32 - Thermal Stress Management with Paul Laursen

3:30 the sources of heat stress and its effects10:45 the heat ‘bucket’12:30 the bucket overflowing example12:45 factors contributing to overheating 19:00 how Andrew filled his bucket at IM Cozumel23:00 summary of Paul’s research into managing heat stress25:45 why ingested ice drinks / slushies are so effective at cooling30:00 the Floe bottle33:15 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 ingestion46:15 cooling strategies using ice cubes48:30 the psychological benefits of agency 50:15 heat adaptation training: critical component is time at a high core temperature55:00 training quality prioritized over heat training!56:30 non-responders to heat adaptation training58:00 hot conditions demand changes to race plans!Also check out our earlier episode on training in the heat.