Michele Zanini is a PhD candidate at the University of Loughborough studying the connection between running economy, durability, and strength training). He is also a physiologist and strength and conditioning coach with the Italian Triathlon Federation, and he has been working alongside the legendary running coach Renato Canova. This is part one of a two-part interview.        

 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Michele's role within the Italian triathlon federation

-How physiologists support athletes and coaches in a high-performance environment

-Testing protocols and how to make test results actionable

-Running economy, its determinants, and how it can be improved

-Durability, its determinants, and how it can be improved

 

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Michele's Twitter profile

• Strength training for endurance performance with Richard Blagrove, PhD | EP#292

• Nitrate loading, marathons, and endurance sports science with prof. Andy Jones | EP#187

• Durability in endurance sports with Ed Maunder, PhD and Stephen Seiler, Phd | EP#295

• Aerobic decoupling, durability and endurance performance with Daniel Muniz, PhD | EP#343

• Modeling: optimal marathon performance on the basis of physiological factors - Joyner 1985

• The Physiology of the World Record Holder for the Women's Marathon - Jones 2006

• A physiologist's view of running economy - Daniels 1985

• Running economy: Measurement, norms, and determining factors - Barnes and Kilding 2015

• Effect of performance level on changes in economy during prolonged running - Zanini et al. 2022

• Effects of Two Hours of Heavy-Intensity Exercise on the Power-Duration Relationship - Clark et al. 2018

• Dynamics of the power-duration relationship during prolonged endurance exercise and influence of carbohydrate ingestion - Clark et al. 2019

• Prolonged cycling reduces power output at the moderate-to-heavy intensity transition - Stevenson et al. 2022

• The Importance of ‘Durability’ in the Physiological Profiling of Endurance Athletes - Maunder et al. 2021

• Decoupling of Internal and External Workload During a Marathon: An Analysis of Durability in 82,303 Recreational Runners - Smyth et al. 2022

 

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