{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/f3fb5c75-b943-4f5d-bd87-27c91611dd24/6af45eaada42f9ee6ae691c9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What Is Zone 2 Training? / The Scale of Child Doping / An Ironman Record on 200g of Carbs an Hour?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6100856531fd81f125b34dac/1794398105479-42b09ec8-e8b0-480c-8e81-3721511faee8.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/c/thescienceofsport/membership\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Become a supporter to get access to our community</a>, and to hear our new series on training zones and prescription that starts next week. <strong><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/c/thescienceofsport/membership\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Join us on Patreon</a></strong> for the price of a gel a month!</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Show notes</u></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Peter Attia’s zone 2 comments spark a debate about what training zones actually are, before a spin through the week’s news:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>(00:00:58) People take their training zones very seriously, and it gets confusing because Zone 2 means different things to different people. <a href=\"https://scienceofsportpodcast.discourse.group/t/05-11-26-andreas-almgrens-perfect-new-york-debut-peter-attia-s-zone-2-u-turn-is-more-ball-in-play-good-for-rugby/5747/55\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">We trace how three zones models became five and seven zone models as coaches and athletes solve their own problems</a>, and why diet, heat, sport, and fitness all affect them</li><li>(00:17:22) <a href=\"https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/tadej-pogacar-shared-his-freakish-heart-rate-data-heres-what-it-actually-means/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tadej Pogačar’s Whoop documentary puts his zone 2 at 230 to 320 watts and his resting heart rate at 38.</a> Does that explain anything?</li><li>(00:23:28) How do sports keep their fans and win new ones? Sports are chasing social media eyeballs, while football, the NFL, tennis, and F1 have storylines. Is LIV Golf’s collapse a case for tradition?</li><li>(00:34:01) <a href=\"https://x.com/jacquesmaree73/status/2119457504048595189?s=48\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Angus Bell’s hip drop yellow card</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/therugbypaper/posts/%EF%B8%8F-you-see-a-lot-of-unintended-consequences-from-rule-changes-basically-they-crea/1754696499993711/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Earl’s research finding that players aren’t consulted on law changes</a></li><li>(00:44:16) An <a href=\"https://www.sportschau.de/investigativ/shocking-findings-at-least-ten-million-children-doped,gedopte-kinder-englisch-100.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ARD investigation suggests 5 to 6% of children aged 8 to 17 dope</a>. Ross is surprised it isn&#39;t higher, and Gareth is alarmed at the scale of the problem and its seeming lack of a solution</li><li>(00:51:27) <a href=\"https://mtnath.com/pacing-ultras/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kilian Jornet on why the quads (the chassis, not the engine) decide pacing in mountain ultras</a></li><li>(00:58:19) The 2027 <a href=\"https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling/a-circuit-is-less-dangerous-2027-giro-ditalia-features-three-motor-circuit-stages-in-bid-for-safer-finishes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Giro has two stages finishing on motor racing circuits</a></li><li>(01:02:03) Will <a href=\"https://scienceofsportpodcast.discourse.group/t/stiff-socks-can-knock-minutes-of-marathon-times/5751\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">foot-stiffening socks speed up your marathon</a>? Not on a study of 12 people walking</li><li>(01:04:29) <a href=\"https://www.tri247.com/triathlon-news/elite/ironman-florida-2026-men-results-report-world-record\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Magnus Ditlev’s 7:19:17 Ironman Florida</a>, on a target of 200 g of carbs an hour. Possible, or useful?</li><li>(01:11:39) And finally, a <a href=\"https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/2026/11/09/sarah-villegas-bodybuilding-scandal-plastic-plexiglas-muscle-interview-natalia-coelho/92597536007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">bodybuilding row</a> over alleged plastic muscle fillers, Gareth eats crow on natural bodybuilding, and almost every LA 2028 qualifying standard gets harder, including 1:43.00 in the men’s 800m</li></ul>","author_name":"Professor Ross Tucker and Mike Finch"}