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Going to sauna everyday helps when it comes to adaptation to warm conditions. Sauna has so many different benefits that riders should use it every time after the training.
Good spot @Marcuswolford, clearly we spent too much time at Western States Endurance Run recently and have trails on the mind rather than trials!😂🤦♂Thanks for flagging this, we've now fixed it.
It has some useful and funny effects in daily life though. Cycling in southern spain during the summer with temperature 38 degrees feels okay after a while. At home we have to aligh on AC usage at night because 27-28 felt absolutely normal for me but extremely hot for my wife. I can feel that I perform better when acclimatised to heat but can't objectively measure it as an amateur. Just feel heat resistance/lowered heart rate in normal temperature.
Hi Sean, the ice bandana is a custom item we have designed to suit Hayden and our other endurance athletes. It has specific ice sections formed by internal heat welding so that the ice doesn't bounce and sit around the neck too high👀
By seing them ride, they don’t seem to be at the right core temperature. I have the study protocol that I could share : would have been good to link it in the description..
I'm a pretty experienced open water distance swimmer but learned a lot from Andy's tips...and I am now a convert to the 1500 supplement to keep up my sodium levels as apparently you DO sweat a lot in the water!
It's not as romantic, but true: Success is always based on luck, always! 😉 Great video an really useful for me as a marathon mountainbiker, thank you guys!
I recently started training in a pool that is much hotter than I’m used to. The first few sessions i got so dehydrated I would get a headache, and I’ve never drank so much in my life whilst swimming. But good to know I’m getting some kind of heat adaptation benefits from it! They also have a sauna which i use after every session.
It's an interesting thought and we dive into the interaction between altitude & heat training further in our blog which you can find here: www.precisionhydration.com/performance-advice/performance/could-heat-training-enhance-your-performance-in-all-conditions/#:~:text[…]%20might ☀🏔
This is interesting, the idea of getting a jump start on the heat acclimation makes sense (of course, you guys wouldn't be doing it). It takes me a solid month of true summer weather until I feel like I'm not soaked in sweat after 10 minutes. It's like your body figures it out and gets better at cooling.
The humidity where I live and train has extremely high humidity. I stay soaking wet so I don’t see salt stains. When I race in a dry climate my jersey will turn white with salt so much so that other racers have commented on it. I do get light headed when I stand up and cramp to the point that I can no longer continue. This happens after 4 or 5 hours of riding.
