Endurance Innovation

It's Getting Hot in Here

Episode Summary

Andrew and Michael discuss everyone's favourite subject: heat and mass transfer! Seriously. But we do give you a good deal of practical advice on dealing with training and racing in hot conditions

Episode Notes

• 4:00 You’re just a bucket full of heat moving through this world!
• 5:45 Heat generated during exercise
• 9:05 The case of a hot, stuffy basement (and Andrew wearing a parka)
• 10:47 Now add a dash of noonday sun
• 14:23 Emptying your ‘bucket’ or how to manage heat
• 16:30 Turn on our fans now! Or how much can active convection help with cooling
• 20:40 Can Andrew ride for two hours at 300W??
• 21:20 Why sweat is an athlete’s best friend, or all about evaporative heat transfer
• 23:05 How much does Andrew sweat??
• 25:10 The executive summary
• 25:30 Sunny vs Cloudy
• 26:27 How kangaroos hacked evaporative heat transfer
• 28:00 The psychology of ‘feeling’ hot
• 32:20 Andrew Vs Welland (the race)
• 33:55 How to beat the heat
• 35:40 The utility of cold beverages. Iced cap anyone?
• 38:50 Drink your liquids! Here’s the why and the how?
• 42:35 How to dress for success (in endurance sports)
• 44:00 Heat acclimation
• 45:15 Hit the sauna!
• 46:25 Use the heat to train smarter
• 49:00 What’s in the pipeline for STAC?

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