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That Triathlon Show

Season break - best practices of top coaches | EP#314

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, coaches Helle Frederiksen, Philipp Seipp and Emma Carney each give their perspective and recommendations on whether you should take a season break, and how to go about it.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Why (or why not) you should take a season break -How long should a season break be?  -Does a season break mean complete rest, or can you do some exercise or physical activity?  -Differences between pros and age-groupers when it comes to the season break   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts314/   SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/   SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - Want to optimise your performance in hot or humid conditions, avoid cramping, and make sure your hydration is on point? Take PH's free online Sweat Test to get personalised hydration strategy. Also use the Quick Carb Calculator to get fueling recommendations, and book a free one-on-one consultation to refine your hydration and fueling strategy. Use the promo code THATTRIATHLONSHOW15 to get 15% off your first order of PH electrolytes or the Precision Fuel range.   ROKA - Exceptional quality triathlon wetsuits, trisuits, swimskins, goggles, performance sunglasses as well as prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses.  Online vision test for prescription updates and home try-on options available for eyeglasses. Ships from  the US, UK and EU. Trusted by world-leading athletes such as  Lucy Charles-Barclay, Javier Gómez Noya, Flora Duffy, Morgan Pearson, Summer Rappaport and others in triathlon, cycling, speed skating, and many more. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order.   LINKS AND RESOURCES: Helle's Twitter, Instagram, and website Philipp's Instagram and website Emma's Twitter, Instagram, and website Training Talk with Helle Frederiksen | EP#279 Philipp Seipp – coach of Sebastian Kienle and Laura Philipp | EP#219 Training Talk with coach Emma Carney (double ITU World Champion) | EP#276   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.

Transcript

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0:00.0

That Traathlon Show 314.

0:05.0

Hey, what's up everybody and welcome back to another episode of That Traathlon Show, the podcast

0:23.7

presented by Scientific Traathlon.com. I'm our host Michael and on today's episode I interview coaches

0:29.9

Hela Friedrichsen, Philip Seip and Emma Carney and each of them will give their perspective

0:35.0

and their recommendations on whether you should take a season break and how to go about it.

0:40.0

Each of these coaches have previously been on the show, Helle in episode 279, Philip in episode 219 and Emma in episode 276.

0:49.8

You can find link to each of these episodes as well as each of the coaches' social media and websites in the episode description and on the podcast show notes page.

1:00.4

Before we get into the interview, big thanks to our sponsors, precision hydration.

1:04.4

Precision hydration create electrolyte products that you can match to how you sweat and fueling products that make it easy for you to hit your numbers.

1:11.3

They also provide a fantastic amount of information and education on their blog in their newsletter

1:15.8

and in interviews that I've done with founder Andy Blow on that traflon show.

1:20.7

We've covered topics such as how to fuel and hydrate the optimized performance in long races

1:24.4

in hot or humid conditions.

1:27.2

We've covered how to avoid cramping,

1:29.1

how much energy to consume, and much, much more. P.H also have free tools on their website,

1:34.1

like their online sweat test and their quick carb calculator, and you can book a free one-on-one

1:39.0

consultation with an expert from their team. Use the promo code that Traflon Show 15 to get 50% off your first

1:45.9

order on precision hydration.com. And thank you to Roca. Roka produce exceptional quality

1:51.5

triathlon wetsuits, trisuits, swimskins, goggles, performance sunglasses, as well as prescription

1:56.0

eyeglasses and sunglasses. If you want to go faster in the water or on the bike, a Roka wetsuit or

2:01.7

trisuit might be for you. And today I want to talk specifically about Roka's performance

2:06.9

sunglasses. This line of eyewear is made for advanced performance even in the most extreme

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