Perspectives on coaching with Andy Kirkland, PhD | EP#324

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2022

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Andy Kirkland, PhD, is a triathlon coach, sports physiologist, and lecturer in sports coaching at the University of Stirling. In this interview, Andy shares his perspectives on a number of topics related to coaching from his experience as a coach, coach educator, and as a part of various high-performance environments. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Getting a degree in Sports Coaching, and the master's program at the University of Stirling -Pathways into coaching, including graduate programs in coaching as compared to exercise science and physiology degrees -Beyond training and physiology: what are the domains of expertise a good coach needs to have a good grasp on? -How to build good coach-athlete relationships -The role for physiology in coaching, and common pitfalls in applying physiology -How to continually improve your coaching practices and skills SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts324/ SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/ SPONSORS: Precision Fuel & Hydration - Optimise and individualise your fueling and hydration strategy using the free online Sweat Test and Quick Carb Calculator on precisionfuelandhydration.com. Book a free one-on-one consultation to chat with the team and refine your fueling and hydration even further. Listeners of That Triathlon Show get 15% off their first order of fueling and hydration products. If you didn't catch the discount code in the episode, email Andy and the team at hello@precicionhydration.com and they will be happy to help. ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a one of a kind swim bench for time-crunched triathletes looking to improve their swim technique, power and propulsion, and consistency of swim training. It is very affordable, about the price of a pair of running shoes, and Zen8 offer free shipping in the US and the UK. Best of all, you can try it risk-free. If you don't love it after two weeks, send it back and get a full refund. Get 20% off your order at zen8swimtrainer.com/tts. LINKS AND RESOURCES: Andy's website, Twitter, and University of Stirling profile Training methods of Ethiopian runners with Michael Crawley | EP#275 Out of Thin Air: Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia - Michael Crawley's book Critical Power and VO2 kinetics with Mark Burnley, PhD | EP#257 A Life Without Limits: A World Champion's Journey - Chrissie Wellington's book 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	The Traathlon Show 324.
0:05.0	Hey, hey, what's up everybody, and welcome back to another episode of that triathlon show.
0:22.8	The podcast presented by Scientific Triathlon.com.
0:26.5	I'm our host Michael and on today's episode, I interview Dr. Andy Kirkland.
0:30.2	Andy is a triathlon coach, sports physiologist and a lecturer in sports coaching at the University of Sterling.
0:36.1	In this interview, Andy shares his perspectives
0:38.3	on a number of topics related to coaching from his experience as a coach, as a coach educator,
0:44.5	and as part of various high performance environments. But before we get into the interview,
0:48.4	big thanks to our sponsors, precision fuel and hydration. Precision fuel and hydration have a range
0:53.5	of tools and products to help you
0:54.7	personalize your fueling and hydration strategy so that you can perform at your best in racing and
1:00.1	in training. The key variables you need to figure out when it comes to optimizing your
1:04.8	fueling and hydration include your carbohydrate intake, your sweat rate and your sweat sodium concentration.
1:13.1	And precision fuel and hydration have tools like the free online sweat test and the quick carb
1:17.8	calculator to help you understand all of those and get a free strategy personalized to your numbers.
1:24.5	You can then go even further and have a free one-to-one video consultation with the team
1:28.9	at precision fuel and hydration to get it really, really optimized and tuned to yourself as an individual.
1:35.1	As a listener of the show, you also can get 15% off your first order of fueling and hydration
1:40.9	products by using the code TTS22 at checkout at precision fuel and hydration.com.
1:48.3	And thank you to Zen 8. The Zen 8 indoor swim trainer is a swim bench that helps you improve
1:53.1	your technique through optimizing your early catch. It helps you maximize propulsion through a more
1:58.8	powerful stroke. And most importantly, it helps you stay consistent by doing swim workouts at home even when you can't go to the pool for either lack of time availability or pools being closed or etc.
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