10: The Impact of Scientific Knowledge on Coaching

Joel and Paulo debate discuss how scientific knowledge directly impacts on current training methods with our athletes, including what are scientific certainties, practical implications of research, and specific methods including strength training, plyometrics, massage & physiotherapy, anti-inflammatories, fasted training and HRV monitoring. 

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Notes from Episode 10:

Video of Track Tuesday Session: El grupo de Joel Filliol a tope en carrera a pie con Mario Mola y Kate Zaferes al frente

THE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN OF THE JFT CREW

Most scientists look at this & think "That's me with the wheel".Most coaches think "look at science's square wheels" pic.twitter.com/EIogY0Fln6

— Ross Tucker (@Scienceofsport) February 8, 2016

You may think the scientist is the one offering the round wheel. Most often, you'd be wrong. That's usually a coach https://t.co/LHwf3Kzuk5

— Ross Tucker (@Scienceofsport) February 8, 2016

JB Morin Tweet

Strength Training for Running Economy

The training-injury prevention paradox: should athletes be training smarter and harder?

Explosive-strength training improves 5-km running time by improving running economy and muscle power

Effects of plyometric training on endurance and explosive strength performance in competitive middle- and long-distance runners

SSE #115: NEW IDEAS ABOUT NUTRITION AND THE ADAPTATION TO ENDURANCE TRAINING

Top Triathlon Podcasts Of 2015: Ben Greenfield Reigns Supreme: 

9: Michael Krüger

Joel interviews Michael Krüger, former Danish National Team Coach and coach to international top performers over many years,  discussing why Denmark produces so many strong triathletes, Ironman vs ITU coaching, when pros should race Kona, and National Federations supporting Ironman athletes. Joel and Paulo discussion repetition as a training concept, running power meters, and why many young athletes develop injuries. 

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Notes from Episode 9:

Krüger Coaching Facebook Page

#JFTcrew Behind the Scences Fuerteventura Camp Photos & Tommy Zaferes Triathlete -Photographer

Stryd running power meter

Top 20 Swim Tips: #21 Repetition

8: A Heated Debate on Building a Successful Program

Joel and Paulo debate elements of a successful program, both from the basis of national federations, squad and club environments, and culture and environment. In follow up, we revisit the target of the podcast, squad sustainability, USRPT, a Kiwi going for Rio, Polarised training and Session RPE.

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FITTER RADIO: EPISODE 091 HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - GRAEME MAW

Swimmer Michael Andrew, the youngest American ever to turn pro, makes waves w/ his unconventional training methods. 

Wanaka's Braden Currie to start Olympic qualifying campaign at Port of Tauranga

Top Ten Recommendations for Olympic Federations

7: Louis Delahaije: Lotto Jumbo Cycling Performance Manager

Joel interviews real coach Louis Delahaije, Performance Manager for the Lotto Jumbo cycling team, discussing his background, path from triathlon to cycling, contrasts between coaching environments, polarised training and more. Joel and Paulo discuss athlete monitoring and the session RPE model, plus a bonus swimming segment after the interview.

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Notes from Episode 7:

Follow Louis on twitter

Louis Delahaije LinkedIn

Team Lotto Jumbo Bio

Louis Delahaije, Team LottoNL-Jumbo: The race to recovery

5 minutes with Louis Delahaije High Performance Manager, Team Belkin/Lotto Jumbo

Quantifying training intensity distribution in elite endurance athletes: is there evidence for an "optimal" distribution?

Subjective Self Reported Monitoring

Monitoring the athlete training response: subjective self-reported measures trump commonly used objectivemeasures: a systematic review.

Effects of High Intensity Training by Heart Rate or Power in Recreational Cyclists

Pubmed Search FTP

6: Simon Whitfield

Simon Whitfield talks about his career, the emergence of the Brownlees, what he learned, and the perspective he has gained on the process that led to four Olympic Games and two Medals. Joel and Paulo answer follow up questions on swim myth busting, USRPT, and swim tools.

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Notes from Episode 6:

USRPT Breakthrough or Phantom from the Past  (page 5-7)

Simon Whitfield – The Relentless Pursuit

Simon Whitfield (@simonwhitfield) | Twitter

Simon's Olympic Gold Medal Race

ITU Hall of Fame 2015 - Simon Whitfield (CAN)

5: Swim Myth Busting

Joel and Paulo talk WADA, doping cover ups and dodgy labs, and answer follow up questions on Polarized Training. The main topic is swim training for triathletes, what works from our experiences, how to use swim tools and why, and how our views have changed since Joel published the Top 20 Swim Tips article back in 2012.

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Notes from Episode 5:

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Finis Agility Paddles, Finis Agility Paddles These are ideal for learning an effective catch, where you must press on the water effectively in the correct way. Medium is the right size for most athletes, small for small hands or larger for a different stimulus. 

Finis Instinct Sculling Paddles Smaller versions of the agility paddles: a good second paddle in the tool kit.

Speedo Power Paddle: Recommended basic flat paddles. Remove the wrist strap.

Finis Pulling Ankle Strap  A fancy ankle band: you can make a band out of a inner tube, or buy one of these.

Finis Bolster Paddles - Yellow: These paddles don't allow your wrist to break. They require some commitment to be effective. 

Finis Swim Parachute - Red

A drag tool - teaches effective catch. Most swimmers should tie a knot before the chute to lessen the drag from 'stock'.

Finis Dry Land Cord

Pre-swim dry land training to set up high elbow catch neuro-muscular patterning. 

The Top 20 Tips for Faster Triathlon Swimming

Triathlon Book post "What should I do with my swimming"

Triathlon Book post "A little something we have forgotten"

Paper on Constraint based swimming 

4: Dan Lorang: Coach of Jan Frodeno

Joel interviews Dan Lorang, German National Coach and personal coach to current 70.3 and Ironman World Champion Jan Frodeno. Topics include Dan's pathway into elite coaching, key moments in his development, his role with the ITU national team, differences between ITU and Ironman preparation, and how he started to work with Jan, and developed their plan to win Kona in 2015. Paulo and Joel review key points from the interview and discuss the Island House Triathlon in the Bahamas.

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Notes from Episode 4:

Follow Dan on twitter

Dan on Research Gate

Contact Dan via DTU

3: Polarized Training

In this episode of the Real Coaching Podcast Joel Filliol and Paulo Sousa discuss feedback and questions about elite coach pathways, triathlon coaching vs single sport coaching, mentorship for coaches, and what real coaching really means. The main topic was the Polarized Training model, what is it and isn't, strengths and weaknesses, and take aways for athletes and coaches. 

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Notes from Episode 3:

From Polarized to Optimised Video

Follow Stephen Seiler

Quantifying training intensity distribution in elite endurance athletes: is there evidence for an "optimal" distribution?

Impact of training intensity distribution on performance in endurance athletes.

What is best practice for training intensity and duration distribution in endurance athletes?

Six weeks of a polarized training-intensity distribution leads to greater physiological and performance adaptations than a threshold model in trained cyclists.

Intervals, Thresholds, and Long Slow Distance:  the Role of Intensity and Duration in Endurance Training

2: High Performance

In this episode of the Real Coaching Podcast Joel Filliol and Paulo Sousa discuss feedback and questions submitted over twitter about ITU racing, domestiques, 'Dirty Harry', and how an independent squad works. The main topic was 'what is High Performance' including, culture, philosophy, people, and what makes it all work together.  

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Notes from Episode 2:

Harry Whiltshire video

High Performance article on FreelapUSA

Paulo Sousa's philosophy blog post from 2008

1: What is Real Coaching?

"In this first episode Joel introduces the concept for the podcast, and discusses other favourite podcasts for coaches, before starting the discussion with Paulo Sousa, where we talk about what real coaching is, and our journey and development as coaches. Finally we analyse the Ironman World Championships, and the ITU Grand Final in Chicago."

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Notes from Episode 1:

Joel's appearance on TRS Radio: TRS42 Joel Filliol

Some favourite podcasts for coaches:

HMMR Media 

Magnus and Marcus on Coaching

The Tim Ferris Show

Finding Mastery

Sports Coach Radio

Pacey Performance Podcast

You Are Not So Smart Podcast