32 - Thermal Stress Management with Paul Laursen

What this episode covers

* 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 [https://www.floebottle.com/] * 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 [https://endurance-innovation-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/it-s-getting-hot-in-here] on training in the heat.