Q&A about off-season training | EP#418

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Mikael answers listener questions about the off-season. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Overall thoughts about the off-season -What kind of training (if any) besides easy aerobic training to do during the off-season? -Can you incorporate races (e.g. trail or road running, Zwift races) into the off-season? -The difference between training in Z1 and Z1 (in a 5-zone system) and how to balance training in these zones -Weight training and VLaMax in the off-season -How to effectively reintroduce and progress intensity during the off-season after a season break SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts418/ SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/ SPONSORS: FORM Smart Swim Goggles give you unprecedented real-time feedback in your swim training through a display on the goggle lens. See every split to stay on pace, track your stroke rate and don't let it drop, use heart rate to become more scientific and precise with your training (through integration with Polar HR monitors) and analyse more in-depth metrics post-swim in the app. You can also use a vast library of workouts or training plans, or build your own guided workouts. Get 15% off the goggles with the code TTS15 on formswim.com/tts. ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a unique Dryland Swim Trainer that allows you to improve technique, power, and swim training consistency. With the trainer you can do specific power and technique work, including working on your catch and core activation, and it helps you stay consistent even if you don’t have much time to train. You can try the Zen8 risk-free for up to 30 days, and you can get 20% off your first order on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts. LINKS AND RESOURCES: Scientific Triathlon newsletter David Tilbury-Davis | EP#416 FTP, VO2max and VLaMax: what triathletes need to know with Sebastian Weber | EP#169 RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/ 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	That Traathlon Show 418.
0:05.0	Hey, what's up everybody and welcome back to another episode of That Traathlon Show, the podcast
0:22.8	presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.
0:25.9	I'm our host Michael and on today's episode, we have a Q&A episode.
0:29.3	It's been a while.
0:30.4	This one is themed around off-season training.
0:33.2	If you want to make sure that you get the opportunity to submit your questions for future
0:37.0	Q&A episodes,
0:38.5	please follow Scientific Triathlon HQ on Instagram and sign up for our newsletter on scientific triathlon.com for slash newsletter.
0:46.1	Those are the two channels where I usually send out requests for questions when I have a specific theme for a Q&A that I'm planning on doing.
0:55.9	So that's where you will get to see those requests and have the opportunity to submit questions.
1:01.4	But before we get into this Q&A, big thanks to our sponsor's form.
1:05.6	The form smart swim goggles give you real-time feedback in your swim training right on the
1:08.9	goggle lens, including split, space, stroke rate and heart rate.
1:12.9	This means that you can execute your swim workouts better and also have more objective data
1:16.7	to help you understand where your biggest points for improvements might lie.
1:21.2	Form also recently introduced additional metrics related to technique and efficiency in the water,
1:25.4	for example related to your head rotation during breathing and your head position when in a neutral body position.
1:31.5	These metrics can give you even more insight in where you might need to work and improve.
1:36.6	You can get 15% off the goggles with the code TTS15 on FormSwim.com for slash TTS.
1:41.9	And thank you to Zan8.
1:43.0	The Zan8 indoor swim trainer allows you to improve your technique, power and swim training consistency even when you're short on time. It's a great tool for busy athletes because you can do a quality workout in just 15 minutes at home, even on days when you don't have time to get to the pool. And it is a perfect complement to pool and open water swimming as it allows you to focus specifically on key aspects of your swimming like your catch and your power and isolate them more easily than you can in the water.
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