Performance Advantage Podcast
By Dr Will & Dr Matt
They talk about common issues athletes encounter during endurance training and how to avoid or remedy them with the help of sports science.
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Performance Advantage PodcastDec 07, 2020
119 | AI Isn't About to Replace Coaches - Here's Why
Context is everything! Join Dr. Will and Dr. Matt in this episode of the Performance Advantage Podcast as they map out the future role of AI in sports. There is a pivotal difference between AI-generated training plans and AI coaching. While AI might consistently churn out generic training schedules, it cannot replicate the nuanced planning and adaptations a human coach can offer based on an athlete's ever-changing needs and circumstances. Athletes' reliance on AI's automated adjustments is a challenge, considering that there is currently no feature for in-depth discussion or contextual assessment from a machine.
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118 | Too Much Data a Bad Thing?
With a thrilling array of metrics at our disposal—heart rate, power meters, HRV, braking analysis, sleep patterns, and an arsenal of wearable tech like running watches—the consensus was clear: while the abundance of data might seem overwhelming, its value lies in contextualization.
In our conversation, we unveiled the power of data as a guiding compass for performance optimization. Ultimately, we concluded that there's no such thing as an excess of data; rather, it's the interpretation and application that define its significance. Join us on this enlightening journey through the intersection of sports and data science and analytics, where the right data, in the right context, becomes the game-changer you need.
---- Here's a link to the scientific article we discussed: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.608426/full
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117 | Interval Revolution: Two Key Workouts to Transform Your Endurance
In this episode, we delve deep into the world of interval training, uncovering the science and strategy behind the two most effective interval workouts for endurance athletes. Whether you're a runner, cyclist, triathlete, or mountain biker, these sessions are the secret sauce to elevating your performance.
First, we'll explore the mechanics of interval training - how it works, why it's effective, and the physiological changes it triggers in your body. I'll break down complex scientific concepts into easy-to-understand nuggets, ensuring you know not just the 'how,' but the 'why' behind these workouts.
Then, we'll dive into the two key workouts. You'll learn how to integrate them into your training regimen, tailor them to your specific endurance sport, and adjust them to your current fitness level. These aren't just generic sessions; they're adaptable, scalable, and proven to yield results.
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116 | Burnout and Overtraining - How to Avoid the Inevitable and Why It's OK
As an endurance athlete, it's easy to get caught up in the mentality that more is always better. However, there's a fine line between pushing yourself to your limits and overtraining. Burnout and overtraining can have similar symptoms, such as fatigue, decreased performance, and lack of motivation. The difference lies in the cause - burnout is often a result of psychological and emotional stress, while overtraining is caused by physical stress from excessive training. It's important to listen to your body and recognize the signs of burnout or overtraining to prevent long-term negative effects on your performance and overall health. Remember, rest and recovery are just as important as training to achieve your endurance goals. --- Support the show by leaving a review and sharing an episode! Every review helps us bring sports science to the people!
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115 | Breaking Records: The Art and Science of Pacing Ironman Nice World Championships
Join us today as we delve into the essential elements of conquering the challenging bike course at the upcoming Ironman World Championships in Nice, France. We share some of the science, our personal insights, and practical tips on pacing, equipment choices, and various strategic considerations that can make all the difference on race day.
Episode Highlights:
Pacing for Success: One of the keys to triumphing on the bike leg is maintaining an efficient and sustainable pace. We discuss how we adapt our pacing strategies based on the course's undulating terrain and technical challenges, ensuring we conserve enough energy for the grueling marathon that awaits after the bike leg.
Our Equipment Choices: Let's take an in-depth look at the optimal equipment choices for this demanding course. We discuss the pros and cons of different bike and wheel options and learn how we select the right equipment to maximize performance.
Tackling Downhills and Aerodynamics: Descending skills are crucial for gaining time on the bike leg. We share our tips for navigating the descents safely and efficiently, and hint at the possibility of new bike tech. Additionally, we explain the significance of aerodynamics and how small adjustments can have a significant impact on overall bike times.
Fueling and Hydration Strategies: Nutrition plays a vital role in Ironman events. With several key feedzones, we discuss which will be best to skip.
Staying Cool and Hydrated: With the Mediterranean climate in Nice, managing heat is crucial for peak performance. We discuss innovative cooling techniques and how we stay hydrated in warm conditions, ensuring we perform at our best throughout the ride.
Whether you're an experienced triathlete seeking to improve your Ironman performance or a first-timer preparing for the challenge of a lifetime, we hope our experiences and insights will help you optimize your preparation and performance on the bike course at the Ironman World Championships in Nice, France.
Keywords: Ironman World Championships, Nice France, bike course, pacing, equipment choices, running off a downhill, aerodynamics, fueling, hydration, cooling, descending skills, triathlon, sports science, performance optimization, tactical strategies.
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114 | The Difference Between 1st and Last in MTB Races
There's so much going on in MTB - and plenty of bro science. With so many equipment and setup options, and multitude of factors affecting performance in races, how is it possible to figure out what's best for you? Think of it this way: you could have the perfect bike for the course and your best ever fitness, but over-pacing in the first 30s of your race could throw it all away! Are hardtails faster? Can you beat someone simply because you have different tires? Will your suspension setup make you brake differently? We've been doing some races and trying new things, and have found wildly different results. Matt and Will are 1:1 in the local series despite different approaches in training and execution of races. We explore what makes one rider faster than the other in this episode across a number of factors, and have science to back a lot of it up - just what you need to get faster in your next race, whether XC, DH or Enduro.
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113 | Pushing the Edge: Doping Discussions and Insights with Jack Kelly of How They Train
We dive into the controversial world of doping in sports with guest Jack Kelly from How They Train. Together, we explore the science, ethics, and motivations behind performance-enhancing substances while discussing the challenges faced by anti-doping agencies.
Gain a deeper understanding of the complexities surrounding doping, the physiological effects of performance-enhancing drugs, and the ethical dilemmas they pose. Jack Kelly shares exclusive stories and insights, making for a captivating and educational listening experience.
Don't miss this compelling episode, where science, ethics, and sports collide in a thought-provoking exploration of the doping phenomenon. Tune in and join the conversation!
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112 | The Run-Walk Marathon Breakthrough: Unleashing the Power of Alternating Paces
Discover the power of the run-walk marathon method in this exciting episode of The Performance Advantage Podcast, hosted by sports scientists Dr Will and Dr Matt. Learn how Dr Will achieved an incredible 2:37 marathon finish using this innovative technique and how it can transform your own performance. We break down the mechanics and benefits of the run-walk approach, discussing pacing, mental strategies, and individual adaptations.
Whether you're an experienced marathoner or a first-time runner, tune in to unlock the secrets of the run-walk method and take your endurance to the next level.
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111 | Avoid These Base Training Pitfalls
With race season fast approaching, we're slipping out of the base phase and into the build phase. Or are we? I mean, is base training even important these days? Or is it more important to do intervals? Some athlete do base training all year - but does that mean that's right for you? In this episode, we discuss who needs base training and wahy, and unlock some of the limiting factors and benefits of the base phase. Base training - or the popular Zone 2 training - isn't for everyone all the time, so dig into this episode to find out more! And as you transition out of base, watch out for these pitfalls that will derail your season!
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110 | Performance Enhancing Drugs - The Doping Crisis
How are we still facing doping issues in 2023? Over a year from the Paris 2024 Olympics, doping is still making headlines. Most recently, Kenyan Athletics has been overwhelmed with doping sanctions. However, the Kenyan doping crisis is a unique situation and a far cry from the systematic doping of the Russian Olympic Federation as portrayed in the movie Icarus.
Listen in as we attempt to dissect the sports doping landscape using our inside knowledge and sports science experience.
Here are those links we mentioned:
Kenyan doping cases: https://www.adak.or.ke/reasoned-decisions/
Matt's enduro doping article: https://www.mtbphd.com/post/2018/11/27/do-drugs-work-in-enduro/
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109 | Sports Scientists Vs 2023 | The Year of Free Speed
Are you going to be better next year? Faster, stronger, lighter, smarter and just an overall GC? Here's 2 ways each of us will be better, and here's just 1 simple thing you can do to have your best results in 2023! Bye bye resolutions, and hellllooooo new me!
Research article https://www.researchgate.net/publication/15235652_Mechanical_determinants_of_the_minimum_energy_cost_of_gradient_running_in_man
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108 | Racing vs Training - Psychological or Physiological?
After a few big weeks of racing, we discuss why some races don't measure up to training. Do your races not go to plan? Are you great at training, but bad at racing? We've found that there are three types of racers- those going for the win, those who think they are going for the win, and those who execute the best they have on the day. These might sound the same, but they are very different in terms of execution, and ultimately consistency. So listen in for the differences between racing and training so you don't blow your next race!
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107 | Pro vs. Amateur Athlete Training (Energetic Output Theory)
Do you want to train like a pro? Maybe you should be asking whether or not you can train like a pro! Trainign for running and cycling is all about working on your weaknesses. Yes you can do the hardest interval sessions or longest rides, but will this make you faster? It's all about recovery. pros can train more because they can recover more! Do you sleep 10 hours or more per night? Well, pros sleep a lot! Sleep is when you recover. So today, Matt & Will talk about how the pros train, and why they can do it. Don't make these mistakes: ensure that you dial in the right training for YOU!
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106 | Underground Training Tactics of the Pros - MTB Science Secrets
It's not rocket science - it's MTB science. There's a heap of myths and bro-science in MTB, and what's shared on social media isn't necessarily what goes on within a pro-riders training plan. Dr Matt Miller (MTB PhD) reveals how pro downhill, enduro and XC MTB riders are training and the science that makes them fast.
Dr Matt has invented a system to get you faster on the trails, the BrakeAce method. The world's first and only MTB coach in your pocket. https://link.brakeace.com/home
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105 | VO2max Secrets Revealed. Why VO2max is Getting Outdated.
Is VO2max an outdated measure for determining fitness? Dr Tim Podlogar thinks we can do better than the traditional VO2max. Tim also discusses why some pro cyclists consume over 120grams of carbohydrates per hour while racing and the best application of exogenous ketones.
Dr Tim Podlogar is a Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham. Assistant professor at the University of Primorska. Head of Sports Science at the Human Performance Centre and Nutritionist for World Tour cycling team Bora-Hansgrohe.
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Read Tim's article: https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00723.2021
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104 | Eliminate Junk Miles with Training Zones
You know your training could be better, but you haven't had time to sort it out. This episode is for you. We give you a how-to guide for finding your threshold and setting your training zones. PLUS we share out most effective zones for maximising your fitness and speed. Also in the episode is a scientific breakdown of how each training zone can be used for maximum effectiveness.
Dr Will O's Training Zone Calculator: https://www.drwilloconnor.com/critical-power-calculator
MTB Training Zone Calculator: https://www.mtbphd.com/mtb-power-training-zone-calculator
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103 | Low Carb Vs High Carb. New Research in 2022
Get leaner and improve your performance by eating more fat and fewer carbs. Want to improve your finishing time? Eat whatever you want. Those are the results I (Dr Will O’Connor) found during my PhD. I had thirteen athletes, men and women, eat both low and high-carb diets for four weeks. I tested their performance over five hours after a carbohydrate load. I considered my study design the best-case scenario for low-carb fat-adapted athletes to outperform high-carb athletes: chronic adaptation and ultra-endurance performance with a carbohydrate load and carbohydrate supplementation.
In this episode, Dr Matt and I discuss my new publication and its implications for your low-carb self-experiments.
Download a copy of the paper and follow along at home.
https://www.jsc-journal.com/index.php/JSC/article/view/712
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102 | Mountain Biking - From 1st Ride to Winning Races
Until now, it was impossible to measure braking in mountain biking. Not even the pros know how they brake. But this is changing - and changing fast. Listen in on this interview with Michael Liberzon of endurance Innovation, where he gets into all the important details on braking in MTB with BrakeAce founder, Dr Matt Miller. Hopefully you’ll discover a thing or two to ride smoother yourself! This episode was originally published on Endurance Innovation - Check them out to hear some other amazing episodes with the top guests in our field!
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101 | The Fundamentals of Running Power
A great episode republished from the Endurance Innovation Podcast, where Dr Will O'Connor is challenged on the importance of running power. You won't want to miss this discussion between three experts on the ever-evolving space of running power meters and running technology.
This episode was originally published on Endurance Innovation - Check them out to hear some other amazing episodes with the top guests in our field!
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100 | Dispelling the Grey Zone Myth
Zone 3 (Tempo) is the ideal stamina building training zone. Training at “tempo” can be beneficial by inducing increases in O2 demand, cardiovascular stress, lactate shuttling and H+ buffer capacity without being completely taxing.
HOWEVER, Zone 3 can quickly become the deadly “grey zone” when you push the pace on your easy or aerobic sessions. When you push your zone 1 & 2 sessions too hard, you move beyond the maximal fat utilisation intensity (65% VO2max) and begin to rely on carbohydrates. In which case, you’re not training for maximal aerobic development. You’re training in the ‘grey zone’.
When you train in the ‘grey zone’ day after day, week after week, you’ll find yourself chronically tired and smack in the middle of a training plateau. Worse yet, you could end up overtrained, burnt out, or injured.
In this episode, we talk through the science of grey zone training and how you can avoid the grey zone trap. Trust us, we've been there!
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99 | 5 Ways to Get Faster Without Getting Fitter
Has your fitness reached its ceiling, but you still want to get faster? If you have limited time or are looking for maximum gains, we talk today about 5 ways you can get faster without changing anything related to your fitness. While these mostly apply to braking in MTB and how riders going downhill use their brakes optimally with BrakeAce, we also discuss how these relate to other sports.
Read the article and watch the video here: https://www.brakeace.com/post/5-ways-to-get-faster-without-getting-fitter
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98 | How to Run Your Fastest 5km
Matt did his first Park Run with a time of 22:50, and he wants to improve. Who better that Dr Will O'Connor to help with the 5km training plan? Today we discuss the race and how it felt, and why Will thinks Matt can go sub-20 in a few blocks of training. We build the training plan live, and you can download it for free. It's difficult to build around MTB riding, weight training and the start-up life...
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Youtube Video - https://youtu.be/ssi1Y5vvKJQ
Get Dr Will's 5km Training Plan - https://www.trainingpeaks.com/my-training-plans/papodcast
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97 | The Importance of Aerodynamics with Michael Liberzon
Aerodynamic drag acts against you as soon as you start moving. It simply costs more energy to move forward when you are less aerodynamic. The same is true in sports from running and cycling, all the way to MTB. Today we're joined by professional coach and aerodynamics guru, Michael Liberzon. In this episode we give you the skinny on how important aerodynamics is for you, and some simple ways to measure or assess improvement.
Follow along with Michael on the Endurance Innovation Podcast or on X3 Training
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96 | How to Stop Cheaters with Race Ranger
James Elvery is an ex-pro Triathlete and he wants to help stop cheating. Until now, drafting was policed by visual observation, and penalties were non-protestable. If someone thought it looked like you were cheating, your race is done. But if they didn't see you drafting, you're sweet. Doesn't sounds right to us. James' Race Ranger is the first tool to ensure that you draft at the right distance. Listen in for the scoop on this awesome new product - coming to a race near you!
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95 | Five Reasons You Should NOT Train with Heart Rate
Training with a heart rate monitor was once the gold standard. But now, we have devices like power meters and core body temperature sensors added into the mix. There are times when heart rate shines, but other times when heart rate data is not good enough to analyze your training. Listen in as we discuss 5 reasons you shouldn't train with heart rate.
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94 | Heat Training with CORE Body Temperature Sensor's Chris Blomfield-Brown
CORE's revolutionary body temperature sensor is the world's first non-invasive sensor to measure your core temperature when training and racing. Will and Matt are joined by Chris Blomfield-Brown to talk about how the pros are training and racing to beat the heat. They also discuss their experience with the more invasive ways to measure core temperature, such as probes and e-pills. For all of you who have faded in the heat - this one's for you. Visit CORE: https://corebodytemp.com/
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93 | The Future of Sports Tech with Rohan Martin
Rohan Martin is an embedded and mobile software engineer who has worked on some of the raddest tech in the sports we love. Alongside his passion for coaching and extreme sports, he is also the CTO of BrakeAce, the world's first brake sensor and app combo for mountain bikers. Today Rohan shares his insights from behind the curtain, and we begin the discussion of how the world of sports tech is faring amongst the other tech around us. There's room for improvement, and it starts here.
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92 | The Four Things Slowing You Down
There are 4 things slowing you down when you start your ride: gravity, aerodynamic drag, rolling resistance and braking. Some of these are trade-off, where improving one problem will make the other worse. Some can’t be fixed at all. Some problems are bigger than others. Listen in as we discuss how you can reduce external forces and improve your performance.
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91 | Five Training Phases For Successful Periodization
Following on from the Six Spokes of Planning Training, we have five training phases to help you plan your best training plan. Whether you're training for a marathon, an ultramarathon, an enduro MTB, or a cycling stage race, our five training phases will ensure you're in peak shape on race day. Start with Base Training, then move to the Event-Specific Phase. After that, it’s all about Tapering, Racing and Resting. Check out this episode to hear how Steve will be faster than ever!
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90 | Six Steps to Planning Your Training in 2022
Using the Six Spokes of Planning Training from our TrainingPeaks University Introduction to Exercise Science course, we work through how you can plan the best training for yourself. We use these same steps ourselves to plan training for our own athletes - from a whole season right down to individual workouts. If you’re up in the air on whether you should go hard or train easy, of you should add in an extra session, you can use these steps to get the most out of yourself.
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89 | Unlocking the Secret Science of Fitness
Do you find yourself validating a good training session with average pace, power or peak heart rate? Do you find that even though you’re pushing yourself harder and harder, you don’t seem to be getting any faster? If you spend a lot of time in the 'grey zone', the truth is that you’re likely doing more harm than good. Training in the grey zone means you’re pushing too hard too often, and not training slow enough, often enough. It doesn’t matter if you’re a weekend worrier or full-time pro, slowing down to go faster is legit. In this episode, we're going to break down the science of getting fitter by looking at the energy systems.
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88 | Does Bike Weight Matter?
A study by Matt's PhD supervisor, Dr Paul Macdermid, showed that heavier bikes were slower up hills—no surprise! A bike 21% heavier was 3.3% slower for a 95kg rider. This same study indicated that a dropper post will lose you only 1 second up a steep climb of 11 minutes! Once a bike is up to speed, it wants to stay at speed. Heavier bikes will want to stay at speed more, but they will be harder to get going again if you slow down. You can ‘buy’ time, but getting the right mix of pedalling, braking and pacing is better than buying expensive, fragile parts.
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87 | Testing the Fastest Running Shoes with Dr Dustin Joubert
Nike Vaporfly, Nike Alphafly, Asics Metaspeed, and Adidas Adios Pro are the running shoes with the most buzz around them, but who's the fastest? And how do the likes of Brooks, Hoka, and New Balance stack up? Dr Dustin Joubert (@labratrundown) has done the study every runner has been waiting for - the Super Shoe Study.
Dr Dustin tested twelve runners using seven carbon plated "super shoes" and a control shoe (Asics Hyperspeed). Each runner was tested four times in each shoe. The results were conclusive as to what shoes you should be buying if you want to smash your PB without needing to get fitter! Listen in to find out which shoe is the fastest.
Super Shoe Article https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/kinesiology/33/
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86 | Maximal Aerobic Speed with Nathan Heaney
Nathan Heaney is an experienced Strength and Conditioning Coach, High-Performance Specialist, Lecturer and highly sought Mentor and Consultant. Today we discuss maximal aerobic power and how Nathan has used this in team sports like AFL, hockey and netball. We draw parallels between critical power and threshold power with maximal aerobic power, and Nathan helps to differentiate the metrics. Learn more about Nathan on his website and informative Instagram page:
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85 | Female Athlete Health with Mary-Ann Moller
Mary-Ann Moller is a sports scientist focusing on female athlete health. She competes as an elite XCO and cyclocross racer herself, and is especially interested in investigating female athlete health in the MTB community. Throughout this episode, we approach the extremely difficult topic of creating a dialogue between female athletes and the often male staff or coaches around female athlete health. This is a must-listen for any coach or athlete who would like to break taboos about topics like the menstrual cycle, RED-S and amenorrhea. You can learn more about Mary-Ann's ongoing research on her Instagram page: https://link.performanceadvantagepodcast.com/maryannmollerinstagram
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84 | AI Coaching: Can a Computer Train You Better?
Data is everywhere in training, and everywhere in our lives. AI has led to better YouTube recommendations and self-driving cars, but will those new coaching apps ever help real endurance athletes? A few software companies have been popping up that use AI and machine learning to give you a personalized, computer-generated training plan, so we dig in and discuss when coaches will be totally obsolete.
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83 | Ketosis, High Carb Diets, Endurance Training & Burning Muscle
Are carbs your enemy or your friend? Are carbs always good for some athletes and always bad for others? Do you really burn muscle if you train before breakfast? We get asked these kinds of questions a lot. Join in on this candid discussion on how we approach carbohydrates to get the most out of ourselves and our athletes.
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82 | What's Inside the World's Fastest Running Shoes? - Pebax Powered
There is a special technology that all the world's fastest running shoes share - Pebax. Pebax foam is able to return more energy than other shoe materials, and it weighs less, too. This adds up to faster running times. But where does this technology come from? And how does Pebax get into all these sneakers? Listen in as we get an exclusive first chat with the team at Arkema who are responsible for this revolutionary material.
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If you enjoyed this episode, check out the Episode 61 with Dr Kim Herbert-Losier on the research behind the Nike Vaporfly shoes and breaking the 2-hour marathon.
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81 | 15 Minute Strength Training from James Wilson
James Wilson has helped athletes get stronger and live healthier lives for the last 16 years. We talk about the whole gamut of strength training, and agree that the best workout you do is the one you do consistently. James has a number of free isometric exercises on his site, and we talk about them today. Would you believe they only take 15 minutes 2-3 times per week?
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80 | Three Techniques to Get Faster.
We all want to get faster. It's everyone's reason for training. How do you know you're doing the right training, and how do you know why something isn't working? This week, we talk through the three processes we use to ensure our athletes are always training appropriately to get faster. Those three processes are;
1. Plan
2. Consistency
3. Review
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79 | Getting Back Up with World Cup DH Racer Bryn Dickerson
Bryn Dickerson is one of the top DH racers in New Zealand and the world, having once won the Elite Oceania Continental Championships, and earning a top 20 finish in the World Cup. Bryn is an amazing storyteller and has had some incredible experiences around the world riding his bike. Bryn talks us through how hard it is to race on the World Cup when you're putting your life on the line every weekend. Bryn is sharing his wealth of knowledge with MTBers in NZ through his coaching company, Fluid Lines.
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78 | Strength Training for Cyclists with Derek Teel from Dialed Health
If you're still on the fence of whether strength training will help your mountain biking, check this episode out! Derek has amassed a wealth of knowledge on strength training for cyclists, and is a testament that adding in a weight routine won't make you 'bulky', but will make you faster!
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77 | The Future of Power with RunPowerCoach Nathan Fenton
Today we talked about the internet and power meters with Run Power Coach Nathan Fenton. Nathan is a running power guru, and it was great to chat with him about how he helps athletes at different levels to improve their performance and optimize their limited training time with power meters. Learn more about Nathan at RunPowerCoach.com
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76 | Internet Memes and Misinformation
There is so much information about exercise on the internet - and a lot of it is WRONG! We think that in sports, this information is shared with the best of intentions, so we talk over some of the pitfalls and potential safeguards to make sure we are getting the right stuff to be our better selves.
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75 | What Went Wrong? Analyzing Failure
Not every day is going to be a gold medal, but there are still plenty of things to learn. here we pick apart Will's failed ultramarathon when he had to be carried off the course with 5km to go!
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74 (3/3)| Power Meters 101 - Setting Training Zones and Avoiding Blowing Up
Once you've done your FTP test, you can set your zones and properly analyze training. In this final part of Power Meters 101, we talk about what zones are and how to set them , and work through the best way to train and race with our power meters.
Listen to 53 | Training Zones: Science Simplicity and Effectiveness HERE
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74 (2/3)| Power Meters 101 - FTP is a Science Lab on Your Bike
In part 2 of 3, we talk about what FTP is and what it really means for you. How can a steady-state test be important for HARD racing? Let's deep dive into that and get you rolling with power data you can collect on every ride!
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74 (1/3) | Power Meters 101 - Critical First Rides & Best Brands
Anyone who rides should check this out! So you know a power meter is the best way to train, but which device should you buy? In this first of a 3-part series, we go over what power actually is, what it means for you and your bike, and the first things to do once you have a power meter on your bike. Included is the science of how different power meters get to the same number.
Link to the research study: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19346182.2015.1108979
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73 | How to Run with a Power Meter with Dr Will O'Connor
Running power is quickly becoming the new way to train and improve in running. Currently, runners are relying on GPS - a measurement from space - and heart rate, the dial-up broadband of training metrics. Both pace and heart rate serve their purpose as useful metrics, but when GPS signal is poor, or you’re HR isn’t reading correctly, you’re left guessing.
In this episode, Dr Will talks about how running power has evolved, what your “power” number represents and how you can get set-up to use running power to train and race more effectively.
Three Main Takeaways
Get a power meter and start using it
Complete the Willo Test (1km & 5km all out) to determine your critical power
Look into your Form Power & Form Power Ratio (FPR or FP%)
Learn more about running power in our Running with Power Masterclass
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72 | 5x USA National Champ Seamus Powell Opens Up About Retirement
American enduro racers will see less of factory rider, Seamus Powell in 2021. In this episode, the 5x USA National Champion opens up about the struggles of racing professionally, how COVID impacted his 2020 season and why he has decided to walk away from a salary and factory ride. Find out more about Seamus' new career and how he will approach MTB riding in 2021.
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