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That Triathlon Show

Training talk with Tom Bell | EP#356

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2022

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Tom Bell is a coach, performance consultant, and elite cyclist based in Yorkshire, United Kingdom. He is the founder of the coaching business High North, that also produces great educational blog posts that go beyond what can be found in the vast majority of media outlets in the endurance sports industry. In this interview we dive deep into Tom's approach to training and coaching, and various bits and pieces on topics of interest.  IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Long-term planning and goal setting -Monitoring training responses -Testing in the field and in the lab -How Tom applies progressive overload in training -Recovery -Indoor vs. outdoor training considerations, as well as considerations for different types of terrain -Low-cadence work on the bike -Strength training for cyclists SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts356/ 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: High North website (Tom's coaching business) and Tom's Instagram profile Carbohydrates - science and practice with Tim Podlogar, PhD | EP#354 Effects of polarized, pyramidal, and combined training periodisations with Luca Filipas, PhD | EP#328 The menstrual cycle and oral contraception – impact on exercise performance with Kelly McNulty | EP#280 Scientific Training for Endurance Athletes with Dr. Philip Skiba | EP#311 Intensity, volume, rest, nutrition, coaching and triathlon myth-busting with Dr. Philip Skiba | EP#173 Daniels' Running Formula - book by Jack Daniles 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

That Traflot Show, 356.

0:17.5

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

0:23.2

presented by Scientific Traathlon.com. I'm Rasmuch, Michael, and on today's episode, I interview

0:28.6

Tom Bell. Tom is a coach, performance consultant and elite cyclist based in Yorkshire in the

0:33.7

United Kingdom. He is the founder of the coaching business High North, and that also produces great educational blog posts that go beyond what can be found in the vast majority of

0:43.0

media outlets in the endurance sports industry. So some of you are probably familiar with Tom's

0:47.4

work already. And in this interview, we dive deep into Tom's approach to training and coaches and

0:53.1

various topics of interest for cyclists

0:56.2

and endurance athletes. But first, big thanks to our sponsors, precision fuel and hydration.

1:01.3

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That is a one-stop shop for figuring out an effective race hydration and fueling strategy

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It's free and super easy to use.

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It only takes a couple of minutes to answer a handful of questions and then you get

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a detailed, simple and effective race plan.

1:27.0

They also offer free video consultations. And as a listener of the podcast, you can get

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the code TTS22 at checkout on precision fuel and hydration.com.

1:41.8

And thank you to Roka.

1:43.3

Roka produced exceptional quality triatholum,

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