Q&A #63 - Protein intake; Equipment for home-based strength training; Top books for self-coached triathletes; Recovering from a bike crash

Q&A #63 - Protein intake; Equipment for home-based strength training; Top books for self-coached triathletes; Recovering from a bike crash

• How much protein should triathletes consume and how should it be distributed across the day?
• What are the most essential pieces of equipment needed for home-based strength training? 
• What are Mikael's top-5 most recommended books for self-coached triathletes?
• How should you rehabilitate from a bike crash and work on putting back any lost muscle mass from being immobile after the initial recovery period? 

  LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• That Triathlon Show website 
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• Injury prevention and rehabilitation with James Debenham, PhD | EP#209
• Triathlon Strength Training in 2018 - The Definitive Guide
• All Strength Training related episodes on That Triathlon Show
• Top-10 books, blogs, and resources for triathletes | EP#125
• Triathlete's Training Bible
• Triathlon Science
• Swim Smooth
• The Endurance Diet
• Endure or How Bad Do You Want It
• An examination of the time course of training-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy

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