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That Triathlon Show

Jim Vance | EP#382

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2023

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

Jim Vance is a San Diego based coach, author and sports technology consultant. He is most well-known for his work with Ben Kanute (second at IM70.3 World Championships 2022 and 2017), but he also works with developing athletes focusing on short-course racing on the Olympic pathway, and he has a long background as a swim coach.  IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Jim's coaching philosophy and methodology -Key principles and specific examples of how Jim approaches swim, bike, and run training in triathlon -The two-day rule -Working with Ben Kanute, and Ben's training leading into his 2nd place at the IM70.3 World Championships in 2022  -Strength training -Jim's top advice for age-group triathletes SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts382/ SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/ SPONSORS: Precision Fuel & Hydration help athletes perform at their best through their online tools, patented Sweat Test and range of electrolytes and fueling products. Use the free Fuel & Hydration Planner and receive a personalised plan for your carbohydrate, sodium and fluid intake. If you want further help, book a free 20-minute video consultation to chat through your plan. Listen out for the code in today's show to get 15% off your first order of PF&H electrolytes and fueling products. If you missed the code, just email hello@pfandh.com. ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a unique Dryland Swim Trainer that allows you to improve technique, power, and swim training consistency. With the trainer you can do specific power and technique work, including working on your catch and core activation, and it helps you stay consistent even if you don’t have much time to train. Get the special Zen8 x TTS bundle including the Swim Trainer and a number of ZEN8 training plans and on-demand workouts on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts. LINKS AND RESOURCES: Jim's website and Instagram Triathlon 2.0: Data-Driven Performance Training - book by Jim Run with Power: The Complete Guide to Power Meters for Running - book by Jim Today's Plan 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.

Transcript

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0:00.0

That Traathlon Show, 382.

0:05.1

Hey, what's up, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of that triathlon show, the podcast

0:22.9

presented by Scientific Traathlon.com. I'm your host Michael and on today's episode I interview Jim Vance.

0:29.2

Jim is a San Diego-based coach, offer and sports technology consultant, a most well-known probably

0:34.0

for his work with Ben Canute, who was second at the Iron Man's 703 World Championships in 2022 and in 2017.

0:40.8

But Jim has a lot of strings to his bow, and we talk about that at the beginning of the

0:44.9

interview, so I won't talk about all of the things that he's doing right now.

0:49.2

But before we get into the interview, big thanks to our sponsors, precision fuel and hydration

0:52.8

that help athletes perform at their best

0:54.5

with electrolyte and fueling products and free online tools, education and a patented sweat test.

0:59.6

You can use the free fuel and hydration planner on their website to get a personalized plan for

1:03.6

carbohydrate, sodium and fluid intake, and you can book a free 20-minute video consultation

1:07.7

to chat through your plan with the athlete support team.

1:16.5

If you are a salty sweater, their highly concentrated electrolytes can be a godsend and their gels are really, really tasty, and it's easy to consume them in large quantities.

1:21.0

You can get 15% off your first order by using the code TTS23 on precision fuel and hydration.com.

1:27.2

And thank you to CNAID. The CEN8 indoor swim trainer is a unique dryland swim trainer that allows you to improve your technique, power and swim training consistency. It is a perfect tool to complement your pool and open water swimming as it allows you to do very specific power and technique work, including working your catch and your core activation, and it makes it easier to stay consistent even when you

1:44.2

can't go to the pool. You can try the CNA8 risk free for up to 30 days so if you don't love it,

1:48.2

just send it back. Get a special bundle including the swim bench and a bunch of CNAT training

1:52.6

plans and on on demand workouts on CNAIDS219.com for SETTS. Now without any further ado,

1:57.7

here's my interview with Jim Vance.

2:03.6

Welcome to that Traffron show, Jim. How are you doing today?

2:07.1

Wonderful, Michael. Thanks for having me.

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