The Athlete's Compass
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A Beginner-to-Pro Guide for Faster Triathlon Transitions
A Beginner-to-Pro Guide for Faster Triathlon Transitions
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The Athlete’s Compass Podcast is your compass for navigating endurance training and health. In this show, we explore the cardinal directions of training, nutrition, recovery, and mindset, delving into the dynamic relationship that drives athletic success.
Athletes are more than numbers; they're individuals with unique lifestyles and mindset challenges. Coaches who understand these personal nuances play a vital role in their athletes' journey. While training details and data are important, tools like Athletica provide a solution to streamline the technicalities, allowing coaches to focus on the human connection which makes the human coaches the best they can be.
Each week, renowned sports scientist and researcher Paul Laursen will be our teacher and guide as we break down training principles so you can understand how best to train for your sport! We take a no-bullshit and practical approach to support age-groupers, masters, and everyday cyclists, runners, and triathletes like you as you find your direction as an athlete.
The hosts are Paul Laursen, sports scientist and founder of the Athletica.ai training platform, Marjana Rakai, coach, sports scientist, and triathlete, and Paul Warloski, coach and cyclist.
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- A Beginner-to-Pro Guide for Faster Triathlon Transitions · 44 min · Episodio 152What if you could improve your triathlon time without getting fitter, buying expensive equipment, or adding another workout? In this episode of The Athletes Compass, Paul…
- What It Actually Takes to Go Sub-9 at Kona with Luke Evans · 56 min · Episodio 151What does it really take to race an 8:58 Ironman at the World Championship in Kona? In this episode, sports scientist and coach Paul Laursen catches up with athlete Luke Evans…
- The Half of Endurance Training Most Athletes Ignore · 44 min · Episodio 150Physical fitness gets you to the starting line, but what helps you perform when pressure, doubt, and discomfort take over? In episode 150 of The Athletes Compass Podcast, hosts…
- The Biggest Nutrition Mistake Aging Athletes Make · 47 min · Episodio 149Are you fueling your training for the athlete you are today—or following the nutrition advice that worked 20 years ago? In this episode of The Athletes Compass, hosts Paul…
- The Hidden Endurance Secret of Hill Repeats · 23 min · Episodio 148Hill repeats can provide endurance athletes with a powerful mix of strength, speed, neuromuscular, and cardiovascular benefits without requiring frequent all-out sprinting. Paul…
- Run Faster Without Running More · 26 min · Episodio 147Episode Summary Want to run faster but don’t have time—or the recovery capacity—to add more mileage? Paul Warloski and Dr. Paul Laursen explain how runners can improve…
- How to Improve Your Running Economy · 36 min · Episodio 146Two runners can have similar fitness and VO₂ max numbers yet perform very differently. One reason is running economy—the metabolic cost of maintaining a given running speed. Paul…
- Why Your VO₂ Max Isn’t Rising · 32 min · Episodio 145VO₂ max is one of endurance sport’s most closely watched metrics, but what does it mean when the number refuses to rise? Paul Warloski and Dr. Paul Laursen explain why a…
- Why Stopping Was My Best Decision: 1,000km Across France with Jens Wachter · 34 min · Episodio 144Endurance athlete and Athletica user Jens joins Paul Warloski and Dr. Paul Laursen to share the story behind Project Trans France, his ambitious attempt to run roughly 1,000…
- Norwegian Method vs Polarized: What’s Better? · 35 min · Episodio 143The Norwegian method has become one of endurance sport’s hottest training topics, thanks largely to elite performances, double-threshold sessions, and lactate-guided intensity…
- How to Find Your Zone 2 Without a Lab Test · 32 min · Episodio 142Episode Summary Zone 2 gets talked about constantly in endurance training, but most everyday athletes don’t have access to lactate testing or a metabolic lab. In this episode of…
- Do Hills and Sprints Cancel Your Zone 2 Benefits? · 32 min · Episodio 141Does a short climb, town-line sprint, or brief surge above Zone 2 undo the benefits of an endurance workout? Paul Warloski and Dr. Paul Laursen explain why the answer is…
- When to Perform High-Intensity Intervals · 33 min · Episodio 140Should endurance athletes complete high-intensity intervals while fresh, or place them later in a workout after accumulating fatigue? Paul Warloski and Dr. Paul Laursen explain…
- How Much HIIT Do You Actually Need? · 36 min · Episodio 139High-intensity interval training can produce rapid improvements, but repeatedly pushing to maximal effort may undermine recovery, consistency, and long-term progress. Paul…
- Supplements That Actually Work for Endurance Athletes with Dr Jose Antonio · 50 min · Episodio 138Dr. Jose Antonio, co-founder and CEO of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, joins Paul Warloski and Paul Laursen to separate effective sports supplements from…
- Why You Get Sore 48 Hours After Exercise and How to Fix It · 37 min · Episodio 137Why can a hard workout feel manageable at first, only to leave you struggling with stairs two days later? In this episode of The Athletes Compass Podcast, Paul Warloski and Dr…
- Why 50% of Girls Quit Sport (and How to Stop It) · 30 min · Episodio 136In part two of the conversation with Dr. Julia Casadio, the team explores why so many adolescent girls leave sport during their teenage years and how coaches, parents, and…
- Heat Training for Female Athletes: How to Adapt and Perform · 34 min · Episodio 135In this episode of The Athletes Compass Podcast, Dr. Julia Casadio explains how athletes can use heat training as a powerful performance tool, especially when preparing for hot…
- How Sleep Timing Impacts Recovery, HRV, and Endurance Performance · 53 min · Episodio 134In this episode of The Athletes Compass Podcast, Dr. Kristen Holmes, Global Head of Human Performance at Whoop, explains why sleep-wake consistency may be one of the most…
- System Engagement Explained: How Much Is Left in the Tank? · 33 min · Episodio 133In this episode of The Athletes Compass, Paul Warloski, Dr. Paul Laursen, and Marjaana Rakai explain Athletica’s Workout Reserve and the new Systems Engagement feature. Workout…
