HEAT🔥 training is ESTABLISHED, EASY ✅ and FOR EVERYONE! Get on it NOW! Brad Culp wants you to understand that HEAT training is not a FAD, and that PREPARING for your ENVIRONMENT is ESSENTIAL to your performance. Norwegians can do it, so can you! Plus, training is cheap🤑! In the 139th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul and Brad discuss: 🔎 the FULL SCOPE of the “NORWEGIAN” method; 🥑 why FAT metabolism, volume AND intensity are all ESSENTIAL for endurance; 🇳🇴 how to BUILD a strong ...
Nov 22, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 139
Your player LIKES ❤️ that one WEIRD/NEW method? You might want to just let them do it 👍 Angel Acena wants you to understand that sometimes you will encounter ESTABLISHED routines that might clearly go AGAINST existing evidence❌ . While you always should try to at least understand how and why the players got here, you might also just start by letting them do it for now. In the 137th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin and Angel discuss: 📈 How to progress your career through MANY exp...
Nov 15, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 138
NEW to female 👩🏻 PERFORMANCE? SLOW down 🐌! Ellie Maybury wants you to understand that for any NEW environment, but specifically with FEMALE athletes (who might be still be new to the high performance setting), you need to LEARN and OBSERVE 🎓 first, then ASK questions, and finally, start “coaching” ✨ after taking your time. In the 137th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul and Ellie discuss: 🤗 why SUBJECTIVE data was the backbone of WOMEN’s performance coaching so far; ✅ building a ...
Nov 08, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 137
You NEED MORE ⏰ TIME! More TIME BREATHING really hard 🌬️! Ingvill Odden wants you to understand that YES✅, we can say with more certainty now that the more time you spend at VO2max, or at least the higher percentage of VO2max you are at during your HIIT, the greater your performance outcomes will be. Plus, if you are struggling, start with SHORTER HIIT - like we have always been highlighting here at HIIT Science ;)! In the 136th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul and Ingvill discuss:...
Nov 01, 2024•49 min•Season 1Ep. 136
So you WANT to be AERO🚀? You sure that is the BEST 🥇 for YOU RIGHT NOW?! David Wadsworth wants you to understand that going full crazy on low handlebar settings, crazy positions, UGLY bent backs 😵💫, and all the other overpriced AERO trends is unlikely to be the BEST solution for you. In the 135th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul and David discuss: 🚲 how your BIKE FIT matters SO MUCH MORE than silly AERO trends; 🤕 out of the box thinking about PAIN; ⏳ LONG-TERM development of ...
Oct 25, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 135
How many LEVELS of SCALED drills do you have in YOUR rehab process 🧐 ? Dr Simon Harries wants you to understand that it is non-negotiable to SCALE down ⤵️ GAME specific drills that will slowly reintroduce the injured players into team specific training. In the 134th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin @mart1buch and Simon discuss: 🤹♂️ Why a MULTIDISCPLINARY approach to pre- and rehab is a must; 🕵️ How to make a POST MORTEM work, as well as what is a “PRE” MORTEM?! 🚀 three ways o...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 134
TEAM sports require INDIVIDUALS to be considered first, but at the same time you NEED to make TEAM COHERENCE 🎯 work. Dr Garrison Draper wants you to understand that you need to put EXTRA effort 💪 in to remember daily that your PLAYERS are who matter the most. That you need to look after them 🚀 while making it all fit together within your team. In the 133rd episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin @mart1buch and Garrison discuss: 🚧 braking down barrieres, opening communication & IN...
Oct 11, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 133
Do you CARE enough about your ATHELTES to try to LEARN more about their abilities, problems & POTENTIAL SKILL ISSUES 📢? Dr Jason Weber wants you to understand that sometimes we do TOO little just to SPEED things up. Patience ⏳ is not only important for ELITE athletes that are massive assets, but for anyone who is training for any level of sports. In the 132nd episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin @mart1buch and Jason discuss: ❓ knowing WHAT to ASK in your SPECIFIC sports performan...
Oct 04, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 132
COLLECTIVE flow - are you in it to win it 🏆?! Dr Matt Dubin wants you to understand that “going together” is one of the highest states of elation 🚀 us humans can achieve - even if that means that we need to cut our own INDIVIDUAL preferences a bit shorter sometimes. In the 131st episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin @mart1buch and Matt discuss: 🏷️ WHAT do you need to get into FLOW state? 👩🏻🔬 Flow differences between INDIVIDUAL sports, ENDURANCE sports & TEAMS;; ➡️ How it all...
Sep 26, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Stay for a while AND BUILD 🧱 the THING! Dr Teena Murray wants you to understand that “the next step” is not always a “change”. You cannot get IN-DEPTH skills, knowledge and COACHING ⚙️ understanding if you are NEVER fully committed to supporting one set of individuals for while. In the 130th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin @mart1buch and Teena discuss: 🏷️ How to build a HEALTH & PERFORMANCE program from the ground up; 👩🏻🔬 Why COMMITMENT with the right support from DECIS...
Sep 19, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 130
In the SPORTS and COACHING industry you might not find that many people with NUANCED and BALANCED approaches to problems 🤔💭 Dr Neil Gibson wants you to understand that whether you come from research or another DETAIL oriented discipline that cares about taking your time with assorting information and making a conclusion, you have 🏆 AMAZING skills! In the 129th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin and Neil discuss: 🏷️ Position titles, roles, subject matter experts & coaches syn...
Sep 12, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 129
So you THINK SINGLE LEG jumps are all the HYPE 🦵🏼 ? Dr Daniel Cohen wants you to understand that DOUBLE and SINGLE leg jumps have not only DIFFERENT metrics, but these also give different VALUE 🤑! In the 128th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin and Dan discuss: 😴 Assessing FATIGUE; 1️⃣🆚2️⃣SINGLE vs DOUBLE leg jumps; ❤️ EARNING simplicity in parameters and testing. _____________________ Today’s speakers: Dr Martin Buchheit https://martin-buchheit.net/ Dr Daniel Cohen https://www...
Sep 05, 2024•55 min•Season 1Ep. 128
MEASURING an OUTPUT 📊 is all cool and EXCITING - but, do YOU KNOW HOW YOU GOT IT?! Dr Daniel Cohen wants you to understand that there are not shortcuts when it comes to FULLY UNDERSTANDING movements, loading or athlete profiles you need to DIG 🚀 into some details! NO SHORTCUTS! In the 128th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin and Dan discuss: 📖 Neurouscular assessments, their history and MODERN PROFILING; ✅ PROFILING versus TESTING versus MONITORING athletes; ❤️ The VALUE of vario...
Aug 29, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 127
MUSCLES are only good for SPORTS, bodybuilders & fitness freaks? NOPE 🚧! Dr Johannes Burtscher wants you to understand that EXERCISE and MUSCLES produce amazing signal molecules that have DIRECT benefits for EVERYTHING in your body. And if you are STOPPING ⛔ that, you are majorly HANDICAPPING your WHOLE LIFE 🥺! In the 126th episode of the Training Science Podcast, Paul and Johannes discuss: 📖 WHEN & HOW your CARDIO & STRENGTH decrease? ✅ WHAT can you do ABOUT IT NOW and later? ❤️ ...
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 126
DATA THIS data THAT! MEASURE measure? Just SIMPLIFY 🤡! But, do you KNOW what to do NOW?! Martin and Paul want you to understand that “just” SCRATCHING the surface of training methods is not only suboptimal, but may even be dangerous in the long run 💀. In the 125th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul and Martin discuss: ❤️ how to get the MOST IMPORTANT sports KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS; 🤦🏻♀️ why people only want QUICK FIXES (even at the ELITE LEVEL) and how to be better; ❌ how to STOP ...
Aug 13, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 125
Performance PASSPORT 🪪 owned by the ATHLETES! Dr Ben Smith wants you to understand that EVERYONE ✅ can benefit from taking good care of individual’s personal performance and medical data. In the 124th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin and Ben discuss: ⚖️ BALANCING real-life sports data & the academic collaboration; 🔥 Athletes OWNING their data in a CONVENIENT way for everyone is the future; 💯 how to ASK the RIGHT questions, IMPLEMENT the research & TRANSLATE back into th...
Aug 04, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 124
IMPLEMENT new exercises and movements into your motion analysis 🔥 WITHIN HOURS! Steven Webster wants you to understand that it is ABSOLUTELY possible to create new exercise variations or whole body movements that can be captured, recognized and coached, within a very short time frame 💪🏻. In the 123rd episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul and Steven discuss: 📱 PHONE camera based motion capture and analysis; 🤸🏽 the differences between PATTERN recognition and ACTUAL BIOMECHANICAL moti...
Jul 28, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 123
There are ALWAYS opportunities to TEACH 🧠 something - training is not a one-way street! Vern Gambetta @coachgambetta wants you to understand that you NEED to include your athletes in the decision process, but make sure that is also a TEACHING process. In the 122nd episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul and Vern discuss: 🌐 how to IDENTIFY, ADAPT & IMPLEMENT successful TRAINING SYSTEMS; 👩🏫 why TEACHING is a core aspect of every COACH - ATHLETE relationship; 📝 periodization, streng...
Jul 19, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 122
HEAT acclimation ain’t just good for HOT 🔥 weather - it MAKES you FITTER! Prof. Chris Minson wants you to understand that although heat ACCLIMATION is essential for performance in hot environments, it is also useful for HEAPS of other uses - including just plain old PERFORMANCE! In the 121st episode of The Training Science Podcast, Chris and Paul discuss: 🥵 an UNUSUAL way to adapt to HEAT; 😎 HEAT as a THERAPY for all sorts of clinical conditions AND sports; 🤗 how heat is ALSO a performance e...
Jul 13, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 121
Jens Voet wants you to understand that what is PLANNED will not always MATCH what is EXECUTED⚖️ . While short-term this could be just fine, but perhaps this is not such a good thing in the long run. Work on that COACH-ATHLETE relationship and do some sound monitoring to know when things are going wrong 🌡️. In the 120th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul and Jens discuss: 🐣 how and WHY young CYCLISTS can LEVEL UP; 🆕 does the AGE of when you are BORN give you a MASSIVE advantage? 📏 ...
Jul 04, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 120
The biggest weapon ⚔️of SELF DESTRUCTION? YOUR STRENGTHS! Iñaki de la Parra wants you to understand that YOU can be your WORST enemy 🔫, especially if you are only focused on the thing you LIKE. There is an inherent danger of overdoing what comes easy to us. Find someone you can trust, to HELP YOU! In the 119th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul and Iñaki discuss: 👌 there is MORE to TRAINING than just doing what you are GOOD at; 🦾 the SYMBIOSIS of AI and HUMAN coaching - why that RE...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 119
You think supplements are only good ONCE 🤔💭 you have dialed in everything else? Well… THINK AGAIN! Dr Jose Antonio would like you understand that if you are LACKING in various parts of your training and/or food department, then it is likely that you will 📢 BENEFIT EVEN MORE by taking protein, caffeine and creatine. And if not: NO WORRIES, just stop❌. In the 118th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul and Jose discuss: 💫 How not to be afraid of going AGAINST the MAINSTREAM - you never...
Jun 20, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 118
So, how many AVOCADOS 🥑 do you eat?! Christian Meier wants you to understand that EVERYTHING in life is about BALANCE. You cannot just push into ONE direction of training, nutrition or anything else without encountering downsides that WILL impact your sport and life. In the 117th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul and Christian discuss: 🍞 FATS or CARBS - how early athletes were thinking about 100g/h or fat only; ⚖️ HEALTHY activity comes with some great FITNESS benefits; ⛰️ working ...
Jun 13, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Are you ACTIVELY 🔥 developing your people for the REAL WORLD 🌎? Dr Steve Ingham @ would like you to make SURE that you are SYSTEMATICALLY જ⁀➴ working towards the PROGRESS of your staff, trainees, students, interns etc. in REAL WORLD working skills. From the very start the EXPECTATIONS should be know to them! In the 116th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin and Steve discuss: 📖 how to TRAIN & FIND good “staff” that KNOW how to work with people; ✅ why being VULNERABLE & movi...
Jun 06, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Profiling and training SPEED🏎️ individually might be 30% (!!!) of any SPRINTING performance - get ON IT! Prof. Dr. JB Morin would like you to consider that if you do not cover, train or assess the WHOLE SPECTRUM of what your athletes can or cannot do, then you are likely leaving BIG 💥💨 gains on the table. Does 30% matter to you? In the 115th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin and JB discuss: 📖 the Force-Velocity relationship in SPRINTING; ✅ training SPECIFIC for individual SPEED...
May 31, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 115
PROTECT 💪 your coach for everything that you possibly can - it is WORTH IT! James Bunce wants you to understand that you NEED ✅ the coach and the coach NEEDS YOU✅. Be there for them as much as you can, so that you can build a long-term relationship. In the 114th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin and James discuss: 🚀 How HELPING TO PERFORM is at the core of ALL our job titles; 🛡️ That PROTECTING your coach might be the most essential part of your job; ❤️ Don’t just scratch the SU...
May 23, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 114
Are you ❗PUSHING❗ your abilities & fitness with … methods you NEVER😱 tried before?! Svein wants you to understand that to reach IMPROVEMENTS year after year, pretty much in any sport you need to be willing to EXPERIMENT. Trial and error might be the very best approach ✅ for any new “thing” or training plan. In the 113th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul and Svein discuss: 🏞️ Building cycling ENDURANCE by searching for adventure; 🤕 What NOT to do if you have a head injury; 🤸♀...
May 16, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Do NOT LEAD with your EMOTIONAL COMMITMENT to IMPROVEMENT 🚀! Dan Howells wants you to understand that communication and problem-solving TOGETHER come before any actual solutions. If you think you have recognized SOMETHING WRONG, take several steps back first 👣. In the 112th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul and Dan discuss: 📖 how you can make LEARNING happen in the real world. ✅ why you still need SYSTEMS & PROCESSES - and when not. ❤️ creating & diving into environments t...
May 09, 2024•55 min•Season 1Ep. 112
So you THINK you are USING BIG & IMPORTANT 👨🏼💻 data? How about JUST showing up ✔️? Jake Schuster wants you to understand that the best KPIs might be rather on the SIMPLE end of the spectrum. Have you ever considered how often you just SHOW UP for the “BIG STONES” in your training? In the 111th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul and Jake discuss: 🦾 What are the FUNDAMENTAL & LOW HANGING fruit of using AI, language models & data analysis?🪡 How to thread the needle of U...
May 02, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 111
HONESTY 😇, OPENNESS and CLARITY are CENTRE 🎯 at any new team “MERGER”! Chris Domogalla wants you to understand that whether you are coming with a manager and coaching staff into a new team, or just as an individual on the performance staff, you need to prioritize LETTING YOUR GUARD down, being OPEN, HONEST, and very CLEAR 💯 about where you are coming from and what you are trying to achieve. In the 110th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin and Chris discuss: ✅ Integrating as an IND...
Apr 26, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 110
