Q&A #2 - Back to back workouts and low-cadence bike training

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2018

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Q&A #2 - Back to back workouts and low-cadence bike training. How to approach doing workouts back to back (e.g.) morning swim immediately followed by a bike workout. How should you adjust the intensity, duration, or nutrition for back to back workouts Is low-cadence cycling really effective? In training and/or racing? The physiology of low- and high-cadence cycling? What the research says about the effectiveness of including low-cadence training on the bike LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website Coaching Training Plans The Trisutto Way of Triathlon Training with Carson Christen | EP#140 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 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. Get 20% off your entire order with the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW. 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 Twitter - my handle is @SciTriat.

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0:00.0	Hey, what's up, everybody, and welcome back to that triathlon show, the podcast presented by
0:06.8	Scientific Triathlon.com.
0:09.3	I'm your host, Michael, and this episode is Q&A number two.
0:13.7	As I mentioned in a previous episode, maybe in the previous Q&A, I'm planning to do more of these
0:19.7	Q&As on Thursday episodes. I'll still keep doing
0:22.7	beginner tips as long as I have new topics that haven't been covered before that are
0:27.9	highly relevant for beginners. But if I have to start making things up, then it's no longer
0:32.7	worth it. Then I will just consider everything covered and the archive is always there for everybody
0:38.7	to go back to. And I will have to keep filling the first episode with something else like
0:43.4	these Q&As. But definitely send me your feedback. What do you think about these episodes?
0:48.4	Is there something else I should be doing with the first day episodes as the beginner tip
0:52.8	catalog starts to fill up let me hear your thoughts
0:55.8	because this podcast is for you my email is michael at scientificrafflin dot com and that's michael
1:00.8	with okay and i appreciate your feedback before we get into today's questions big thanks to our
1:07.0	sponsors precision hydration as i record this i'm two days out from ironman 70.3
1:12.7	kashkais so i'm getting a bit edgy but it's all good i'm well prepared anyways the weather
1:18.7	forecasts show that we're looking at a day around 30 degrees Celsius that's 86 Fahrenheit
1:24.1	so hydration is a key part of my race plan it It has to be, or I will have a very
1:30.0	ugly day and especially end of day probably. So I retook precision hydration's sweat test to make
1:35.0	sure that it's up to date. And my plan now is to preload the night before I will have one 500
1:40.4	1,500 bottle of precision hydration 1,500. So that's 1,500 milligram per liter sodium
1:46.2	concentration. And I will have the same on the race morning, finishing it at the latest
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