Some Work, All Play
324. Why Longer Intervals May Be Worse (Sometimes), Carb Totals in Cycling, US Champ Doping, and Squats for Endurance Athletes
1h 27m
We worked on our crawling economy before this great episode! The main training topic was a study on the “VO2 slow” component that may show why longer, harder intervals can actually be counterproductive for aerobic performance in some situations. At least, that’s our (biased) theory. We break it down!
And this one was full of fun topics! Other topics: David’s surgery recovery, carb numbers in women’s cycling, our favorite story on “coaching” AI to solve math problems, US Champion Jonah Koech’s doping suspension, the Leadville 100 Mile bike, voluntary mouse running science, a 12-year anniversary hypothetical, a study on squats for running economy, and lots of great questions!
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