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Evidence-based Training for Cycling and Triathlon Performance | Sebastian Sitko


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Sebastian Sitko is a cycling and triathlon coach, and a sports scientist. His active involvement in coaching both amateur and professional athletes, as well in conducting and evaluating research means today’s episode is a perfect opportunity to discuss how to approach the integration of science and practice in cycling, triathlon, and other endurance sports. 

HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS: 

  • The most impactful sports science on Sebastian’s training and coaching practice
  • Periodisation - science and practice.
  • How to implement block periodisation in your training program.
  • Sebastian’s approach to ultra-endurance training, with an extremely high proportion of low-intensity training
  • Threshold training - science and practice
  • Why Sebastian mainly prefers other intensities than threshold training in his coaching
  • The myth of “active recovery”
  • What are the limitations of sports science, and applying it in training programs?
  • What are some common misinterpretations of scientific evidence by athletes and coaches?
  • DETAILED EPISODE SHOWNOTES: 

    • We have detailed shownotes for all of our episodes. The shownotes are basically the podcast episode in written form, that you can read in 5-10 minutes. They are not transcriptions, but they are also not just surface-level overviews. They provide detailed insights and timestamps for each episode, and are great especially for later review, after you've already listened to an episode.
    • The shownotes for today's episode can be found at https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts688/
    • LINKS AND RESOURCES: 

      • Sebastian’s website and Instagram
      • Cycling 2.0: Evidence-based training for peak performance on the bike - Sebastian’s newly published book
      • Sebastian Sitko, PhD | EP#376 - Sebastian’s first appearance on That Triathlon Show
      • WHAT SHOULD I LISTEN TO NEXT?

        If you enjoyed this episode, I think you'll love the following related episodes:

        • Training Talk with Kolie Moore | EP#271 - Kolie is a cycling coach known for his use of science and physiology in coaching.
        • Training talk with cycling coach James Spragg | EP#251 - Similarly to Sebastian, James is a coach-scietist, and we discuss several topics in this episode from a “science to practice” perspective.
        • You can find our full episode archives here, where you can filter for categories such as Training, Racing, Science & Physiology, Swimming, Cycling, Running etc.

          You can also find separate archives for specific series of episodes I've done, specifically Q&A episodes, TTS Thursday episodes, and Beginner Tips episodes

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