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Q&A #103 - Differences in bike power indoors and outdoors; Supplements for endurance athletes

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Q&A #103 - Differences in bike power indoors and outdoors; Supplements for endurance athletes What are typical differences in bike power between indoor and outdoor cycling?  Beyond doing separate testing for indoor and outdoor power targets, how should you adjust target powers when training indoors compared to outdoors (and vice versa) Which supplements should endurance athletes consider taking?    LINKS AND RESOURCES: Scientific Triathlon website Coaching Training Plans Q&A episode archive Reliability of Mean Power Recorded During Indoor and Outdoor Self-Paced 40km Cycling Time Trials Gross Efficiency and Cycling Economy Are Higher in the Field as Compared with on an Axiom Stationary Ergometer Evidence-based supplements for triathletes and endurance athletes | EP#193 IOC consensus statement: dietary supplements and the high-performance athlete Caffeine and Endurance Performance with Ajmol Ali, PhD | EP#234  Nitrate loading, marathons, and endurance sports science with prof. Andy Jones | EP#187   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 THATTRIATHLONSHOW15 to get 15% off your order OR use the code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free.   ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and eyewear on the planet. Trusted by Javier Gómez, Gwen Jorgensen, Flora Duffy, Mario Mola, Lucy Charles and others. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order.   RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing.    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

Hey, what's up everybody and welcome back to that triathlon show.

0:05.0

The podcast presented by ScientificTraflon.com.

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I'm your host Michael and this episode is Q&A number 103.

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Before we get into today's questions, big thanks to our sponsors.

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0:32.9

Somebody on the lower end of the spectrum might lose less than 500 milligrams of sodium per liter of sweat, whereas somebody on the higher end of the spectrum can might lose less than 500 milligrams of sodium per

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liter of sweat whereas somebody on the higher end can lose more than 2,000 milligrams per

0:44.1

liter of sweat and when you combine that with the fact that we might have different sweat rates

0:49.3

so anywhere from from 750 mils per hour or 500 mils per hour depending on weather conditions

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to somebody else having more than two liters per hour or even up to three liters per hour

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then you can see that it quickly starts to matter how much electrolytes you replenish

1:06.4

because it's not going to be the same for everybody you can figure out your benchmark by going to precisionideration.com

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and they are trusted by some of the greatest of the great triathletes in the world,

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