James Spragg, PhD | EP#425

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2024

⏱️ 80 minutes

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James Spragg, PhD, is a cycling coach at the Tudor Pro Cycling Team and performance consultant. His PhD research focused on durability, which is the main topic of today's interview. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The concept of durability -The relationship between training characteristics and durability in cycling -The relationship between physiological measures and durability in cycling -The type of intensity, not just the amount of work done, impacts the downward shift in power profile -Critical Power (or Critical Speed) is a more comprehensive marker of performance physiology than VO2max -Listener questions: how to know when to work on what part of the power-duration curve and more SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts425/ SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/ SPONSORS: Precision Fuel & Hydration help athletes personalise their hydration and fueling strategies for training and racing. Use the free Fuel & Hydration Planner to get personalised plan for your carbohydrate, sodium and fluid intake in your next event. That Triathlon Show listeners get 15% off their first order of fuel and electrolyte products. Simply use this link and the discount will be auto-applied at the checkout. ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer allows you to improve technique, power, and swim training consistency. You can target specific aspects of your stroke, like catch and pull-through, work on core activation and body position, and make sure you stay consistent in your swim training even when you don't have time to go to the pool. Try the Zen8 risk-free for 30 days, and get 20% off your first order on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts. LINKS AND RESOURCES: James' Twitter, website and Research Gate Training talk with cycling coach James Spragg | EP#251 The relationship between training characteristics and durability in professional cyclists across a competitive season - Spragg et al. 2022 The Relationship between Physiological Characteristics and Durability in Male Professional Cyclists - Spragg et al. 2022 Viewpoint: Using VO2max as a marker of training status in athletes - can we do better? - Podlogar et al. 2022 The intensity rather than the quantity of prior work determines the subsequent downward shift in the power duration relationship in professional cyclists - Spragg et al. 2024 (in review) Intensity, volume, rest, nutrition, coaching and triathlon myth-busting with Dr. Philip Skiba | EP#173 Scientific Training for Endurance Athletes with Dr. Philip Skiba | EP#311 Power profiling, critical power, and U23 cycling research with Peter Leo | EP#319 Carbohydrates – science and practice with Tim Podlogar, PhD | EP#354 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	Welcome to episode 425 of That Triathlon Show, the podcast presented by Scientific Triathlon.com.
0:29.2	I'm your host Michael, and on today's episode, I interview Dr. James Sprague on the topic of durability.
0:34.6	This was the main topic of James' PhD, so he is the perfect guest to discuss the
0:38.9	latest scientific findings on this topic, which, as it is, a pretty new research topic,
0:44.5	is something that is moving along quite quickly, so it was really interesting to get an update
0:50.0	on everything that's happened, and of course course some of these findings come directly from
0:54.9	from James's research but before we get into the interview big thanks to our sponsors
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1:32.5	target specific aspects of your stroke like your catch and pull through and you can work on
1:36.3	technique or power. The design of the bench forces you to constantly work on core activation,
1:41.1	which can help your body position in the water. And most importantly, you can stay consistent in your training even when you don't have time
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1:53.0	4.2.
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