Training talk with Louis Delahaije | EP#301

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2021

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Louis Delahaije is the head coach of the Netherlands Triathlon Federation and the individual coach of athletes like Rachel Klamer, Maya Kingma and Richard Murray in triathlon, and Annemiek van Vleuten in cycling. After great Olympic success (the Netherlands were 4th in the Mixed Team Relay, Klamer was 4th in the individual race, and in cycling, van Vleuten took silver in the women's road race and goal in the Time Trial) in Tokyo, Louis joins us to discuss his training and coaching philosophy, preparing for peak performances in Tokyo, and much more. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Louis' coaching philosophy -Polarised training -How much "quality work" do you need? -How much training volume do you need? -Specific tips for effective swim, bike and run training -Preparations for a very successful Tokyo Olympics - tapering strategies and heat adaptation SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts301/ SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/ SPONSORS: 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. ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a tool for time-crunched triathletes looking to improve swim specific strength and technique. Trusted by BMC PRO Triathlon Team, age-group triathletes, coaches and physios around the world. Until mid-August, get an ADDITIONAL 20% OFF on the already incredible Summer Sale offer, taking the total discount to more than 40% when you purchase the Swim Trainer on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts and add the coupon code at checkout. LINKS AND RESOURCES: Louis's Twitter and Instagram profiles Louis Delahaije interviewed on The Physical Performance Show and the Real Coaching podcast 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, 3001.
0:17.7	Hey, what's up everybody, and welcome back to another episode of That Traathlon Show, the podcast
0:23.4	presented by Scientific Traathlon.com. I'm our host Michael, and on today's episode, I interview
0:28.9	coach Louis de la Haie. Louis is the head coach of the Netherlands Traathlon Federation, where he coaches
0:34.3	athletes such as Rachel Klamour and Maia Kingma, but he also coaches
0:38.4	Richard Murray from South Africa, and the cyclists such as Annamic van Vluten, who took home
0:44.5	Olympic gold and silver medal in Tokyo. On the triathlon side of things, the Netherlands had a fantastic
0:50.5	Olympic Games with Rachel Klamer coming in fourth in the individual race and in the
0:55.8	mixed team relay the Dutch team coming in fourth as well which was an amazing result so in this
1:02.7	episode Louis will discuss his general training and coaching philosophy but we will also discuss some
1:08.8	specific aspects of preparing for peak performances in the Tokyo
1:12.8	Olympics. But before we get into that, big thanks to our sponsors, Roka that you can find on
1:17.9	Roka.com. Roka create exceptional quality triathlon, wetsuits, trisuits, swimskins, goggles,
1:24.1	performance sunglasses, as well as prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses.
1:28.7	The most important thing that sets Roka apart is their attention to detail and their level of
1:34.2	research and development and innovation that goes into all of their products.
1:38.0	They leave no stone and turned in making their products the best they can possibly be,
1:41.8	whether it's for performance or just for every day wear such as prescription eyeglasses. Roka have recently launched a new updated
1:50.0	version of their Matador sunglasses and these Matador sunglasses have increased airflow
1:55.3	which make them optimal for hot and humid conditions. They have field tested these glasses
1:59.8	in the harshest conditions
2:01.0	at some of the toughest races on the planet in different sports. So they're a hot, new product,
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