Luke Watson, NTPCW head coach - Training talk | EP#433

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2024

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Luke Watson is the performance head coach of the National Triathlon Performance Centre Wales in Cardiff, a development environment for both short-course and long-course triathletes with world-class potential. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Luke's coaching methodology and training principles -The evolution of triathlon and how to adapt to changing demands -Periodisation of racing and training -Training similarities and differences between elite short-course and long-course athletes -Maximising training efficiency for age-group athletes -Common mistakes to avoid for AG-athletes -How to create a good pacing strategy for half and full distance races -Tips for age-groupers to improve their swim, bike and run training and performance SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts433/ 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: National Triathlon Performance Centre Wales (NTPCW) website and Instagram Welsh Triathlon website and Instagram Daniels' Running Formula - book by Jack Daniels Training and Racing with a Power Meter - book by Hunter Allen, Andrew Coggan and Stephen McGregor 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 433 of That Traathlon Show, the podcast presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.
0:30.2	I'm your host Michael and on today's episode, Andrew Luke Watson.
0:33.7	Luke is the performance head coach of the National Triathlon Performance Centre Wales in Cardiff,
0:38.3	which is a development environment for elite short course and long course triathlete.
0:42.6	He also has plenty of experience working with age group athletes, so today's interview spans topics
0:47.1	across both elite and age group triathlon.
0:50.4	But before we get into the interview with Luke, big thanks to our sponsors, precision fuel and hydration.
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1:06.0	including the Iron Man World Championships in Nice.
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1:12.7	European Series events can book a free video consultation with the athlete support team
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1:37.9	it to improve your technique, power and swim training consistency. The great thing about
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2:08.0	One final thing before the interview, I'd like to ask you that if you enjoy the podcast,
2:13.2	please share it with your friends, help the podcast grow, and if you can also leave a five-star rating and review in Spotify or Apple Podcasts,
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