acclimation

Imagine you are in the midst of a tough race in the middle of hot and humid conditions and suddenly your body begins sending you signals of surrender.

Anyone who has exerted any type of energy in the sweltering heat can attest to the difficulties posed by the conditions. Nothing sucks the speed out of the legs more than high heat and humidity.

So, how do you go about setting yourself up for success when the sun is beating down on you and the humidity becomes claustrophobic?

In this week’s episode of the Purple Patch Podcast IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon breaks down how to mitigate the impact of heat by establishing strategies to arrive prepared and ready to perform in adverse conditions.

Matt takes a closer look at the challenges of racing in the heat and dissects the physiological effect it has on the body and how it impacts your overall performance. He provides tips and resources to help you arrive fit, fresh, and ready to adapt to the conditions on race day.

In this episode:

• How the Body Responds to Heat (TheCardiovascular System, Neural Impact, and metabolism)
• Thermoregulation and Maintaining Core Temperature (The science behind our body’s cooling system)
• Four Key Strategies in Preparing for the Heat
• Purple Patch Tools and Preparation Resources

What Matt outlines is not designed to make things easy, or to remove the impact of high heat and humidity, but rather to help build strategies to reduce the negative impact and help you deliver your best performance within the context of the conditions.

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05:55 - 53:22 - The Meat and Potatoes - Episode 268: Tackling High Heat & Humidity - Preparing the Body for Adversity

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Episode 191 brings you an interview with Dr Jodie Moss all about heat and how one prepares for a race like Marathon des Sables. Steve Diederich co-hosts.

Matt dives into the oven and talks about training and racing in the heat!

It's common for performance to suffer in hot and humid conditions, but why? What happens physiologically when we enter into these conditions that make it so hard to regulate our core temperature and blood volume?

In addition to helping you understand "the why," Matt also provides specific strategies on how to prepare in advance for heat training and acclimation and how these strategies can boost performances in any of your races.

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Elite cyclists are always seeking to maximize training adaptations to improve racing performance and using altered environmental conditions to achieve this outcome has become increasingly popular among these athletes. Additionally, a series of potencial nutrition and hydration interventions may also optimize the adaptation to altered environments. Similarly, the use of heat acclimation to optimize performance in hot/humid performance in hot/humid environmental conditions is well supported by scientific evidence, appearing to have positive outcomes.
On this episode, we will present the evidence for such outcomes and how to apply them in the context of cycling training and competition.

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P breaks down  the concept of the racing in the heat... consider this podcast to be inspired by what happened at Ironman®'s Hawaii this year.

As more and more races get hotter, and are championship races remain in the heat, your ability to be fast despite these conditions is critical. Tune in to learn our top five focus points to make sure you will be at your best in your next hot race.

Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast. Endurance Nation is the world's largest, fastest online triathlon coaching group with more than 750 members across the globe training and racing together. Be sure to check us out at EnduranceNation.us, or create a FREE 30-day trial membership at EnduranceNation.us/join.

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