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Q&A #127 - Fatigue mechanisms and assessments

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Q&A #127 - Fatigue mechanisms and assessments What are the different types of fatigue that endurance athletes might run into and their respective time-courses for recovery?  Methods to measure or assess fatigue Sprinting as a simple but effective fatigue assessment method   LINKS AND RESOURCES: Scientific Triathlon website Coaching Training Plans Q&A episode archive Devices, apps, and technology for triathletes with Michael Liberzon, Andrew Buckrell and Mikael Eriksson | EP#253 Brain training and psychobiology of endurance performance with professor Samuele Marcora | EP#17 Critical Power and VO2 kinetics with Mark Burnley, PhD | EP#257 Recovery of central and peripheral neuromuscular fatigue after exercise - Carroll 2017 Models to Explain Fatigue during Prolonged Endurance Cycling - Abbiss 2005   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

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Scientific Triathlon.com. I'm my host Michael and this episode is Q&A number 127.

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Before we get into today's question, big thanks to our sponsors. First, we have Zen 8 that you

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The swim bench helps time-crunched athletes get more consistency in their swim training.

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It's a simple, inflatable bench that has engineered instability to teach you to activate your core.

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And it allows you to swim in a horizontal position to be specific to swimming,

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as opposed to normal traditional stretch cord exercises where you would be standing up and putting a lot of strain through

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your hamstrings and posterior chain with the swim bench that you can inflate and deflate

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to store in a very small amount of space you are able to get in a short but effective workout if you don't

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have time to go to the pool for example or when pools are closed or even if you can go to the pool

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and you have time to get in two or three sessions per week adding a few extra sessions on the

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swim bench can give you a little bit more bang for buck with your swimming and get you

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to improve your swimming slightly more than you would otherwise. You can get 20% of your order

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Roka that you can find on Roka.com. Roka are the world leading manufacturers of wetsuits, trisuits, swimskins, goggles,

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comfort and function in a fantastic way and it is also very, very durable. I've used mine

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through countless races and it's been going in the durable. I've used mine through countless races,

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