What type of run training improves VO2max, the aerobic threshold, and running economy? | EP#91

What do we know from science about training to improve three of the greatest determinants of running performance; VO2max, the aerobic threshold, and running economy? This episode is about hard evidence from training intervention studies, not anecdotal evidence and best practises.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

• The impact of training volume, threshold training, VO2max training, and more, on VO2max
• What works best for improving the aerobic threshold? Trainingbelow the aerobic threshold, at the aerobic threshold, or at the anaerobic threshold or VO2max?
• Does training volume, high-intensity interval training, and strength training improve running economy?

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