WHOOP Podcast

The Emergence and Benefits of Zone 2 Training with Paul Laursen

May 17, 2023

01:03:12

Episode guests

Paul Laursen

Highlights

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01:42

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02:04

Reversing Prediabetes with Low-Carb Diet in 30 Days

01:20

Introduction

2min

The Importance of Understanding Cardio Zone Training

3min

The Relationship Between the Cardiovascular System and the Nervous System

3min

How to Overcome Fat Oxidation

2min

The Role of Fat in Training

3min

The Benefits of Zone Two Training

2min

How to Keep Your Blood Sugars Stable

2min

The Future of Ventilation Monitoring

2min

The Importance of Continuous Training in Zone Two

3min

10.

How to Train Your Zone Four

3min

11.

How to Maximize Health and Longevity in the Interplay Between the Nervous System and the Cardiovascular System

3min

12.

The Importance of Zone Two Workouts

2min

13.

How Much Time Do You Spend in Zone Two?

2min

14.

The Importance of Autonomic Recovery After Exercise and Training Athletes

4min

15.

The Role of Zone Two in Recovery

2min

16.

The Benefits of Zone Two Training for Women in Perimenopause

2min

17.

The Role of Zone Two Training in Reproductive Health

2min

18.

The Importance of Fat Oxidation at High Intensity Exercise

2min

19.

How to Reverse Diabetes in a Month

3min

20.

The Importance of Zod Two Training

4min

21.

The Role of Zone Two Training in High Intensity Interval Training

2min

22.

How to Get a Good Sleep

2min

23.

How to Maximize Internal Fitness

4min

24.

The Importance of Zone Two Training

2min

25.

How to Build Zone Two and Zone Five Into Your Training

2min

26.

Zone Two Cardio and Training and Everything Heart Rate Zones

2min

On this week’s episode, WHOOP VP of Performance Science, Principal Scientist, Kristen Holmes is joined by author and endurance coach Paul Laursen. Paul is the Co-Founder and CEO of HIIT Science, the Co-Founder and Head of Product for Athletica, and co-host of the Training Science Podcast. Not only has he published over 150 scientific manuscripts and had his work cited more than 15,00 times, but he’s also competed in 17 Ironman triathlons. Kristen and Paul will discuss how Paul got started training and teaching (3:05), the relationship between the cardiovascular system and the nervous system (6:15), defining the different training zones (10:50), creating a weekly program with cardio zones (25:40), staying balanced with your training (29:10), autonomic recovery and Zone 2 as an active recovery tool (31:25), how Zone 2 can be linked to hormone levels (37:33), Paul’s paper on metabolism and burning fat (41:30), the best medium for Zone 2 training (47:15), training for longevity and VO2 max (50:15), and how Paul thinks about sleep with his athletes (52:05).

Resources:
Paul's Website
Paul’s Twitter
HIIT Science
Autonomic Recovery after Exercise in Trained Athletes
Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy
Fat Oxidation during HIIT

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