That Triathlon Show

Adam Kerin is the founder of Zero Friction Cycling. At ZFC he does independent testing of chain lubricants, and he also provides services (to individuals and businesses) and retails products related to reducing friction in the drive train, which ultimately helps you save watts and save money.     IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Performance consequences of low- and high-friction drivetrains. -...

Associate Professor Dustin Joubert of Stephen F. Austin State University discusses his study comparing seven carbon-plated "Super Shoes", and how runners and triathletes should interpret and use the results. We also discuss more informal testing that Dr Joubert is doing on a regular basis in his lab, including shoes not included in the study.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -What is a super...

Associate Professor Max Paquette of the University of Memphis joins us to discuss training load in running, as well as running biomechanics and injury risk.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Training load in running: how should we approach it, and the issues with commonly used methods -Neuromuscular load or mechanical load: what is it and which factors impact it -The impact of ground surface...

Brenton Ford is a swim coach based in Australia. Brenton is the founder of Effortless Swimming, a swim coaching business through which he helps triathletes and swimmers improve their swim technique with free content (e.g. Youtube and podcast) as well as in-person clinics and online programs.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Limiters for swim performance in age-group triathletes -What is goo...

Peter Leo is an applied exercise physiologist and high performance coach from Austria. Peter has done extensive research in profiling performance and physiological characteristics of U23 cyclists which we discuss in this interview. We also discuss power profiling and using Critical Power.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Best practices for power profiling (e.g. formal testing vs. raw trainin...

Scientific Triathlon coaches Lachlan Kerin and David Dhooge join for this special end-of-year episode, where Lachie, David, and Mikael share their thoughts and learnings from 2021. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -What worked well for us in our coaching -What did not work well, or things we would do differently -What were the key areas or topics we dived deeper into and committed to learning a...

In this episode, coaches Helle Frederiksen, Philipp Seipp and Emma Carney each give their perspective and recommendations on how many races you can do in a season without sacrificing performance.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The difference between different race distances (from super sprint to Ironman) -The physical and mental costs of racing, and the opportunity costs of missed trainin...

Mario Schmidt-Wendling is a Frankfurt-based long-distance triathlon coach with an athletic background in professional road cycling and educational background in sport science. Mario has coached more than 1000 long-distance triathlon finishes over the last 17 years across both age-group and professional athletes, and has recently published a book on training for long distance triathlon.     IN THIS...

Jon Green is a former professional runner turned running coach. He is currently the head coach of the Atalanta NYC women's professional running team (founded by Mary Cain) and he is the coach of Molly Seidel, Olympic bronze medalist in Tokyo and recent new American course record holder for the New York City Marathon.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -What Jon learnt about training and coachi...

In this episode, coaches Helle Frederiksen, Philipp Seipp and Emma Carney each give their perspective and recommendations on whether you should take a season break, and how to go about it.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Why (or why not) you should take a season break -How long should a season break be?  -Does a season break mean complete rest, or can you do some exercise or physical activ...

Stephan van der Zwaard, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam as well as a data scientist at Leiden University. With his background in both sports science and exercise physiology as well as data science, Stephan is able to work at the intersection of these fields to provide unique perspectives both in academia and applied sports such as cycling and speed skating. Today...

Rick Velati is a national coach with British Triathlon's World Class Programme, where the ultimate goal is to achieve Olympic medal and gold winning performances. Prior to his current role, Rick spent almost 12 years as the Head Coach of the Great Britain and England Talent Programme under British Triathlon.     IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Reasons behind the massive success of Team GB at...

Dr. Philip Skiba is a medical doctor specialising in Sports Medicine, and also holds a PhD in exercise physiology. Dr. Skiba is also a highly-regarded endurance coach and endurance performance consultant. He has coached a number of Olympians and World Champion endurance athletes, including for example Joanna Zeiger in triathlon, and has been consulting on projects such as Nike's Breaking2 project....

Russ Barber is the British Triathlon swim coach at Leeds Triathlon Centre, where his sessions are frequented by athletes like Olympic gold medalists Georgia Taylor-Brown and Jess Learmonth. Russ has also coached swimmers on four Olympic swim teams over his long career in swim coaching.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The training and coaching methods Russ uses at the Leeds Triathlon Centre...

In this episode, coaches Frank Jakobsen, Val Burke and Ryan Bolton and Björn Kafka each give their perspective and recommendations on how to prepare for and race well in the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -What should you do differently when preparing for Kona compared to a "regular" Ironman or full distance triathlon event?  -What are the most...

Jamie Stanley, PhD, is a sports physiologist with the South Australian Sports Institute. Jamie did his PhD thesis on the topic of Heart Rate Variability (HRV), but in his applied sports science role today he has a wide breadth of performance and recovery optimisation expertise, and we tap into that expertise on a number of interesting applied sports science questions in today's interview.    IN TH...

Mehdi Kordi, PhD, is a track cycling coach (sprinting in particular) working with the Royal Dutch Cycling Federation. In Tokyo, the Dutch track sprinters brought home multiple golds and medals, and Mehdi joins us to discuss how these athletes train to be the fastest on the planet. Also we discuss the physiology of W' and how it relates to neuromuscular function, and other bits and pieces from Mehd...

In this episode, coaches Frank Jakobsen, Val Burke, Kolie Moore, Ryan Bolton and Björn Kafka each give their perspective and recommendations on how to fuel workouts.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -How much energy to consume for different kinds of workouts?  -In what form should you consume energy?  -Pre- and post-workout fuelling -Is there a time and place for "training low" - i.e. traini...

Coach Chris Myers, PhD, is the co-author of the book "Triathlon Training with Power", which brings together training with a power meter in not just cycling, but in swimming and running as well. In this interview, Chris discusses topics ranging from equipment and technology validity to training tips.      IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -How to measure power in swimming: using the Trainesense S...

Arild Tveiten is the head coach and sports director of the Norwegian Triathlon Federation. At the Olympics in Tokyo 2021, Kristian Blummenfelt, who has been coached by Arild for 11 years, took the gold medal in the men's individual event, and fellow Norwegian athletes Gustav Iden, Casper Stornes, and Lotte Miller finished 8th, 11th and 24th, respectively. Here, Arild makes his third appearance on...

Nate Wilson is the coach of triathletes Flora Duffy, Olympic Gold Medalist from the women's individual event, and Kevin McDowell, 6th in the individual event and silver medalist in the Mixed Relay with the United States. Nate has an extensive background in the world of professional cycling, and is currently also the Professional Cycling Performance Manager of the World Tour team EF Education First...

Professor Melitta Mcnarry of Swansea University has recently published a meta-analysis on the health and mortality (all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and cancer) consequences of an elite sporting career. Here, she discusses the findings and the potential implications.        IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Reasons for conducting the meta-analysis, including questions marks around whether a h...

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...

Nicki Winfield Almquist, PhD, is a researcher at University of Copenhagen, Denmark. In this interview, we discuss the effects on performance as well as acute muscular and hormonal responses of including sprints in otherwise low-intensity cycling (and other endurance) training.      IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Effects on (cycling) performance of including sprints in otherwise low-intensity...

In this episode, Professor Robert Lamberts (Stellenbosch University) and Annemiek Roete (University of Groningen) discuss their recent systematic review on (noninvasive) markers of functional overreaching in endurance athletes. We also discuss the Lamberts Submaximal Cycle Test (LSCT), and it's application in triathlon as a monitoring tool as well as its application as a performance indicator.    ...