That Triathlon Show

Paul Newsome coaches thousands of triathletes and open water swimmers every year through his company Swim Smooth with its local squad in Perth, through international courses and clinics, and as a coach education consultant for British Triathlon. This is part 2 of 2 of my interview with Paul.   IN THIS INTERVIEW YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -What types of swim workouts triathletes should include in their sw...

Beginner Tip 22 - Dealing with shift work and irregular schedules (plus a Strength Training question). On this week's episode:   How to deal with shift work, when you never know if you'll feel great or completely dead How to incorporate strength training in your program without draining yourself for other workouts   LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website   Beginner Training Plans Coachin...

Ryan Cooper, founder of Best Bike Split, chief scientist at Training Peaks and a world-leading expert on the physics of cycling joins us to teach optimal bike pacing in your triathlon bike leg.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -General and specific pacing advice for half and full distance triathlons -Pacing for draft legal racing - when is the right time to make a break? -How should you adjus...

Beginner Tip 21 - 5 Tips for Pacing your Workouts. On this week's episode:   Always aim to finish strong! What you do in training, you will do in racing, so go for negative splits Associate your perceived effort and prescribed intensity with race paces Don't fall in the moderate-intensity trap Practice constantly to get experience   LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website   Beginner Train...

David Nicholls is an age-group triathlete from the UK who recently qualified for Kona. He shares how he achieved this goal by being smarter, paying more attention to detail, and therefore getting the most out of his crunched-for-time training budget    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -How David changed his approach to nutrition completely, which he attributes as the main reason for his success...

Beginner Tip 20 - Running Cadence. On this week's episode:   Increase cadence to avoid overstriding and reduce injury risk Increase cadence to run more efficiently What's the magic number of steps per minute to aim for? How do you practise and increase your cadence?   LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website   Beginner Training Plans Coaching   RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, pleas...

Paul Laursen is adjunct professor and performance physiologist at AUT, he lead the Performance Physiology Team at High Performance Sport New Zealand for both the London and Rio Olympic cycles, and he coaches several elite triathletes. In this two-part interview, we dive deep into all things interval training for triathletes.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The three target systems and six t...

Paul Laursen is adjunct professor and performance physiologist at AUT, he lead the Performance Physiology Team at High Performance Sport New Zealand for both the London and Rio Olympic cycles, and he coaches several elite triathletes. In this two-part interview, we dive deep into all things interval training for triathletes.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The three target systems and six t...

Beginner Tip 19 - Mastering Triathlon Transitions. On this week's episode:   Practise Simplify Know your event Execute on race day Specific tips for T1 Specific Tips for T2   LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website   Beginner Training Plans Coaching 5 keys to running well off the bike | EP#48   RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing...

Can a different way of breathing make you a better triathlete? International best-selling author Patrick McKeown, creator of the revolutionary Oxygen Advantage technique tells us about how breathing can improve your performance in both triathlon and general health.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Nose breathing and taking smaller breaths -Benefits for triathletes: improved VO2max, running e...

Special Episode - Algarve Training Camp 20 to 26 May 2018   Quarteira, Portugal Sunday 20 May (check-in) to Sunday 27 May (check-out). Training days 21 to 26 May. Exclusive camp - only 4 athletes in a private apartment right on the beach! 580 euros, including accommodation, coaching, access to track and pool, swim and run video analysis, and personal athlete report post-camp   LINKS AND RESOURCES:...

Swimrun is an exciting sport and a fantastic experience recommended for any triathlete. But how do you best train for one - whether you want to complete or compete? Andy Blow, former elite triathlete and founder of Precision Hydration joins us to discuss effective Swimrun training.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Fitness prerequisites for signing up for a Swimrun -How to train for completin...

"What's your favourite book, blog, or resource related to triathlon?" is a question I ask all my guests on the podcast. But today I answer that question myself. Ten times!   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -My Top-10 books, blogs or resources related to triathlon. Some well-known, some hidden gems you've probably never heard of. -A few bonus honourable mentions -And some books, blogs...

Beginner Tip 18 - How to Balance Swim, Bike, and Run Training. On this week's episode:   The rule of thumb for how to distribute your training time across disciplines The variables you need to consider when adjusting this standard distribution to be ideal for you Examples training distributions from 5 beginner triathletes that I coach and explanations of which variables have made the distributions...

Jordan and Jesse Sorrick are age-group triathletes from Columbia, Missouri. In this episode we discuss how they fit the triathlon lifestyle into busy lives and how they stay motivated and consistent.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The importance of having a community -Get up early to train: the key to consistency -How to stay motivated -How to become a faster swimmer -Jordan's and Jesse's...

David Pease, PhD, is a swim coach, scientist, and national lead of Sports Biomechanics at the Australian Institute of Sports (AIS). He is also the author of the Swimming Biomechanics chapter in the book Triathlon Science.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The key elements of swimming biomechanics: centre of mass, propulsion, and momentum -Drag: how it works in swimming and how to minimise it...

Beginner Tip 17 - The Magic Of Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone. On this week's episode:   1 hour outside your comfort zone = 100 hours in your comfort zone Get out of your comfort zone by changing the way you train Get out of your comfort zone by changing where and in what conditions you train Get out of your comfort zone by changing who you train with   LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show w...

How well you tolerate consuming sports drinks and energy gels and how well you can absorb the energy in them and use to fuel your performance are both trainable factors that are critical for endurance performance.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Training the Gut methods to improve your tolerance of sports nutrition products and reduce GI-distress -Training the Gut methods to improve how mu...

Multiple studies reveal runners, triathletes, and other endurance athletes improve the most when they consistently do 80 percent of their training at low intensity and the other 20 percent at moderate to high intensity. David Warden, co-author of 80/20 Triathlon explains why and how you will become faster if you start doing more slow training.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -What is the 80...

Beginner Tip 16 - What Comes After Your Race. On this week's episode:   Take a break or keep training Technique and aerobic base focus Finding and focusing on your weakest discipline and your technical limiters in each discipline   LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website   Beginner Training Plans Coaching   RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating...

What is the hierarchy and priority order of the various elements in endurance and triathlon training? Distinguished sports scientist Stephen Seiler has summarised what we know about this from practical experience and research studies in a presentation called "Seiler's Hierarchy of Endurance Training Needs", which I review on this episode.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Training v...

The art and the science of tapering and peaking for triathlons uncovered.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: * How big a performance improvement can you expect from tapering? * What's the ideal taper duration?  * How should your training volume, intensity, and frequency change in the taper? * What do we know from science about tapering, and how much is down to the art of coaching? * How does ta...

Beginner Tip 15 - The 7 Best Investments for Beginner Triathletes. On this week's episode:   Swimming lessons Coaching Physiotherapy assessment  Bike fit Club/community membership Buy yourself time to train! GPS-watch   LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website   Beginner Training Plans Coaching Beginner Tip 13 - Triathlon gear you should NOT buy Injury prevention and recovery methods for t...

Mental skills coach and sports psychologist Carrie Cheadle discusses the emotional and mental challenges of dealing with injury, and how triathletes can make the most of their forced time out if injury strikes.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:         * Adjusting triathlon goals and making new injury recovery goals         * Visualization to get healthy and improve performance once you're bac...

Jordan Santos, associate professor, discusses a number of topics within running science and their practical implications for triathletes.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:        * Lactate testing best practices, validity of field testing to estimate lactate threshold, and using heart          rate variability to estimate lactate threshold in the near future?        * Running Economy: how impo...