Q&A #20 - Testing for half and full distance triathlon: are typical 20-minute tests relevant, and are there better options?

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Q&A #20 - Testing for half and full distance triathlon: are typical 20-minute tests relevant, and are there better options? How relevant are typical field tests (20-minute bike and run Time Trials, 400 + 200 m Critical Swim Speed test) for half and full Ironman athletes? How skewed are these tests by athletes' anaerobic capacity? Can and should Muscular Endurance be tested? What is the role of race intensity training, if it isn't to improve threshold or VO2max? How important is VO2max (aerobic capacity) anyway for long distance triathlon? The little-known but massively important Ironman training and testing weapon: Lactate Building Rate, VLaMax LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website Coaching Training Plans Intermediate Ironman 20-week Training Plan (use coupon code "60" for 60% off until 10th February): Running pace, bike power version Running pace, bike heart rate version Running power and bike power version INSCYD software INSCYD Boulder Workshop - Youtube video 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
0:07.0	Scientific Traathlon.com.
0:09.6	I'm your host Michael and this episode is Q&A number 20.
0:13.7	As usual, if you have any questions that you want me to answer on the podcast, then you can
0:17.9	send them to Michael at ScientificTraflon.com or send them through
0:21.9	the Facebook Messenger widget on my website, ScientificTraflon.com.
0:26.7	So today, there's no sponsor, but I want to take just a quick minute to remind you that
0:31.9	I'm currently launching my new intermediate Ironman training program. So there are a few more days to take advantage of the launch promo that I have,
0:42.3	during which you can get 60% off the regular price of the plan.
0:47.7	And as you know, I'm a big fan of individual coaching,
0:50.7	and I think nothing compares even closely to getting an individual coach but that's not
0:56.5	something that is available to everybody for mainly cost reasons I guess so a good generic training
1:03.2	plan can get you a real long way to achieving your triathlon goals when you can't afford that
1:09.6	individual coach.
1:14.9	And as far as training plans go, I've made my absolute best.
1:21.8	I put a lot of time and effort and also money into making sure that this plan is the best out there.
1:22.8	That is always my goal.
1:26.4	That will always be my goal with all the plans that I come out with that they should always be
1:27.5	better than the than my previous ones and they should be better than anything else that's out
1:32.0	there so that's what I'm shooting for and I hope that you'll agree as you go through this plan
1:36.6	it's 20 weeks long so that's more or less five months to prepare for your Iron Man
1:42.1	and on average you will be training for 11 hours
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