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Can someone just summarize all that preferably in like 1 or 2 sentences.
Or I guess I should just ask is it going to be actually useful when I go run tomorrow if I read all that?
Sure. Mostly its your muscles, not your cardiovascular system, that determine how fast you can run. Forget all that VO2max, lactate threshold stuff. Focus on optimally training your muscles if you want to run faster / your best. How do you optimally train your muscles? Train at a wide variety of paces/distances/intensities (I recommend 6 distinct training paces), give yourself sufficient recovery between run workouts, add a bit of cross training / strength training, and eat a sensible diet.
Why is it sideways?
Mostly its your muscles, not your cardiovascular system, that determine how fast you can run. Forget all that VO2max, lactate threshold stuff.
Focus on optimally training your muscles if you want to run faster / your best.
How do you optimally train your muscles? Train at a wide variety of paces/distances/intensities (I recommend 6 distinct training paces), give yourself sufficient recovery between run workouts, add a bit of cross training / strength training, and eat a sensible diet.
So essentially, you don't see any difference in training to what most coaches recommend. I still don't see where the ground breaking part is Richard. Never have with this power running bit.
One day at a time
"Few or no easy runs." Really. Huh.
Yes. Radical, isn't it?
That's one word for it.
Dave
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I still don't see where the ground breaking part is Richard. Never have with this power running bit.