KoopCast

The Complexity of Training with Manuel Sola Arjona | KoopCast Episode 166

Feb 9, 2023

51:31

Highlights

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Episode notes

Training a Complex System

05:54

I've Enjoyed Your Podcast

02:35

Is RPE a Good Thing?

03:21

Introduction

5min

How Did You Initially Get Involved?

2min

The Most Important Thing in Coaching Is That the Pieces Did Not Fit

4min

The Complexity of Complex Systems

5min

Training a Complex System

6min

Is CTL a Chronic Training Load?

3min

The Processions of Effort

5min

Is RPE a Good Thing?

3min

The Importance of LPE in Training

5min

10.

Thealities Need to Learn to Live With Uncertainty

3min

11.

The Performance of an Athletes

4min

12.

I've Enjoyed Your Podcast

3min

13.

Is There a Linear Relationship Between Cause and Effect?

3min

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Episode overview:

Manuel is an experienced cyclist and coach at TrainingPeaks.com with a degree in Sports Nutrition. His new book, La naturaleza del entrenamiento (The Nature of Training), discusses the nonlinear and complex nature of training.

Episode highlights:

(24:59) Manuel on RPE: RPE is an effective way of weighting and combining training stressors, RPE as a high capacity processor, RPE includes physical effort, motivation, and mentality, fatigue and RPE are related, external metrics are not more effective than RPE for training

(32:59) Measuring improvement: using RPE, wholistic tests are better than measuring variables like VO2max in isolation, nonmeasurable parameters are just as important as measurable ones, examples, painkillers and caffeine

(41:49) Performance variability: probability distribution explanation, deriving worth from performances, lots of data is needed to accurately determine a performance range

Additional resources:

Manuel’s book

Buy Training Essentials for Ultrarunning on Amazon or Audible

Information on coaching-

www.trainright.com

Koop’s Social Media

Twitter/Instagram- @jasonkoop