Training Science Podcast More Reasons Why Norwegians Dominate in Endurance Sports - With Prof Thomas Losnegard & Prof Paul Laursen
Thomas Losnegard from Olympiatoppen reveals why a small country can produce massive results in elite sport 🏔️🥇
On this episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul & Thomas explore the secret ingredients behind Norway’s dominance in winter sports:
🤝 A culture of COLLABORATION & knowledge exchange
🧠 Athlete MINDSET, perceived exertion & pacing strategies
📊 Data-led EVOLUTION in cross-country skiing
💻 AI's potential in building smarter performance environments
🌲 And yes… people actually roller ski to work
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Today’s speakers:
Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/
Prof Thomas Losnegard https://www.nih.no/english/about/employees/thomasl/index.html
References:
Thomas’ X:
Pacing for XC skiing:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39231491/
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