Q&A on racing and testing | EP#399

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2023

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Mikael answers listener questions on the topics of racing and testing. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Bike position and breathing issues on the run leg of a triathlon -The biggest gains one can make during race week -When is it better to race by feel (without data) and vice versa -Recommended tests for different types of road cycling events -Testing protocol for comparing running shoes without a lab -Is Fatmax testing useful? -Doing road races (running) to get more "test" data -Swim testing for 70.3 and Ironman -How and why to test your Maximum Aerobic Power (MAP) SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts399/ 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: Effect of Respiratory Muscle Training on Exercise Performance in Healthy Individuals A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - Illi et al. 2012 Limited Benefit of Fatmax-Test to Derive Training Prescriptions - Schwindling et al. 2013 Incremental exercise test design and analysis: implications for performance diagnostics in endurance athletes - Bentley et al. 2007 Peak power output predicts maximal oxygen uptake and performance time - Hawley & Noakes 1992 Carbohydrates – science and practice with Tim Podlogar, PhD | EP#354 Michele Zanini (part 1) | EP#393 What types of intervals are most effective? A scientific analysis with Michael Rosenblat | EP#243 Q&A on run training (part 2) | EP#388 Q&A on run training (part 1) | EP#385 Q&A on bike training | EP#381 Q&A on swim training | EP#377 Q&A on season planning, goal setting, and personal limiters | EP#372 Q&A episode archive 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 399.
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 Triathlon.com.
0:26.0	I'm our host Michael, and on today's episode, we have another Q&A.
0:29.0	This one is on the topic of racing and the topic of testing.
0:33.7	And yeah, I want to start with one general comment.
0:36.5	I was quite surprised by the lack of questions or the few questions we got about racing.
0:41.4	Just my subjective experience as a coach and as an athlete is that probably most people don't have racing completely figured out.
0:49.4	And in fact, a lot of people have a lot to gain by becoming better racers
0:54.4	and probably much more so than by finding a better testing protocol
0:58.7	than what they are currently using.
1:00.5	Of course, this doesn't apply to everybody,
1:02.3	but it's just something to think about in general
1:04.3	that it's pretty easy to miss the forest for the trees sometimes
1:07.4	when we're trying to leave no stone unturned,
1:09.7	to train better and get fitter.
1:11.8	And getting, doing better testing is part of that, of course.
1:14.8	But at the end of the day, the majority of athletes would want to train better and get fitter
1:19.9	so that they can perform better on race day.
1:22.2	And I think that a lot of athletes just have huge untow potential in improving their racing craft.
1:27.0	So that's the point i want to make and
1:29.0	something to think about maybe it doesn't apply to you at all but for some people it might and it
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