Training talk and Tokyo 2020 with Nate Wilson | EP#303

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2021

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Nate Wilson is the coach of triathletes Flora Duffy, Olympic Gold Medalist from the women's individual event, and Kevin McDowell, 6th in the individual event and silver medalist in the Mixed Relay with the United States. Nate has an extensive background in the world of professional cycling, and is currently also the Professional Cycling Performance Manager of the World Tour team EF Education First. On this episode, we discuss Nate's views on training and coaching, and specifics around how Flora and Kevin prepared for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Nate's coaching and training philosophy -Balancing blocks of intensity and blocks of aerobic training -Tapering for the Olympic Games -Heat preparation for the Tokyo heat and humidity -Flora's run volume to run one of the fastest women's triathlon 10k:s in history -The art of coaching -Nate's top tips for amateur triathletes and endurance athletes SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts303/ 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. ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a tool for time-crunched triathletes looking to improve swim specific strength and technique. The swim trainer is a perfect complement to your training in the pool. On days when you don’t have time to go to the pool, you can now do a short but effective home-based workout on the trainer. It is inflatable, so doesn’t take up much space, and best of all, it is very affordable. Get 20% off your order at zen8swimtrainer.com/tts. LINKS AND RESOURCES: Catalyst Coaching website, Instagram and Twitter profiles, and Nate's personal Instagram profile 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	The Traathlon Show, 3103.
0:17.6	Hey, what's up, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of that triathlon show, the podcast
0:23.6	presented by Scientific Triathlon.com. I'm your host Michael and on today's episode, I'm
0:29.2	Nate Wilson. Nate is the coach of triathletes Flora Duffy and Kevin McDowell. Flora, as you
0:35.5	probably know, won the women's individual race in Tokyo in the
0:39.9	Olympics and Kevin did an amazing sixth in the individual event and took a silver medal in the mixed relay with the United States.
0:47.5	In addition to coaching these triathletes, Nate has an extensive background in the world of professional cycling
0:52.3	and is currently the cycling
0:54.5	performance manager of EF Education First, which is a world tour team. So in this episode, we discuss
1:00.5	Nate's views on training and coaching and we go into a lot of specifics around how Flora
1:05.9	and Kevin prepared for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. But before that, big thanks to our sponsors, Precision Hydration.
1:13.1	Precision hydration create electrolyte products that you can match to how you sweat
1:16.2	and fueling products that make it easier for you to hit your numbers easily.
1:21.4	They also provide a fantastic amount of information on their blog, in their newsletter,
1:25.6	and in interviews that I've done on this podcast
1:27.6	with founder Andy Blow. You can search for them on scientificraathlon.com, on topics like how to
1:32.7	fuel and hydrate to optimize performance in long races or in hot or humid conditions, on how to
1:38.8	avoid cramping, how much energy to consume, and much, much more. They have free tools on their website like the online
1:45.6	sweat test and the quick carb calculator and you can book a free one-on-one consultation with an expert
1:50.7	from the team. Use the promo code that Traffon Show 15% of your first order on precision
1:57.8	hydration.com. And thank you to SenEN8. The CEN8 indoor swim trainer
2:02.3	is a swim training tool that you can use at home, allowing you to improve technique, work on your
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