Alexandra Coates, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow at the McMaster University in Canada. She is also a former elite short-course triathlete and triathlon coach.   

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Cardiac adaptations to endurance training

-How important and rate-limiting are cardiac adaptations for endurance performance?

-Stroke volume, VO2max, and what type of training to do to improve them?

-Transferring scientific knowledge into practical application

-What Alex would have done differently in her career knowing what she knows now

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Alex profiles on Research Gate and Twitter
• Cardiac Remodeling in Elite Aquatic Sport Athletes - Coates et al. 2022
• Left Ventricular Structure and Function in Elite Swimmers and Runners - Currie et al. 2018
• Markers of Low Energy Availability in Overreached Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - Kuikman et al. 2022
• Superior performance improvements in elite cyclists following short intervals vs. effort‐matched long intervals training - Ronnestad et al. 2020
• What types of intervals are most effective? A scientific analysis with Michael Rosenblat | EP#243
• RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports) with Margo Mountjoy | EP#233
• Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance - by Alex Hutchinson
• Mind, body, and the curiously elastic limits of human performance with Alex Hutchinson | EP#101

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