tire wear, since it doesn't even touch the tire! It is also very portable and affordable. Even more so when using the discount code TTS20 for 20% off when you buy your Stac bike trainer (any of the models). Ventum - The ultimate triathlon bikes, using technology from fighter jets and Formula One race cars. Easier to build, pack, and travel with than any other tri bike. Get 110% of the value of your old bike towards the purchase of a new Ventum bike. Use the promo code THATTRIATHLONSHOW to get a free upgrade from training wheels to Edco Aerosport Gesero 65 race wheels when you order your Ventum bike. LINKS AND RESOURCES: Arild's Twitter Norway becomes first men's team to sweep WTS podium in Bermuda - Triathlon.org article High-performance coaching with elite coach Paulo Sousa | EP#26 High performance and long-term athlete development with Mark Elliott | EP#83 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	In training, we have a lot of focus on intensity control. We started just using heartbeat monitors,
0:05.7	but now it's power meters in cycling, in running, it's a lot of lactate testing and measurement.
0:12.5	We use oxymeter when we are at the altitude camp. So I think that in one way we are really, really
0:20.6	strict in intensity control and how to build up the program and how we should train.
0:27.0	The Trafflon Show 154. Hey, what's up, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of That Triathlon show, the podcast presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.
0:52.8	I'm your host Michael, and on today's episode I interview
0:55.7	Aril Twighten who is the head coach of the Norwegian National Traathlon team. If you follow
1:02.2	the draft legal traflon scene you know that on the 28th of April, Norway, and that is
1:08.1	2018 for anybody listening in the future, Norway became the first nation ever to sweep a podium on the men's side in a World Triathlon Series event, when Kasper Stornes, Christian Blumenfeld and Gustaviden showed the world what this Norwegian train is capable of.
1:28.0	So what we'll talk about with Ardild really is a lot of his training philosophy that has helped
1:33.3	transform a country like Norway to become one of the Trafalon superpowers almost with very limited
1:39.9	resources, with a non-existent history in Traathlon and traflon culture that exist in some other
1:45.9	countries with a climate that is not conducive for great traathlon training, etc.
1:51.3	They have still managed to become successful and I was curious to know how they managed that
1:56.6	and it is clear from talking with Adil that they do things quite differently from a lot of other countries might do and federations and the elite athletes on the draft legal scene and the Olympic cycles, etc.
2:11.9	So it was very fascinating to talk with Adild.
2:14.6	And the things that we talk about, the training concepts, they are
2:18.1	definitely applicable for age group athletes just as they are for elite athletes.
2:23.6	So it's a fascinating discussion.
2:26.3	Stay tuned.
2:28.2	But just quickly, before we dive in, let's thank our sponsors.
2:33.7	This episode is sponsored by Stack that you can find on stack
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