The new challenge: What is the interference effect?

The Progress Theory Podcast is back for season 2 with a new challenge!!!

Want a good engine,  lift heavy and not suck at both? With the rise in functional fitness and many athletes taking on their own challenges after Coronavirus got most of the events cancelled, we decided to cover how it is possible to train for both strength and endurance.

In Episode 2.1 follow @thepricep and @dg.coaching as they detail the next challenge: Increase strength in their chosen lifts while training for a 4 hour marathon. All in 11 weeks.

The cover the following topics:

- What is concurrent training? Is concurrent training more common than we think?

- Why has it been previously perceived that you couldn't train for strength and endurance at the same time?

- Who is Professor  Robert Hickson and how did his seminal research in 1980 start the idea that strength and endurance shouldn't be trained together?

- After critiquing his research what answers do we find?

- What is the interference effect? Does an understanding of the molecular pathways which regulate strength and endurance adaptations help explain why endurance training may inhibit protein synthesis after resistance training?

- Which factors affect how powerful the interference effect is? can we structure training so we can reduce the interference effect and maximise Endurance and strength training simultaneously?

Hope you enjoy the episode. Like and subscribe to our podcast and join the journey. What are your experiences with concurrent training?