Training Talk with Jacob Tipper | EP#345 - a podcast by Mikael Eriksson

Jacob Tipper is a coach of athletes across the spectrum from track sprinters to triathletes, and he is also a great track and road cyclist himself. Jacob was the person tasked with putting together Alistair Brownlee's team for the Sub7/Sub8 project (discussed in detail in EP#344). This week we talk generally about Jacob's perspectives on coaching and training. 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Jacob's overarching coaching philosophy

-Perspectives on intensity and volume

-Developing fatigue resistance 

-The benefits of training in a group

-Psychological aspects of being an endurance athlete

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Jacob's website, Twitter and Instagram
• Dan Bigham – aerodynamic testing, equipment, and making your bike fast | EP#229
• Scientific Training for Endurance Athletes with Dr. Philip Skiba | EP#311
• Intensity, volume, rest, nutrition, coaching and triathlon myth-busting with Dr. Philip Skiba | EP#173

 

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