Just be BIG, heavy 💪🏽 and POWERFUL for ROWING🚣🏻‍♀️ ? Sure?!

Martino Goretti wants you to understand that although rowing might appear like a sport where pure physique and power are the biggest factors, A LOT comes down to the ability to FEEL 🌊 the boat and the water. Technique training in endurance sport is ESSENTIAL!

In the 146th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul & Martino discuss:

🔥 doing HEAT training without knowing that you are doing HEAT training;

🧠 MENTAL strength and strain in endurance sports;

🚣🏻 EVERYTHING that matters for the exciting future of ROWING!

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Today’s speakers:

Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/

Martino Goretti https://www.instagram.com/martinogoretti/

WHAT is the problem you are dealing with? Like, EXACTLY 🤔💭

Ryan King wants you to understand that HOW you approach problem-solving as a team, depends on whether the problem is WELL or ILL-defined 💡

In the 145th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin & Ryan discuss:

🤓☝️ Performance PROBLEM solving of well-defined and ill-defined problems;

🧠 COLLECTIVE genius - what is it, and how you can use it as a TEAM;

🌐 Ingetrating, communicating and collaborating ARE NOT the same in teams.

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Today’s speakers:

Dr Martin Buchheit https://martin-buchheit.net/

Ryan King https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-king-blended-intelligence/

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You need to be PRACTICALLY 😎👌🔥 aware of your own BIAS!

Martin and Paul want you to understand that you NEED 🤩 to stay “in the game” of training. While you might think that you have it figured out, please remember: exercise and sport science, as well as any coaching related methods are EXTREMELY young! There is HEAPS to learn and adapt to ✅ 𝒀𝒆𝒔 !

In the 144th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin & Paul discuss:

🆕 NEW partnerships for 2025!

💭 how you deal with your OWN BIAS & disbeliefs in sports training;

🙏 finding YOUR sense of PURPOSE!

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Today’s speakers:

Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/

Dr Martin Buchheit https://martin-buchheit.net/

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Rowing is FAST💥! Try to produce BIG WATTS at 40+ strokes per minute😵!

Joseph DeLeo and Alex Wolf want you to understand that rowing is a 6-7 minute ⏱️ sport. You NEED to be fast but with a high level of SKILL.

In the 143rd episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul, Alex and Joseph discuss:

🗃️ WHY “just do MORE MILES” does not work;

🤓☝️ HOW to adapt to the NEW 1500m Olympic format;

🚀 Translating the COMPLEX rowing science into practice.

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Today’s speakers:

Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/

Joseph DeLeo and Alex Wolf https://scienceofrowing.com/

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QUALITATIVE 🤔💭 insights might need to be “improvised” - they are ESSENTIAL though!

Dr Derek McHugh wants you to understand that data sets in sports are NEVER complete, and thus you are ALWAYS missing stuff. This acknowledgement might appear BASIC to you, but it opens up a variety of flexibility to be more “free” ✅❌ of blindly just believeing the data.

In the 142nd episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin & Derek discuss:

🗃️ Organising, designing & cross-linking a SOLID athlete data base;

🤓☝️ How to make sure that even DESPITE incomplete data sets you can gain INSIGHTS;

🚀 Machine learning, AI and big data IN SPORTS

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Today’s speakers:

Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/

Dr. Derek McHugh https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekmchugh/

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Issues in your TRAINING, RECOVERY, FOOD and more, DO NOT manifest the same for fast 🚀 and slow twitch 🐢 athletes!

Elias Lehtonen wants you to understand that when you have MESSED ❌ something up chronically, your WHOLE BODY is fried - not just one system. So much so, that you will BARELY be able to start exercising without getting a massive lactate increase ⬆️. BUT this can be different from athlete type to athlete type!

In the 141st episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul & Elias discuss:

🫁 OXYGEN and how it matters so much for health, aging and performance;

🥱 what to do about overtraining OR rather: MALadaptation ;

📊 why measuring EFFORT once more comes out on top.

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Today’s speakers:

Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/

Elias Lehtonen https://twitter.com/EliasLehtonen
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References:

Elias’ health & performance clinic:

https://hula.fi/

Wagner O2 model:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0169260710000659

Wagner diagram tool:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38749432/

Framework for PA guidelines:

https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/8/2/e001339

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TACTICAL periodization is EASY😉 ! Just make sure to RECOVER for minus 3 + 4 !

Dr David Tenney wants you to understand that although working in a TACTICAL environemt is OBVIOUSLY COMPLEX, there are keystones 📍 you can USE EVERY WEEK to make your life easier.

In the 140th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin & David discuss:

⚽🏀 Moving from FOOTBALL to BASKETBALL;

🙌 team sessions VS autonomy;

⚔️ TACTICAL periodization - yes MORE OF IT!

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Today’s speakers:

Dr Martin Buchheit https://martin-buchheit.net/

Dr David Tenney https://www.instagram.com/davetenney/?hl=en

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HEAT🔥 training is ESTABLISHED, EASY ✅ and FOR EVERYONE! Get on it NOW!

Brad Culp wants you to understand that HEAT training is not a FAD, and that PREPARING for your ENVIRONMENT is ESSENTIAL to your performance. Norwegians can do it, so can you! Plus, training is cheap🤑!

In the 139th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul and Brad discuss:

🔎 the FULL SCOPE of the “NORWEGIAN” method;

🥑 why FAT metabolism, volume AND intensity are all ESSENTIAL for endurance;

🇳🇴 how to BUILD a strong sense of “PURPOSE” around high-performance across all ages and sports - like in NORWAY!

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Today’s speakers:

Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/

Brad Culp https://twitter.com/bbculp

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References:

Brad’s Norwegian Methods book:

https://www.amazon.com/Norwegian-Method-Groundbreaking-Endurance-Performance/dp/B0CTYHG1ZV?dplnkId=ab116467-05b9-4879-b431-50bdef7a5e20

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