Q&A: Recovery frequency, LCHF or The Core Diet, Polarised Training, and Indoor Bike Trainers | EP#78

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2017

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Listener questions and answers. I answer some of the triathlon questions you have been sending in over the last couple of months. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: How to structure in recovery in your training plan Polarised training LCHF (as taught by past guest Tim Noakes) or the Core Diet (as taught by past guest Jesse Kropelnicki)? Swim training: what to do when my pool is far away? And how to practise technique and drills? Which indoor bike trainer and trainer software should I get? SHOWNOTES: www.thattriathlonshow.com 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 THATTRIATHLONSHOW for 15% off any products. LINKS AND RESOURCES: The Scientific Triathlon Core Training Program on www.scientifictriathlon.com (just scroll down a bit) Dysfunctional movement patterns, injuries and reduced performance with James Dunne | EP#45 3 foundational elements that will make you swim faster with Gerry Rodrigues | EP#3 Fitness and Technique in Triathlon Swimming with Rory Buck | EP#70 12 Swimming Drills and 3 Expert Coaches' Opinions of Them | EP#69 Race-day fueling and The Core Diet with Jesse Kropelnicki | EP#40 Low-carb high-fat (LCHF) for endurance sports with professor Tim Noakes Polarized training for triathlon - on the Scientific Triathlon blog Joe Friel's advice for improving training structure and periodize your way to success | EP#1 The Pillars of Performance with elite coach Matt Dixon | EP#13 Balancing a Big Life with Big Performance - Matt Dixon | EP#60 Structured, power-based cycling training with Chad Timmerman | EP#38 STAC Zero - The world's quietest bike trainer Annual Winter 2017-2018 Bike Trainer Recommendations - on DC Rainmaker 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 Twitter - my handle is @SciTriat.

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0:00.0	And the main idea is in polarised training is that you spend very little time in zone two between the two thresholds, but actually when you go hard, you go above, you go at the anaerobic threshold or above it, and the rest is easy below the aerobic threshold.
0:14.0	That preathlon show, Episode 78.
0:38.9	Hey, what's up everybody and welcome back to another episode of That Traflon the podcast presented by scientific triathlon.com as always i'm your host michael and on today's episode i finally bring you
0:45.8	the q and a episode i said that i would give you two weeks or so ago but that got backtracked due to
0:53.2	the episodes that we had with Stephen Chung on
0:56.1	cycling science. But here it is, and the topics that I will cover include structuring
1:03.5	in recovery into your training plan, polarized training, swim training when my pool is far away,
1:10.6	swimming technique and drills,
1:12.6	LCHF or the core diet, which one or the other and what are the differences, and finally,
1:20.2	which indoor trainer and the trainer software to get. So just before those questions,
1:25.3	this episode is sponsored by precision hydration.
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1:36.7	I use it and I love it.
1:38.5	Many athletes have been asking me how to get enough calories in in races and long workouts if using just electrolyte drinks as hydration and not a regular sports drinks with a lot of carbs.
1:50.0	And the answer is, use your hydration to rehydrate and meet electrolyte needs and then use things like gels and bars to get in the calories.
2:00.0	This makes it easier on the system to absorb
2:02.2	both electrolytes and the carbs. So check them out on precisionhydration.com, which I'll link to
2:09.2	down below in the show notes. And if you end up buying something, use the discount code
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2:18.3	Alright, let's get started with the Q&A.
2:25.3	So the first question is from Oevin, from Norway.
2:28.3	He writes, Hi, I'm struggling with swimming techniques and drills.
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