Aerobic training and testing with Scott Johnston | EP#326
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When i was comparative insske racing, the first polar heart rate monitors came out. The top of zone one was where you were making about one milla mole of blood lactit. And basically, zone four was just hard. I've used that very simple four zone system ever since then. It's impossible to control your intensity that closely during actual training.
Scott Johnston is an endurance sports coach, author, and co-founder of the coaching business Uphill Athlete. The main focus of Scott and his company is coaching mountain sport athletes, like mountain runners, climbers, and ski mountaineers, but Scott also has an extensive background in more traditional endurance sports like swimming, cross-country skiing, and even triathlon.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-What do we mean by "aerobic base", and how do you develop a really strong aerobic base?
-How should aerobic training be executed?
-How and when should you balance high-intensity training into your training program?
-Training zones: Scott's recommendations for how to assess and use training zones
-Testing: the Heart Rate Drift test for assessing your aerobic threshold
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LINKS AND RESOURCES:
- Uphill Athlete (Scott's coaching business) website, Youtube, and Instagram
- Training for the New Alpinism and Training for the Uphill Athlete - Scott's books
- Related articles on Uphill Athlete: Heart Rate Drift test instructions, How to set your training zones, and Training zones heart rate calculator
- Polarised training with Stephen Seiler, PhD | EP#177
- Training structure, periodisation and the science of winning with Jan Olbrecht, PhD | EP#198
- The Science of Winning: Planning, Periodizing and Optimizing Swim Training (Kindle Edition) by Jan Olbrecht
- Special Strength Training: Manual For Coaches & Block Training System in Endurance Running by prof. Yuri Verkoshansky
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