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That Triathlon Show

Interval Training - Science and Application part 2 with Paul Laursen | EP#129

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Paul Laursen is adjunct professor and performance physiologist at AUT, he lead the Performance Physiology Team at High Performance Sport New Zealand for both the London and Rio Olympic cycles, and he coaches several elite triathletes. In this two-part interview, we dive deep into all things interval training for triathletes.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The three target systems and six types of intervals? -What types of intervals are most beneficial for triathletes?  -How to use different variables (duration, intensity, rest, etc.) when planning your interval training -How to prescribe and measure interval workouts -Should you go to the well in interval training or not? -Case study of Kyle Buckingham and the ketogenic diet   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts129/   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!    LINKS AND RESOURCES: * Plews and Prof website * Video's from Martin Buchheit's presentation on interval training 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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always kind of coming away where you feel like you could have done one more if you

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if you needed to and you're feeling good about the workout and you know you can wake you

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know you can go tonight to sleep but you can sleep well and you can wake up in the morning and

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you can repeat another another good one the tri Show, 129. Hey, what's up everybody and welcome back to another episode of That Triathlon Show, the podcast

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presented by Scientific Triathlon.com.

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I'm your host, Michael, and today I bring you part two of my interview with Professor

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Paul Larson on interval training.

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You heard part one on Monday, and if you didn't, definitely go back and listen to that one first. We'll jump right back into the interview from where we left off today and in part one I also introduce Paul's background and give you his resume so to say. So let's get right into the interview after thanking precision

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And some people have sweat that contains

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a lot of sodium, and some have lower concentrations of sodium. So your sweat sodium losses in

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and it will tell you roughly how much sodium you lose in your sweat and this will also guide

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your sodium intake in your

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And if you decide to go with precision hydration products for your electrolyte needs,

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which I would highly recommend, then you can get your first box for free.

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