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#205 – Zach Bitter: Ultramarathon Running

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The Maximum Root Function Is Like 180 Minus Your Age

With maximum root function uh here's some advantages like it is low enough intensity where you can train pretty consistently at a fairly high volume with a very low injury risk. It's a more efficient way in the sense that you're going to be like prioritizing like fat metabolization which um i mean if you're looking at like Jeff folic or dr. Jeff folic and dr. film affitone he'll say 180 minus your age is going to give you your yeah. That's the math 180 formula that I thought was just fascinating for it's like uh in the same way e equals e equals mc squared is fascinating that there could be a formula that captures like optimal running Yeah.

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