211. Speed for Long Races, Olympic Trials and Western States, vVO2 Workouts, Roger Federer's Speech on Belief, and Bicarb Hacks!
Jun 18, 2024
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Training science reveals speed at VO2 max as key for performance across events. Topics include Olympic Trials, Western States, bicarb hacks, Roger Federer's speech, shoe costs, and more. Aliens on treadmills and chocolate Nesquik await.
Training at VO2 max effort speed is crucial for performance across different events, impacting training specificity and workout designs.
Fatigue resistance is key for endurance performance, emphasizing sustained power output and fatigue management.
Embracing vulnerability, trying new experiences, and persisting can lead to finding a community where you truly belong.
Deep dives
Staying Fast in Training and Competitions
Strides, shorter intervals under 3 minutes, focusing on speed, and maintaining high-end capabilities through 90-second Hills can enhance overall performance. Easy recoveries between intervals help in maintaining the speed and neuromuscular system, contributing to race readiness. Sustaining speed development into ultra races contributes to long-term strength and power, providing a solid foundation for overall performance.
Durability and Physiological Factors
For endurance athletes, fatigue resistance is the key factor in performance. Studies on cyclists showed improvement in one-minute power conservation throughout the season, highlighting the importance of fatigue resistance in maintaining performance levels. This proven approach emphasizes the crucial role of sustained power output and fatigue management in endurance events, contributing significantly to cycling and potentially running performance.
Embracing Vulnerability and Finding Connection through Effort
It's common to feel lonely at times, especially when trying to find your people. Remember that it's okay to feel this way and that with persistence, new connections can be formed. By putting yourself out there, embracing vulnerability, and trying new experiences, you increase your chances of finding a community or group where you truly belong. Keep trying until you find your people as they exist out there waiting for you. You're not alone in these feelings, and it's important to remember that things will eventually get better.
Importance of Encouraging Others
Encouraging and uplifting others, even with a simple line or gesture, can have a profound impact on their lives. By being positive and supportive, you never know the lasting effect your words or actions might have on someone. Just as one small line of encouragement helped an individual persist and achieve a world record, your words of kindness and encouragement can motivate others and make a meaningful difference in their lives.
Sporks: Balancing Utility and Practicality
Sporks can provide a unique balance of utility, combining the functionality of both a spoon and a fork. While some may have reservations about sporks, exploring a high-quality artisan spork could offer a superior dining experience. The versatility of a well-designed spork can enhance dining experiences, bringing together the benefits of both eating utensils into one handy tool.
Exploring Cross Training Benefits and Personal Growth
Cross training can offer numerous benefits for athletes, including enhanced fitness levels and a broader skill set. Additionally, cross training can lead to personal growth, resilience, and the ability to push beyond perceived limits. By incorporating cross training into your routine, you can discover new strengths, improve overall performance, and cultivate a versatile approach to fitness.
We thought long and hard about alien physiology before recording this great episode! The main topic was a wildly cool wrinkle in training science. Across all different types of events, the most predictive variable for performance is often how fast an athlete can go at VO2 max effort. That could have massive implications for how we think about training and what we consider "specificity" for long events!
We discussed why we think that is, along with workout designs, the use of hills, and how much we want to get aliens on a treadmill. ET can phone home after ET does a VO2 max test.
And this one was full of our favorite topics! Other topics: Addie dog going strong at nearly 12 years old, the upcoming Olympic Trials on the track, our wild travel schedule between the Trials and Western States, stroller running and our worrisome experience, sodium bicarbonate hacks, workout design, the power of using set-based structures, running economy and other predictors in ultras, a new study on fatigue resistance/durability and its relation to training status, Alex Honnold running the Lavaredo 50k, Roger Federer's wonderful speech on perseverance, messages about ferritin increases from liposomal iron, Joey Chestnut's ban from the hot dog eating contest and what it says about sponsorships, the increasing cost of shoes, Keely Hodgkinson's low-volume approach with lots of cross training, and hot takes.
When the aliens arrive, we should give them a cup of chocolate Nesquik so they can experience our finest delicacies. Then it's straight onto the treadmill for some podcast content.
We love you all! HUZZAH! Aliens!
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