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That Triathlon Show

Training talk with Wolfram Bott | EP#268

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Wolfram Bott is the head coach of the German Triathlon Federation development center in Freiburg. This is a squad for some the most promising young talents in the country. Wolfram also has a decorated background as coach of long-distance athletes such as Nils Frommhold, Christian Brader, and Andreas and Michael Raelert.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Wolfram's coaching and training principles -Periodisation, from structuring a season to structuring a week -Key aspects in developing the swim, bike, and run, respectively -Differences and similarities between short-course and long-course racing -Tips for age-group athletes   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts268/   SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/   SPONSORS: 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. Visit zen8swimtrainer.com/tts for 20% off your order. ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and eyewear on the planet. Trusted by Javier Gómez, Gwen Jorgensen, Flora Duffy, Mario Mola, Lucy Charles and others. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order.   LINKS AND RESOURCES: All previous "Training Talk" related episodes on That Triathlon Show   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 Traflon Show, 268.

0:05.0

Hey, what's up, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of that triathlon show.

0:23.3

The podcast presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.

0:27.2

I'm host Michael and on today's episode, I interview coach Wolfram Bot.

0:31.0

Wolfram is the head coach of the German Traathlon Federation Development Center in Freiburg.

0:36.4

This is where he has a squad for some of the most promising young talents in the country.

0:42.3

But Wolfram also has a decorated background as a coach of some long-distance stars of Germany,

0:47.6

such as Niels Fromhold, Christian Brader, and Andreas and Michael Raylert.

0:53.7

But before we get into the interview with Wolfram, big thanks to our sponsors,

0:57.6

Roka that you can find on Roka.com.

1:00.5

Roka are the world leading manufacturers of wetsuits, dry suits,

1:03.9

swimskins, goggles, and high performance eyewear,

1:06.5

and prescription glasses and sunglasses.

1:09.1

My personal favorite product of all categories of 2020 was

1:12.8

without a doubt the Roca Maverick X2 wetsuit. It's such a fantastic wetsuit. It feels like a dream

1:19.3

to swim in it. You are not restricted at all in your mobility thanks to the arms

1:24.3

technology and the material selection that Roka has in the wetsuit.

1:29.0

You do feel like you get a lot of additional speed when swimming in it.

1:33.2

You just have to try it out to see what I mean, but it feels like a bit of a spaceship

1:37.1

when you start swimming in it and suddenly you have rocket fuel in you.

1:42.1

And there are many reasons for that, including the fantastic buoyancy profile,

1:45.7

but also things like the exoskeleton that helps you generate more propulsion through including

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