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Q&A #96 - Using crit plans for triathlon cycling improvements; Focus blocks on your weakest discipline; Training stimuli to get past fitness stagnation

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Q&A #96 - Using crit plans for triathlon cycling improvements; Focus blocks on your weakest discipline; Training stimuli to get past fitness stagnation  Can a crit training plan be a way to apply a new training stimulus for cycling improvements?  Does it make sense to use "focus blocks" where you're primarily focusing on your weakest discipline?  How to know what sort of training stimuli might help you break out of fitness stagnation   LINKS AND RESOURCES: Scientific Triathlon website Coaching Training Plans   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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0:00.0

Hey, hey, what's up everybody and welcome back to that traflon show, the podcast presented by

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ScientificTraflon.com.

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I'm our host Michael, and this episode is Q&A number 96, and today I am joined by fellow

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scientific triathlon coach James Teagle.

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Before we get into the question we have for today with James, big thanks to our sponsors.

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Sodium being the most important electrolyte to replace through sweating,

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and this becomes more and more important the longer the events or workouts become,

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and also the hotter the environmental temperature.

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On precisionhydration.com, you can take a free online sweat test, which consists of just

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where to start when it comes to dialing in your hydration

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strategy and really get it spot on. Precision hydration always tell you that this is not the be-all

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And then once you have that starting point it will be so much easier

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to find what is actually the the perfect spot for you to be in you can get 15% off your order

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of electrolytes with the promo code that triathlon show one five and thank you to roca that you can

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The idea was to basically create the fastest wetsuit in the world.

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