Very helpful. As a strength coac, who had only worked with team sport athletes and power athletes this serves of great help, since it clarifies some lingering doubts. Nice work!
Great content thats easy to understand! My sport is mtb enduro but I've been using both a roadbike and xc bike to try and improve my fitness while on COVID lockdown in the UK. I've been watching numerous TH-cam videos to look at weekly plans which has resulted in mass confusion. My garmin VO2 has gone down by 5 points but my strava overall fitness rating is going up. This video and the VO2 are putting in to context what I'm probably doing wrong. A lot of road cycling sites and vbloggers suggest 40:20s intervals for VO2 but does anyone else struggle to get their heart rate high enough into the required zone within a 40s period? Also any future content on training for mountain biking disciplines or events such as enduro racing would be awesome.
Ccw I can almost gurantee a 40s you wont get Hr high enough. That’s why typically you would work at an intensity like 100% VO2max to compensate. You’d also be better of doing 30/30 because the 1:1 work to rest ratio will help you maintain time at or above VO2max which is actually the key in a VO2max session. The 2:1 work to rest in a 40:20 would likely cause you to miss out on some valuable time through fatigue late in the session or inability to do more efforts. I’ll definitely do a video on this in the future. Can do some MTB content as well. Keep in mind though a lot of the stuff I talk about is broader concepts that apply to all endurance sports. Thanks for watching!
Similar concepts are used in other sports. In fencing you would have blocks of concentrating on key skills or footwork or endurance especially early in the season. While fine tuning tactics or match specific drills or speed work closer to competition dates.
Block periodization is really applicable to a number of sports, especially when there isn’t regular competition (ie the athlete typically builds to be at peak performance only a few times like world championships etc. rather than seasonal/weekly competition)
Hey Nick. Another great video. I'm new to training peaks and the ATP is too confusing for me. I'm a runner in late 50s and do okay in my age group. If I try top 10% but Auckland is a small town. I'm training using the 80/20 principle. What are your thoughts on this?
James honestly I’m not the biggest reader of books, I’d rather listen to podcasts or watch videos to explain topics. But I mainly source recent research from the Science for Sport Performance Digest. Monthly subscription to summary reviews of the most recent literature. Really has been useful keeping up to date.
Very helpful. As a strength coac, who had only worked with team sport athletes and power athletes this serves of great help, since it clarifies some lingering doubts. Nice work!
Glad I could help! Always great to hear from other coaches in the field
Great and clear info. Thanks
Great content thats easy to understand!
My sport is mtb enduro but I've been using both a roadbike and xc bike to try and improve my fitness while on COVID lockdown in the UK. I've been watching numerous TH-cam videos to look at weekly plans which has resulted in mass confusion. My garmin VO2 has gone down by 5 points but my strava overall fitness rating is going up. This video and the VO2 are putting in to context what I'm probably doing wrong.
A lot of road cycling sites and vbloggers suggest 40:20s intervals for VO2 but does anyone else struggle to get their heart rate high enough into the required zone within a 40s period?
Also any future content on training for mountain biking disciplines or events such as enduro racing would be awesome.
Ccw I can almost gurantee a 40s you wont get Hr high enough. That’s why typically you would work at an intensity like 100% VO2max to compensate. You’d also be better of doing 30/30 because the 1:1 work to rest ratio will help you maintain time at or above VO2max which is actually the key in a VO2max session. The 2:1 work to rest in a 40:20 would likely cause you to miss out on some valuable time through fatigue late in the session or inability to do more efforts. I’ll definitely do a video on this in the future. Can do some MTB content as well. Keep in mind though a lot of the stuff I talk about is broader concepts that apply to all endurance sports. Thanks for watching!
Similar concepts are used in other sports. In fencing you would have blocks of concentrating on key skills or footwork or endurance especially early in the season. While fine tuning tactics or match specific drills or speed work closer to competition dates.
Block periodization is really applicable to a number of sports, especially when there isn’t regular competition (ie the athlete typically builds to be at peak performance only a few times like world championships etc. rather than seasonal/weekly competition)
Great video! Thanks for sharing your ideas 👍👍
Glad your enjoyed the video!
Hey Nick. Another great video. I'm new to training peaks and the ATP is too confusing for me. I'm a runner in late 50s and do okay in my age group. If I try top 10% but Auckland is a small town. I'm training using the 80/20 principle. What are your thoughts on this?
Really enjoying the content. Which training books do you recommend?
James honestly I’m not the biggest reader of books, I’d rather listen to podcasts or watch videos to explain topics. But I mainly source recent research from the Science for Sport Performance Digest. Monthly subscription to summary reviews of the most recent literature. Really has been useful keeping up to date.