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That Triathlon Show

Q&A #4 - Stretching post-exercise, the best-kept triathlon cross-training secret, and lactate testing

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2018

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Q&A #4 - Stretching post-exercise, the best-kept triathlon cross-training secret, and lactate testing   Is there a place for stretching post-exercise? What does the science say? If you stretch post-exercise, is there a difference in after which workouts you should do it? The best triathlon cross-training method - that almost nobody knows about! Is it worth it to get a lactate test?     LINKS AND RESOURCES:   That Triathlon Show website  Coaching Training Plans Impact of stretching on the performance and injury risk of long-distance runners   Running form and the search for common ground among top coaches, researchers, physicians, and physical therapists with Jonathan Beverly | EP#116 Foam rolling: benefits, protocol, and scientific evidence with David Behm | EP#141 To lab test or not to lab test with Alan Couzens | EP#79     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!    Stac - The Stac Zero is the world's quietest bike trainer. No noise and no tire wear, since it doesn't even touch the tire! It is also very portable and affordable. Even more so when using the discount code TTS20 for 20% off when you buy your Stac bike trainer (any of the models).       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 another episode of that triathlon show, the podcast

0:06.6

presented by scientific triathlon.com. I'm your host Michael and this episode is Q&A number four,

0:14.3

where we will talk about stretching post-exercise, the best-kept triathlon cross-training secret and

0:20.8

lactate testing.

0:22.8

But before getting into those questions, let us thank our sponsors.

0:27.2

First, we have precision hydration.

0:29.8

I was listening to the very good Trainer Road podcast from Kona, where they did several

0:35.8

episodes where they interviewed age groupers they were about

0:38.4

to race in the Ironman World Championships. And one thing that stood out was that all of these

0:44.8

age groupers were really dialed in with their nutrition and hydration. And several of them

0:50.2

when talking about hydration mentioned that precision hydration is where first of all where

0:55.6

they learned about their sweat rate and their sweat sodium content but also that that was

1:00.5

the actual product that they used and you can do the same thing either you can go to a precision

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hydration sweat test center and get really exact and accurate about your sweat testing or you can just take

1:12.5

their free online sweat test on precision hydration.com that I linked to in the episode description.

1:18.2

You'll answer a few quick questions, very qualitative questions that you don't need to measure

1:23.2

or test anything for and you'll get a very good ballpark estimate for how much you sweat and

1:28.5

lose in terms of sodium in your sweat and if you want to try their product you can get your

1:34.3

first box for free with the promo code that triathlon show all one word all caps and thank you

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to stack that is the company behind the world's quietest indoor bike trainers.

1:47.4

They do this because they don't have a flywheel to provide resistance.

1:52.4

They use magnets instead to provide resistance to wheel.

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