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Q&A #63 - Protein intake; Equipment for home-based strength training; Top books for self-coached triathletes; Recovering from a bike crash

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Q&A #63 - Protein intake; Equipment for home-based strength training; Top books for self-coached triathletes; Recovering from a bike crash How much protein should triathletes consume and how should it be distributed across the day? What are the most essential pieces of equipment needed for home-based strength training?  What are Mikael's top-5 most recommended books for self-coached triathletes? How should you rehabilitate from a bike crash and work on putting back any lost muscle mass from being immobile after the initial recovery period?    LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website  Coaching Training Plans Injury prevention and rehabilitation with James Debenham, PhD | EP#209 Triathlon Strength Training in 2018 - The Definitive Guide All Strength Training related episodes on That Triathlon Show Top-10 books, blogs, and resources for triathletes | EP#125 Triathlete's Training Bible Triathlon Science Swim Smooth The Endurance Diet Endure or How Bad Do You Want It An examination of the time course of training-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy   SPONSORS: ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and performance 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 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 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 your host Michael and this episode is Q&A number 63. Before we get into

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today's questions, big thanks as usual to our sponsors. First, we are precision hydration

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that there are great individual variances in how

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much sodium you lose in your sweat compared to how much your body loses in his or her

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sweat so somebody might be losing up to 2,000 milligrams per liter and somebody else might

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be as low as lower than 500 or even down towards 200 milligrams.

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So almost a 10-fold variation there between individual to individual.

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And if you are somebody who loses a lot in particular, then that's a reason to go and check out

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hydration.com. And big thanks to Roka that you can find on Roka.com.

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goggles and high performance eyewear.

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I use plenty of their products personally and I really love them.

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Among others, I use the Maverick X wetsuit, the R1 goggles and the Gen 2 Elite Arrow Tricuit.

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And these are just a sample of the products that I think are absolutely fantastic.

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If you are looking for anything in the categories mentioned, definitely give them a look.

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