Q&A #116 - Swim training on two swims per week; How to know if you should focus on swim endurance or intensity; Effective use of swim toys

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Q&A #116 - Swim training on two swims per week; How to know if you should focus on swim endurance or intensity; Effective use of swim toys If you're limited to two swims per week, should you make them both hard swims with easy swimming just in the warm-up and warm-down? How to find out whether endurance or high intensity are relative strengths/weaknesses for you in swimming Is swim training without ever using swim toys less effective than incorporating swim toys in your workouts? The five most-recommended swim toys and their use cases LINKS AND RESOURCES: Scientific Triathlon website Coaching Training Plans Q&A episode archive Apply for the Scientific Triathlon Training Camp Mallorca 2021 All Swimming-related episodes on That Triathlon Show Q&A #89 - Typical training week structures; Frequency and load of hard workouts; Stacking hard workouts; Intensity control during swimming Q&A #75 - Continuous swimming or broken sets; Full rest days or active recovery days; Rest days and strength training Q&A #43 - Weight gain during Ironman training, and is there too much intensity in traditional triathlon swim programs Q&A #26 - Swim training on two swims per week, what to do when heart rates spikes as soon as you start jogging, the danger of potluck training and the myth of base and build Q&A #21 - Training to heart rate or power, improving your aerobic engine for the swim, and are intervals better than long slow distance training? 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 Traathlon Show, the podcast presented by
0:05.9	Scientific Traathlon.com. I'm our host Michael and this episode is Q&A number 116.
0:12.5	Before we get into today's questions, big thanks to our sponsors, precision hydration that you can find
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0:22.1	that you can match to how you sweat and your individual sweat sodium concentration level.
0:28.4	You can find out what a good ballpark estimate for your sweat sodium concentration is by getting
0:33.6	a free hydration plan, which is really easy. you'll just answer 10 questions and that will
0:40.5	give you a ballpark estimate for how much sodium you lose and this can be quite important especially
0:45.5	as the workouts get longer and more intense you can definitely start to see some performance decreases
0:52.0	if you're not adequately replacing your sodium some people even
0:56.8	struggle with things like cramping when they don't do that and especially if you are training
1:02.2	twice per day or more than the performance in the latter workouts that they can really suffer if
1:09.0	you haven't hydrated properly in the first ones.
1:12.0	So this is really a good time to take care of that, whether you are training on the bike
1:16.4	or doing long swims in the pool where you might sweat a lot for those that are lucky enough
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1:36.4	whether there is intensity or not in that workout. I just feel that I feel better and I feel
1:41.9	more ready for my next workout that day in particular.
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