
Training
Dr. Dan Plews has a PhD in Exercise Physiology and has over 30 peer-reviewed publications. His athletes have won world and Olympic titles. He's also the 2018 Ironman Age Group World Champion (8:24:36)
Training
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Training
Exploring the impact of low-carbohydrate diets on substrate oxidation rates during exercise, Noakes and Volek highlight surprising increases in fat oxidation rates, even at high intensities, challenging traditional understandings of metabolic fuel use.
News & Racing
Over 8 years of coaching, professional triathlete Jan van Berkel transformed from a sub-3 hour Ironman marathoner into one of the world's premier long-distance runners, claiming 4 victories at Ironman Switzerland through unwavering consistency and a meticulous training approach.
Nutrition
Recent research challenges the notion that ingesting more than 90 grams of carbohydrates per hour during exercise boosts performance.
Ketone esters may enhance endurance and aid in training adaptation, particularly when used in recovery.
Nutrition
Exogenous ketones, particularly ketone monoesters, may stimulate the production of EPO, potentially enhancing red blood cell count and endurance performance.
Being a good fat burner may have advantages for long-distance triathletes on race day and may also help us accumulate the large training volumes we need to prepare for those long race days.
Opinion
Understanding shifts in blood lactate profiles can provide insight into an athlete's physiological adaptations to training and help to interpret changes in performance.
Having a high capacity for using stored fat energy is important for long-distance triathlons, as our stored fat is effectively unlimited during exercise, while stored carbohydrate reserves are finite.
Dr Dan Plews takes a look at the benefits and rationale behind training in "Zone 2", a moderate intensity exercise level.
Training
Lactate is a metabolic product produced during the metabolism of carbohydrates that can be used as a fuel source for muscles.
Training
Using lactate to prescribe exercise intensity can be a valuable tool for endurance athletes to regulate the intensity of their training sessions, particularly during long sessions.
Training
Understanding and managing durability, or the decline in the first threshold of moderate-to-heavy intensity during prolonged exercise, is an important factor in successful Ironman training.