317: Expert Edition: Dr Stephen Seiler: Intensify or Extensify: the Concept of Durability

Mar 21, 2022

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INSIGHT

Durability in Endurance

Classic endurance testing models are being challenged.
There's something about an athlete's ability to maintain their physiological capacity for longer durations, which isn't captured by traditional metrics like VO2 max.

INSIGHT

VO2 Max and Peak Performance

Paula Radcliffe's peak marathon performance came after her VO2 max plateaued.
This suggests that factors beyond VO2 max, like durability, contribute to peak performance.

INSIGHT

The Myth of Steady State

There's no true physiological steady state during exercise.
Even at low intensity, deterioration occurs due to factors like glycogen depletion and muscle damage.

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In this episode, we speak with Dr Stephen Seiler who is introducing this term of durability to us. What does it mean exactly? How do you define it? Why is it that we know it when we say it? And what are the training methods we can use to induce adaptations towards it? On 2nd April 2022 we are hosting a 3 hour live stream event with Dr Stephen Seiler on "Durability and high intensity repeatability in endurance training". During this event we will be covering 4 modules:

Understanding the Big Training Picture for Long Term Development.
How low and How Long for "The 80%"?
High Intensity Training Sessions: Intensify or Extend?
Training Monitoring: Train-Eat-Sleep-Adjust
Followed by a Q&A

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