🧠 PHYSICS meets PERFORMANCE – AI, DATA & the FUTURE of SPORTS SCIENCE 🔬⚡

Stefano Andriolo didn’t start in the gym — he started in STRING THEORY 📈💥

In this mind-bending episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul & Stefano dive deep into the intersection of physics, data science, and elite performance:

💡 From THEORETICAL PHYSICS to real-world ENDURANCE performance
📊 DFA Alpha 1 & ventilatory thresholds — measuring what matters
🤖 AI’s potential to TRANSFORM sports research & athlete development

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#TrainingSciencePodcast #HIITScience #AthleticaAI #SportsScience #DataDrivenTraining #DFAAlpha1 #VentilatoryThresholds #AIInSport #TheoreticalPhysics #TriathlonTraining #PerformanceMetrics #AthleteProfiling #CoachingScience #CriticalThinking #ScienceMeetsSport

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Today’s speakers:

Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/

Dr Stefano Andriolo https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefano-andriolo-70925b146/

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References:

Non-linear heart rate & Cycling power:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39065866/

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From a technology nerd, sailor and entrepreneur, to coaching the world’s fastest triathletes and chasing sub 7 hours for the Ironman distance - that’s just the start of our next guest’s bio!

In this episode, we hear from leading Norwegian coach, Olav Aleksander Bu. Olav goes into great detail into his unique personal upbringing and background in technology, farming, sport and entrepreneurship and how he combined this experience alongside the development of a TEAM culture that has put the Norwegian program at the forefront of triathlon.

There is so much to absorb in this EXTRA LONG 2 hour episode, especially after coming off Kristian Blummenfelt’s recent win at the St. George Ironman World Championships. The conversation includes detailed insight into different types of training for the Norwegian triple powerhouse that is dominating triathlon currently.

In the 21st episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul and Olav have an in-depth conversation into how an athletes' profile can be very different from one athlete to the next, and therefore requires a highly individualized approach (that changes over time!). They also go into the evolution of high-end exercise science methods for chasing long-term improvements, as well as the relentless application of “the right” technology for the athletes.

Fancy TRIATHLON and would like to implement sophisticated HIIT like Olav and his team?

➡️➡️ https://hiit-science.thinkific.com/bundles/science-application-of-hiit-triathlon ⬅️⬅️

➡️➡️ https://athletica.ai/ ⬅️⬅️

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Today’s speakers:

Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/

Olav Alexander Bu https://www.linkedin.com/in/olav-bu/

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Top Episode Replay:

Designing HIIT workouts isn’t just about the session you put down on paper.

You need to first know the important basics of WHY you are doing them, and this relates critically to the CONTEXT! The impact of TIME ⏱️, INTENSITY 🔥 or HOW OFTEN 🖩, you do them is often ignored or forgotten, and these factors need to be implemented in line with CONTEXT (see Episode 1).

But can’t you just TRAIN HARD all the time to maximise my GAINS 💰?

Well, in our second episode we highlight the 3 major PHYSIOLOGICAL TARGETS 🎯 that you can specifically design HIIT sessions and workouts for👨🏽‍🏫, and should always be considered.

We cover the three big TARGETS as well as the HIIT type effects:

1. Aerobic responses and effects.
2. Anaerobic responses and interaction effects.
3. Neuromuscular responses and interaction effects.

Whether you are just after weekend-warrior goals 💪, training more seriously for any SPORTS 🏆, or are a coach, sports scientist or other practitioner yourself - you need understand WHY you are doing what you are doing.

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Today’s speakers:

Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com

Dr. Martin Buchheit https://martin-buchheit.net/
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References:

Buchheit M, Laursen PB. High-intensity interval training, solutions to the programming puzzle: Part I: cardiopulmonary emphasis. Sports Med. 2013 May;43(5):313-38. doi: 10.1007/s40279-013-0029-x. PMID: 23539308.

Buchheit M, Laursen PB. High-intensity interval training, solutions to the programming puzzle. Part II: anaerobic energy, neuromuscular load and practical applications. Sports Med. 2013 Oct;43(10):927-54. doi: 10.1007/s40279-013-0066-5. PMID: 23832851.

Leduc C., Lacome M, and Buchheit M. The use of standardized runs (and associated data analysis) to monitor neuromuscular status in team sports players: a call to action. Sport Perf Sci & Reports,#116, v1