Training talk with Bex Milnes | EP#353

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2022

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

Bex Milnes is the Lead Paratriathlon Coach at British Triathlon's performance centre in Loughborough, where she coaches Paralympic and Commonwealth Games medalists like George Peasgood and Claire Cashmore. She is also the coach of top-class long-course triathletes like her partner Nikki Bartlett and India Lee. In this interview we discuss Bex' approach to triathlon training and coaching, differences and similarities between training for short-course and long-course triathlon, insights into paratriathlon training, and more. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Understanding the demands of the event you're training for -Key principles for improving swim, bike, and run performance -Differences and similarities between long-course and short-course training -Training in a group - how to maximise the benefits and mitigate potential pitfalls -Testing and physiology -Insights into paratriathlon training, coaching and challenges SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts353/ SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/ SPONSORS: Precision Fuel & Hydration - Optimise and individualise your fueling and hydration strategy using their FREE Fuel & Hydration planner. Book a FREE one-on-one consultation to chat with the team and refine your fueling and hydration even further. Listeners of That Triathlon Show get 15% off their first order of fueling and hydration products. If you didn't catch the discount code in the episode, email Andy and the team at hello@pfandh.com and they will be happy to help. 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: Bex' website and Instagram Training, tech and physiology with Mikael Eriksson and Matthew DesRoaches | EP#352 Muscle fiber types, recovery and training adaptations, and overreaching with Phil Bellinger, PhD | EP#297 Black and White: The Way I See It - book by Richard Williams (father of Venus and Serena Williams) 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, 353.
0:05.0	Hey, what's up everybody and welcome back to another episode of that triathlon show, the podcast
0:23.1	presented by Scientific Triathlon.com. I'm our host Michael and on today's episode, I interview
0:28.3	Beck's Milnes. Bex is the lead per triathlon coach at Bridge Triathlon's Performance Center in
0:32.8	in Loughborough, where she has a squad of really great athletes, including Paralympic and Commonwealth Games medalists.
0:39.8	She also coaches a handful of top-class long-course triathletes, including athletes like Nicky Bartlett and in DLE.
0:46.8	And in this interview, we discuss her approach to triathlon training and coaching,
0:51.3	differences between training for short- and long course traathlon,
0:55.9	group training, per traathlon training and much, much more. But first, big thanks to our sponsors,
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1:53.2	And thank you to Roka.
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