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Triathlon podcast presented by Trimechanics and hosted by Dr Tom Hughes. We focus on the science of training to provide balanced and concise information to help you improve.
Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A direct look at how deadlines, accountability, and body mechanics shape triathlon training.
The episode centers on triathlon training without a race season, and it keeps returning to one practical idea: deadlines change behavior. It uses exams as a simple comparison for accountability, then becomes more personal as the host admits he has often been a better trainer…
A practical starting point for cyclists easing into running.
Triathlon Science takes a measured look at the shift from cycling fitness to running readiness. It keeps the focus on frequency, neural drive, and the idea that a runner does not need much absolute muscle strength before starting out.
Bruised stories, blunt talk, real recovery.
Endurance performance, tested past the easy answers.
Endurance stories with trail dirt still attached.
The episode features an interview with Dave Triska, a GP and time trial cyclist, discussing how to maintain training motivation during the pandemic when race seasons are uncertain.
The human body is tuned like a Formula One car, and gaining weight is like putting a heavier driver in it.
The faster Ironman athletes burned more fat because they were aerobically fitter, not because they restricted carbohydrates.
Run the same distance very slowly with more frequent small steps and you raise the stimulus while staying below the level of damage.
Dr. Tom Hughes's first injury rule is 'stop', meaning stop and evaluate, not bed rest, and log pain in a diary.