32 - Thermal Stress Management with Paul Laursen | Endurance Innovation

3:30 the sources of heat stress and its effects
10:45 the heat ‘bucket’
12:30 the bucket overflowing example
12:45 factors contributing to overheating
19:00 how Andrew filled his bucket at IM Cozumel
23:00 summary of Paul’s research into managing heat stress
25:45 why ingested ice drinks / slushies are so effective at cooling
30:00 the Floe bottle
33:15 slushie machines at races?
35:00 Paul’s study using slushie drinks vs cold water allowed subjects to run an average of 10 minutes longer in a time to exhaustion run test.
40:30 slushie drinks used to great effect in Qatar at a UCI TT championship. Details here.
42:30 the psychological effects of an ice mouth rinse vs actual ingestion
46:15 cooling strategies using ice cubes
48:30 the psychological benefits of agency
50:15 heat adaptation training: critical component is time at a high core temperature
55:00 training quality prioritized over heat training!
56:30 non-responders to heat adaptation training
58:00 hot conditions demand changes to race plans!

Also check out our earlier episode on training in the heat.

32 - Thermal Stress Management with Paul Laursen