Running science: economy, strength training, lactate threshold, and performance predictors with Jordan Santos | EP#117

Jordan Santos, associate professor, discusses a number of topics within running science and their practical implications for triathletes.

 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:        * Lactate testing best practices, validity of field testing to estimate lactate threshold, and using heart          rate variability to estimate lactate threshold in the near future?        * Running Economy: how important is it and how can it be improved?        * Strength training for running and its impact on performance        * The best predictors of running performanceSHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts117/

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:        The Triathlete's Strength Training Formula | EP#81        Brain training and psychobiology of endurance performance with professor Samuele   Marcora | EP#17        Mind, body, and the curiously elastic limits of human performance with Alex Hutchinson | EP#101        Psychology and the Central Governor Model with professor Tim Noakes | EP#43        Low-carb high-fat (LCHF) for endurance sports with professor Tim Noakes        To lab test or not to lab test with Alan Couzens | EP#79        What Type of Run Training Improves VO2max, the Aerobic Threshold, and Running economy? | EP#91

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