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)
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.
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Lactate is a metabolic product produced during the metabolism of carbohydrates that can be used as a fuel source for muscles.
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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.
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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.
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The off-season is a period of rest and recovery after a major event or the end of the racing season, during which athletes can mentally and physically freshen up while minimising loss of training adaptations.
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A deep-dive into what helped Chelsea win the 2022 Ironman World Championship from Coach Dr Dan Plews.
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Definition, measurement and application of the second physiological threshold or the maximum metabolic steady-state (MMSS).
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What's the best time and what to eat before a workout to maximise your session.
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In the Ironman community, there is a lot of talk about training intensity distribution. In this blog, I am going to cover some of the basics around training intensity distribution, which is one of the key concepts you need to navigate in building up to your race. What is training intensity distribut
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As endurance athletes, we spend a lot of time talking about our ‘thresholds’; “what’s your FTP?” is as ubiquitous in endurance circles as “what’s your bench?” is in strength sport. FTP – or functional threshold power.
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We, as endurance athletes in the world of the COVID-19, indoor-training dominated world, are perhaps more than ever having to make day-to-day decisions on how and when we should train, and how and when we should race. Many of us have had our A and B races canceled this year, or have had to shif
Exploring the potential of exogenous ketone supplementation for enhanced recovery and performance in endurance training.
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If any of you have listened to Dan’s chat with Triathlon Taren on his podcast recently, you would have heard him talk about the importance of getting your zone 2 intensity right and ensuring that level 2 endurance training is at the correct physiological stress, i.e. below the first ventilatory (or
News & Racing
A detailed account of my Ironman World Championships 2018 winning performance, highlighting the effective strategies, high consistency, and intense training volume behind a new age-group course record.
Since Kona, it’s been all R and R, and it’s been just amazing and much needed. It’s been an incredible few weeks and crossing that finish line on October 13th felt like standing on the moon. I’m keen to share some thoughts, data and experiences on my #roadtokona, and it’s been nice to have the [&hel