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That Triathlon Show

Q&A #35 - Lactate and VO2max testing, thresholds and zones, and dealing with illness

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2019

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Q&A #35 - Lactate and VO2max testing, thresholds and zones, and dealing with illness  Lactate and VO2max testing: good and bad testing protocols What do the results from lactate or VO2max tests really mean and how do you use them? How do you set training zones based on your threshold found in testing?  How do you change your training when illness strikes?     LINKS AND RESOURCES:   That Triathlon Show website  Coaching Training Plans To lab test or not to lab test with Alan Couzens | EP#79 Triathlon periodisation with Chris Myers | EP#112     SPONSORS: ROKA - Enter the ROKA + Scientific Triathlon Giveaway to win prizes worth more than $2000m including race entry to an IRONMAN race of your choice and a ROKA Maverick X Wetsuit. And as usual, you can get 20% off a regular order on roka.com with the discount code TTS.    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!      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

0:07.2

Scientific Traathlon.com. I'm your host Michael and this episode is Q&A number 35. As always,

0:14.7

if you have questions that you want answered on the podcast, send them to Michael at

0:18.1

scientificraathlon.com or through the Facebook Messenger widget

0:21.7

on scientificraathlon.com. Big thanks to precision hydration for sponsoring this episode.

0:28.7

We've had some heat waves coming to Lisbon recently with temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius,

0:35.8

even as I record this in mid-May. And that means that I am particularly

0:41.0

careful with getting enough electrolytes in both during workouts, during long rides, for example,

0:46.4

but also after workouts so that I recover properly as sodium replacement and hydration fluid

0:53.0

replacement is part of that recovery process.

0:56.3

And to actually retain all the fluid that you consume post-workout, you need to have enough sodium.

1:02.2

Otherwise, you'll just pee it out afterwards.

1:04.7

So sodium is a critical part and electrolytes in general of your hydration and recovery status.

1:12.6

So go and take precision hydration free sweat test on precision hydration.com to learn more about

1:17.8

how you sweat and how much electrolytes you lose in your sweat.

1:21.9

And you can use the promo code that triathlon show, all one word, all caps to get your first

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box or tube of precision hydration

1:28.2

electrolytes for free and thank you to roca there is one final chance now to enter the roca giveaway

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it's open until sunday may 26th coming up here so this is the last chance really and what you can do

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1:52.2

that Roka has. And plenty of runner-up prices including buoyancy shorts, R1 goggles,

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