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Q&A #93 - Structuring microcycles; Muscle damage and recovery

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Q&A #93 - Structuring microcycles; Muscle damage and recovery How should you structure your training week or microcycle to accommodate muscle damage and recovery from hard workouts?  How should you space out hard swim, bike, run, and gym workouts through the training week?  What are the mechanisms and principles behind muscle damage and recovery? What are the effects of muscle damage on performance and physiological systems and functions?    LINKS AND RESOURCES: Scientific Triathlon website Coaching Training Plans Muscle function after exercise-induced muscle damage: Considerations for athletic performance in children and adults Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage and the Potential Protective Role of Estrogen Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage and Running Economy in Humans Acute responses and muscle damage in different high-intensity interval running protocols. The effects of exercise-induced muscle damage on maximal intensity intermittent exercise performance The effect of exercise-induced muscle damage on perceived exertion and cycling endurance performance Effect of exercise-induced muscle damage on endurance running performance in humans Effect of exercise-induced muscle damage on ventilatory and perceived exertion responses to moderate and severe intensity cycle exercise The Effects of Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage on Cycling Time-Trial Performance   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 THATTRIATHLONSHOW15 to get 15% off your order OR use the 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. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order.   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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Hey, hey, what's up everybody and welcome back to That Traathlon Show, the podcast presented by

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ScientificTraathlon.com. I'm Marius Michael and this episode is Q&A number 93.

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supplements you choose to use and that is of course going to be especially important in hotter and longer races where

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you will be losing a lot of sweat and losing a lot of sodium through that.

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In particular, if you are a salty sweater, then replacing some of the sodium that you lose

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is potentially going to be critical.

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And in the wetsuit department in particular, I have been enjoying doing quite a bit of open water swimming recently.

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