Episode 54: In Search of a Sensible Training Philosophy — Mikael Eriksson on VO2 Max, Athlete Profiling, and the Limits of Literature

Mikael Eriksson founded Scientific Triathlon in 2015 and has coached full time since 2017. He also hosts That Triathlon Show, a podcast with over 700 episodes in its archive that has become one of the most comprehensive educational resources in the sport. This conversation covers the question that organized it: what does a sensible training philosophy actually look like — and how do you build one that holds up across the cycling trends of polarized, threshold, Norwegian, sweet spot, and back again?

Mikael's podcast: That Triathlon Show — scientifictriathlon.com

Scientific Triathlon coaching and training plans: scientifictriathlon.com

Johansson et al. — "Elite Aerobic Endurance Performance: Is it Really Related to Lactate Threshold Expressed Relative to Peak Oxygen Uptake?" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40239962/

That Triathlon Show Episode 419 (Q&A on science and coaching philosophy): https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts419/

TrainingPeaks: trainingpeaks.com

Campfire Endurance coaching: campfireendurance.com