Mikael Eriksson founded Scientific Triathlon in 2015 and has coached full time since 2017. He also hosts That Triathlon Show, a podcast with over 700 episodes in its archive that has become one of the most comprehensive educational resources in the sport. This conversation covers the question that inspired Mikael’s show: what does a sensible training philosophy actually look like — and how do you build one that holds up across the constantly cycling trends of polarized, threshold, Norwegian, sweet spot, HIIT, SIT, and back again?
Mikael's podcast: That Triathlon Show — scientifictriathlon.com
Scientific Triathlon coaching and training plans: scientifictriathlon.com
Johansson et al. — "Elite Aerobic Endurance Performance: Is it Really Related to Lactate Threshold Expressed Relative to Peak Oxygen Uptake?" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40239962/
That Triathlon Show Episode 419 (Q&A on science and coaching philosophy): https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts419/
TrainingPeaks: trainingpeaks.com
Campfire Endurance coaching: campfireendurance.com