Michele Zanini is a PhD candidate at the University of Loughborough studying the connection between running economy, durability, and strength training). He is also a physiologist and strength and conditioning coach with the Italian Triathlon Federation, and he has been working alongside the legendary running coach Renato Canova. This is part one of a two-part interview.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Michele's role within the Italian triathlon federation
-How physiologists support athletes and coaches in a high-performance environment
-Testing protocols and how to make test results actionable
-Running economy, its determinants, and how it can be improved
-Durability, its determinants, and how it can be improved
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LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Michele's Twitter profile
Strength training for endurance performance with Richard Blagrove, PhD | EP#292
Nitrate loading, marathons, and endurance sports science with prof. Andy Jones | EP#187
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Modeling: optimal marathon performance on the basis of physiological factors - Joyner 1985
The Physiology of the World Record Holder for the Women's Marathon - Jones 2006
A physiologist's view of running economy - Daniels 1985
Running economy: Measurement, norms, and determining factors - Barnes and Kilding 2015
Effect of performance level on changes in economy during prolonged running - Zanini et al. 2022
Effects of Two Hours of Heavy-Intensity Exercise on the Power-Duration Relationship - Clark et al. 2018
Dynamics of the power-duration relationship during prolonged endurance exercise and influence of carbohydrate ingestion - Clark et al. 2019
Prolonged cycling reduces power output at the moderate-to-heavy intensity transition - Stevenson et al. 2022
The Importance of ‘Durability’ in the Physiological Profiling of Endurance Athletes - Maunder et al. 2021
Decoupling of Internal and External Workload During a Marathon: An Analysis of Durability in 82,303 Recreational Runners - Smyth et al. 2022
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