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Q&A #121 - Training on 4-6 hours per week - is it a waste of time?

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Q&A #121 - Training on 4-6 hours per week - is it a waste of time? A lot of the conversation around triathlon training is centred around people training 10 hours per week or more. Am I just wasting my time training 4-6 hours per week?  How do polarised training and "80/20" training apply to training at a lower training volume Structuring your training at lower training volumes   LINKS AND RESOURCES: THAT TRIATHLON SHOW SURVEY Scientific Triathlon website Coaching Training Plans Q&A episode archive Q&A #32 - Training on 3-5 hours per week, and how to get started with adding high-intensity training to your program Q&A #10 - Why 80/20 training is NOT the best way to train for time-crunched age-group triathletes Apply for the Scientific Triathlon Training Camp Mallorca 2021   SPONSORS: ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a tool for time-crunched triathletes looking to improve swim specific strength and technique. Trusted by BMC PRO Triathlon Team, age-group triathletes, coaches and physios around the world. Visit zen8swimtrainer.com/tts for 20% off your order.   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, the podcast presented by

0:07.6

Scientific Triathlon.com.

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I'm our host Michael and this episode is Q&A number 121.

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First, a piece of house cleaning item.

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I am currently running a debt triathlon show survey to learn more about how I can improve the podcast and make it better for you as a listener.

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So it would mean a huge deal to me if you would take a few minutes to fill out the survey.

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I have a link to it in the episode description and you can also find it directly on scientificraaflion.com in the menu bar under the podcast tab.

0:39.1

You can also go directly to the URL scientificdraflon.com for slash survey and I will

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direct you straight to the survey. More than 250 people have already filled it out since I sent

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it to the email list of Scientific Traflllan about a week ago, so I am

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extremely appreciative of that. Thank you very much to all of you that have already answered

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the survey and to everybody that will do it following this announcement.

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And as usual, a big thank you also to our sponsors, Roka, that you can find on Roka.com.

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Roka have an industry-leading design and development team that have developed some of the

1:17.1

fastest triathlon gear on the planet and some of the best, crispest and most well-designed

1:21.8

eyewear on the planet as well.

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So Roka have their focus on both of those categories, triathlon gear and equipment, and also prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses.

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You can find both of them on Roka.com and you can get a 20% discount with the promo code that you can get on Roka.com for slash TTS.

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And thank you to Sennate, our new sponsor, the swim trainer that helps their athletes improve

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their swim power and technique at home, even when pools are closed or you don't have

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enough time to go to the pool. After the main question for today, I will actually include a

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mini-interview with founder and CEO, Victori Arland, and head coach and pro triathlet

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