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154. Spicy Hot Takes, Long-Term Training Studies, and Protein Powders!

Some Work, All Play

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The Role of VO2 Max in Performance Improvement

In these elite athletes when we're talking about these big hour totals they're almost always doing like 90% of their training easy or up to study. In the point being that yeah because VO2 Max isn't a driver that's just a genetic variable that gets adapted really quick. So yes we love short intervals but we loveShort intervals to improve mechanical output rather than to improve VO2 Max. As long as you're training your speed or your power output none of this none of that shit matters. It might be a red herring that directs your training in the wrong direction.

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