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HEAT🔥 training is ESTABLISHED, EASY ✅ and FOR EVERYONE! Get on it NOW!

Brad Culp wants you to understand that HEAT training is not a FAD, and that PREPARING for your ENVIRONMENT is ESSENTIAL to your performance. Norwegians can do it, so can you! Plus, training is cheap🤑!

In the 139th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul and Brad discuss:

🔎 the FULL SCOPE of the “NORWEGIAN” method;

🥑 why FAT metabolism, volume AND intensity are all ESSENTIAL for endurance;

🇳🇴 how to BUILD a strong sense of “PURPOSE” around high-performance across all ages and sports - like in NORWAY!

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Today’s speakers:

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

Brad Culp https://twitter.com/bbculp

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References:

Brad’s Norwegian Methods book:

https://www.amazon.com/Norwegian-Method-Groundbreaking-Endurance-Performance/dp/B0CTYHG1ZV?dplnkId=ab116467-05b9-4879-b431-50bdef7a5e20

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What actually happens to the body when an athlete enters dangerously cold water?

Dr Jørgen Melau brings more than 20 years of experience as Safety Director and Chief of the Medical and Safety Team at the Norseman Extreme Triathlon, alongside a background in helicopter search and rescue and research into cold water swimming.

In this episode, Jørgen breaks down the physiology of cold water immersion, from the initial cold shock response to the loss of muscle function that can occur within minutes. He also explores hypothermia, swimming induced pulmonary edema, the surprising temperature drop athletes can experience after leaving the water, and why cold water can place significant stress on the heart.

The conversation also looks at whether athletes can truly acclimatize to cold, how to prepare for extreme events like Norseman, and what more than a decade of research at one of the world's toughest triathlons is teaching us about making endurance sport safer.

Today’s speakers:

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

Dr Jørgen Melau

https://www.melau.no/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmelau/

https://jorgenmelau.substack.com/

Athletes have access to more data than ever before. But more data does not automatically lead to better decisions.

In this episode, Mollie Brewer explores the intersection of sports science, artificial intelligence, wearable technology, and human computer interaction. Drawing on her experience in professional cycling and her current research in computer science, Mollie explains why getting the fundamentals of athlete data right matters before we can unlock the potential of AI.

The conversation explores data literacy, training load and intensity management, the risks of chasing metrics, and how interface design can influence athlete behaviour. Mollie also discusses how AI could help bring together previously siloed information while preserving the human expertise, judgement, and athlete feedback needed to interpret it effectively.

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Today’s speakers:

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

Mollie Brewer https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollie-brewer-21a230aa/