Cycling and the Norwegian Method

The Norwegian Method Podcast - A podcast by SantaraTech

Episode 6 sees Olav and David discuss the bike leg of triathlon and applications of the Olav's approach to cycling. They discuss the unique nature of the bike leg as part of the triathlon, errors made with respect to aero position and gear selection and the nature of volume in cycling. (00:00) Introduction (00:46) Is There Merit in a Swim-Bike Brick Session? (04:25) How Much Cycling Should be Stand Alone vs as Part of a Brick Session? (10:00) How to be Better at Running off the Bike? (13:04) How Much Bike Volume is Sufficient for Maintenance vs Development?  (17:55) Where does Olav’s System Differ to More Traditional Approaches to Bike Coaching in Triathlon? (23:58) The Impact of Tyres and Marginal Gains (25:30) Helmet Selection and the Trap of Using Wind Tunnel Aerodynamics when Considering Ironman Helmets (32:18) How Much Time Should be Spent in TT Bars for an Ironman? (44:56) Optimising and Testing Aero position VO2Master To benefit from our unique offer for a Free Assessment Kit with the purchase of an Analyzer Kit from VO2 Master, head to ⁠⁠www.vo2master.com⁠⁠ and enter code: OLAVMETHOD during checkout (Available for Online Orders Only). Discount valid from January 4, 2024 – March 31, 2024 only.  Find VO2Master at: ⁠⁠www.vo2master.com⁠⁠ On ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ all @VO2master On ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ @ vo2-master Maurten To benefit from the discount code and get 20% off the Maurten 1/52 Collection, simply add the 1/52 Collection to your basket at Maurten.com and enter code TheNorwegianMethod at the checkout. Note the code can only be used twice per customer. Find Maurten at: Website - ⁠⁠www.maurten.com⁠⁠ Instagram - @maurten_official YouTube - ⁠⁠Maurten Official - YouTube⁠⁠ Plasmaide To try Plasmaide go to the Plasmaide website and use code NMP25 for a 25% discount on Plasmaide products. Find plasmaide at:  ⁠⁠www.plasmaide.co.uk⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠www.plasmaide.com.au⁠⁠  @plasmaide on Instagram, Plasmaide on LinkedIn and Facebook Graphic Design by Georgia Humphreys Introduction by Santara Studios Produced and Edited by David Lipman