That Triathlon Show Balancing training load and recovery with coach Lachlan Kerin | EP#274
Scientific Triathlon coach Lachlan Kerin returns to the podcast to discuss how to plan and execute your training so that there is an appropriate balance between training load and fatigue.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-How to balance load and recovery at a macro (season/yearly) and meso (roughly monthly) timescale
-How to balance load and recovery at an acute, micro timescale (roughly weekly)
-Full rest days and easy days - when and how to use each of these
-How to account for intense training days, big volume days, and strength training sessions when planning your load-recovery balance
-Methods for tracking recovery and training readiness
-When (and when not to) and how to adjust training for fatigue
-The impact of age, sex, experience, athletic profile and more on the load-recovery balance equation
SHOWNOTES:
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LINKS AND RESOURCES:
- Lachie's coaching profile on Scientific Triathlon and Instagram
- Glycogen metabolism and optimising glycogen resynthesis with Bob Murray, PhD | EP#252
- Sleep, recovery, and performance with Shona Halson | EP#52
- Scientific Triathlon coach Lachlan Kerin | EP#192
- Training ideologies with James Teagle and Lachlan Kerin | EP#212
- Fatigue management with James Teagle and Lachlan Kerin | EP#204
- Base training: off-season do’s and dont’s with James Teagle and Lachlan Kerin | EP#201
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