Simon Ward, The High Performance Human Triathlon Podcast
Health & Fitness
Some of my work in the last 15 years has involved coach education for British Triathlon, generally at Loughborough University. Often we invite guest presenters to deliver on specialist subjects and that is how I met today’s guest, Dr. Jamie Pringle when he came to speak on physiology for triathlon.
Jamie is an applied sport scientist who has held various leadership roles within the British world-class sports sector, including Head of Science for British Athletics and Lead Physiologist for the English Institute of Sport, along with research, innovation, and education responsibilities. He worked across three Olympic cycles providing physiological support to a number of medal-winning national governing body programs. Most recently, Jamie was involved in the creation of the Boardman Performance Centre - a science, engineering, and medicine facility working with all levels of cycling performance - and now leading a similar venture with Vorteq Sports. He received his Ph.D. from Manchester Metropolitan University in Exercise Physiology, examining cardiorespiratory and muscle metabolism aspects of high-intensity exercise. He maintains an active research and reviewing profile in collaboration with various universities and higher education funding councils. Jamie has 20 years of experience in advising cyclists and other endurance athletes and has coached riders to over 80 national titles and multiple British records.
It’s been a while since Jamie and I have chatted, so in addition to asking him about his work experiences, I also wanted to ask him some basic physiology questions to help you get a better understanding of how best to prepare for your triathlon races.
Buckle up for a physiology 101 with Dr. Jamie Pringle as we discuss:
To follow Jamie and find out more about the work he does please visit his website, https://www.psdistillery.co.uk/
And also Vorteq Sports, developing the world's fastest performance products
You might also like https://silverstonesportshub.co.uk/
To follow Jamie and Vorteq on social media please use Twitter
@jamiepringle @vorteqsports
Books
Jamie recommended several books during our chat
For the best physiology book available McCardle Catch & Catch
And the book he has read most recently which had a significant impact
Better by Atul Gawande - a surgeon's notes on performance
And if you just want a good read
Bill Bryson “A Short History of Nearly Everything”
Jamie also thought that Bill Bryson did a pretty good layman’s job at explaining the body in this book “The Body: A guide for Occupants"
Research
Some general links:
https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/research/centre-for-human-performance/optimising-endurance-performance/
https://www.outsideonline.com/1745511/alex-hutchinson
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephen-Seiler
Take a 30 day trial in my SWAT Inner Circle for just £1. Watch this video for more information.
Purchase a copy of my High Performance Human e-book featuring more than 30 top tips on how to upgrade your life.
If you would like to help offset the cost of our podcast production, we would be so grateful. Please click here to support the HPH podcast. Thank you!
Visit Simon's website for more information about his coaching programmes. Links to all of Simon's social media channels can be found here. For any questions please email Beth@TheTriathlonCoach.com.
The relationship between music, brain health, fitness longevity * Dr. Phil Maffetone Part 2
MAF training for better ageing, and much more * Dr. Phil Maffetone
From the research lab to the real world with Dr Kerry McGawley
Is Donald Brooks the most dominant GB Age Group triathlete?
1000 day pacing * Gordo Byrn
How to maximise midlife and beyond * Dave Algeo
Episode 300 - Dr. Phil Maffetone, a rerun of our most popular podcast
What’s the water temperature? Your Outlaw Triathlon questions answered with Dan & Simon Ward
Opera singers, cowboy hats and the Blues Brothers - it’s all part of the Lakeland 50/100 experience!
How to be a more efficient runner with Bobby McGee
Busting myths about knee health and running * Damian Buck
The Warriors * 3 female Afghan cyclists who fled the Taliban to pursue their Olympic dreams
Cooking, 130k running weeks, heat chambers and much more * The life of pro-triathlete Tom Bishop
Patagonaman - Is this the greatest triathlon adventure you could have?
Why we get injuries, and what we can do to prevent them * Alison Rose
Would you do an off-road triathlon? Xterra comes to the UK with Tim Lloyd
Finding your purpose as an athlete and coach * Non Stanford
Fix your own back pain with Dr. Stuart McGill
5 stunningly simple ways to halt the ageing process and maintain performance
Polarised training revisited with Stephen Seiler
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Good Mood Revolution
The Relaxback UK Show
Your Sleep Guru Podcast
Anxiety Slayer™ with Shann and Ananga
Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep
The Gary Null Show