A question about the 6-year apprenticeship. If someone has been at an elite level (at age 23), and then takes several years off, do you think they'd need to start over with 6 years at age 35, assuming they resume with the same endurance sport?
Enjoyed the article. Couple of questions. When you say you could move 100,000 lbs in an hour (45,000 kg) - what would that look like, eg 200kg x 225 reps ? Secondly, do the Norwegians use CGM as a depletion monitor?
When I wanted to move a lot, it was nearly always a ton of leg press. I'd find my sweet spot for pounds/reps and do a bunch of sets.
The twitter thread is my favorite leg press pyramid, it's what I do when I want to go heavy. Once I decide my legs are "strong" enough, I shift to a lot of reps. With the strength to do 2x5 with 10-12 plates, dropping down to sets of 20-25 reps with 4-6 plates feels reasonable.
Body weight exercises also have a good pounds per minute return.
We'd play the game every winter on our team - something different from swim/bike/run
You'd have to ask the guys how the use the CGM. On the Rich Roll Podcast, Kristian said it didn't tell him much other than showing him it was a bad idea to go to sleep depleted.
I like this Olav Alexander Bu quote:
“It all starts with calories, so energy expenditure and energy budgeting is where it starts. No speed without power, and no power without calories.”
A question about the 6-year apprenticeship. If someone has been at an elite level (at age 23), and then takes several years off, do you think they'd need to start over with 6 years at age 35, assuming they resume with the same endurance sport?
With a sport like cycling the ramp would be quicker.
With running, the ramp will need to be gradual due to the impact forces.
I'm being careful to stay energy positive, and a little 'heavy,' as I ramp. I was to make it as easy as possible for my body to adapt to stress.
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Enjoyed the article. Couple of questions. When you say you could move 100,000 lbs in an hour (45,000 kg) - what would that look like, eg 200kg x 225 reps ? Secondly, do the Norwegians use CGM as a depletion monitor?
Thanks.
Some examples in the links.
When I wanted to move a lot, it was nearly always a ton of leg press. I'd find my sweet spot for pounds/reps and do a bunch of sets.
The twitter thread is my favorite leg press pyramid, it's what I do when I want to go heavy. Once I decide my legs are "strong" enough, I shift to a lot of reps. With the strength to do 2x5 with 10-12 plates, dropping down to sets of 20-25 reps with 4-6 plates feels reasonable.
Body weight exercises also have a good pounds per minute return.
We'd play the game every winter on our team - something different from swim/bike/run
https://feelthebyrn.substack.com/p/the-big-steel-challenge
https://feelthebyrn.substack.com/p/big-steel-challenge-opener
https://twitter.com/feelthebyrn1/status/1534521662380691456?s=20&t=muYszKUHAnj767DNqk0Log
You'd have to ask the guys how the use the CGM. On the Rich Roll Podcast, Kristian said it didn't tell him much other than showing him it was a bad idea to go to sleep depleted.
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Thanks very much. That’s super helpful and something I’m going to work on.