How to Train Endurance

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We've covered a lot of tools and a lot of science in the previous four episodes. Today we are going to talk about endurance. It turns out that there are ways to train endurance that are very different than i would have previously imagined. If you only think about long runs, long swims, marathons, half marathons, ten kas, five kas, that sort of thing puts you to sleep. Connelat costello is snoring in the background right now. He's not a long distance endurance athlete, for sure.

This episode I discuss endurance: our ability to perform effort over extended amounts of time. I describe the four kinds of endurance: muscular endurance, long duration (single-set) efforts, and the two kinds of high intensity interval training (HIIT). I discuss efficiency of effort and maximizing quality of effort, and a hydration formula. I review how our heart literally gets stronger when we oxygenate muscles properly. I also discuss motivation for long bouts of work and the visual physiological basis of the "extra gear" we all can leverage for effort. Finally, I review how accelerating as we fatigue can allow us to access untapped energetic resources.

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