My Secret Weapon For Unbound | 200 Mile Pro Gravel Race!

When it comes to maximising performance, Alex Paton's biggest challenge is managing overheating, dehydration, and excessive salt loss through sweat. This is a HUGE problem because soon he'll be racing 200 miles in the scorching 40°C Kansas heat at Unbound. But he may have just discovered a training method that could be the key to his success... 🤫

⏱️ Timestamps: ⏱️
00:00 What's Alex doing to maximise his performance?
00:34 Heat Training, Core's Temperature Sensor & Alex's Plan
01:44 What does going "all in" on heat training actually mean?
03:50 Heat Training Adaptations (with Olav Bu)
04:53 Why Do Heat Training?
06:15 Baseline Stats Before Heat Training Programme
06:40 Heat Training Zones
07:29 Signs of Progress?
08:18 It's not just been plain sailing...
09:32 Heat Chamber Test 🔥
10:28 Results: What difference has heat training made?
11:30 Conclusion

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