Is Polarized Training Still Relevant with Dr Stephen Seiler - Ep 156 GET FAST PODCAST: IRONMAN
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- čas přidán 5. 08. 2024
- Our guest today is one of the most influential people in Cycling and Triathlon training, and that’s because he was one of the original founders of the 80/20 rule, commonly referred to as Polarised Training.
Even if you haven’t heard of him, basically the entire world of cycling and triathlon now train to this principle of, 80% of your training is to be easy, and only 20% hard.
His name is Dr Stephen Seiler, he is a Professor of Sports Science, earning his doctoral degree from the University of Texas at Austin and has lived and worked in Norway for over 20 years as a university teacher, researcher, and leader. He still resides in Norway and it’s no wonder that they are at the forefront of training development with minds like his leading the way.
We went for almost 2 hours in this interview and we could’ve kept going. We are big fans of his work and are very familiar with majority of his teachings and principles, but even we were surprised about some of the controversial opinions he holds around the wrong things the world is still doing in training.
We clarify exactly what polarised training actually means, we dive deep into training intensity and what the optimal training sessions actually are, we discuss the value and limitations of VO2 max training and a whole lot more.
This was such an enjoyable episode.
Timestamp:
00:00 - Introduction
00:42 - Dr. Seiler’s Day
02:05 - What’s Easy Endurance Ride for Dr. Seiler
06:42 - 80/20: Polarised Training Defined
13:35 - Get Away from the 7-day Micro Cycle
17:45 - Frequency and Consistency
20:30 - The 14-day Cycle
27:30 - Failure with Trying Harder
32:00 - Structuring a 14-day Cycle
37:40 - VO2 Testing
43:30 - Lactate Tolerance
47:20 - Frequency, Volume, and Intensity
53:20 - The Right Intensity for High-Level Athletes
1:03:45 - The Recovery Clock and Alignment
1:12:20 - Staying in the Threshold Zone
1:20:20 - Should Aging Athletes Avoid Intensity?
1:30:30 - Data Triangulation
1:40:24 - Dr. Seiler’s Training with Scottie Pippen
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Every time I listen to Dr Seiler I learn something new. He's got such a great way of explaining training concepts.
He really does
I know I’m way late but what a great interview.
Recovery is the thing. Instant? One day? Two days? Three days? I read from one source that if the athlete hasn't recovered after three days, then that session wasn't appropriate at that moment in time. I prefer the instant time frame myself. At the other end of the scale I know of a tri-athlete who did an Iron-man in a good time and never stopped training or competing. Their health is currently wrecked. And they still force themselves to do a Parkrun each week. Madness.
Having listened & watched many training video's, this by far is the most comprehensive one I've come across. Incredible content. 👍👍
Wow thanks for the great feedback
Enjoyed Dr Seiler talk at Leeds Beckett University last month
Yeah we enjoy all his talks haha
Really awesome, Stephen Seiler has a unique way of sharing knowledge, and congratulations also to the interviewers because they squeezed the opportunity and put so many relevant questions on the table. Seiler, along with Iñigo San Millan and Sebastian Weber are in my opinion three capital references nowadays. Excellent show.
Thank you for the kind words!
Terrific! Excellent interview! Congratulations!
Hey thank you!
Awesome Work! THX 👋🏻👍🏻👌🏻
good stuff, thanks.
What is a good resource to help build a cardio program that stacks well with weight lifting
We did a specific episode on this with a great strength coach: "Improving Strength + Efficiency for Triathletes and Cyclists w/ Ryan Worn - Ep 144"
Fantastic interview
Appreciate it!
Zna čovek šta priča. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
1:05:40 damn I thought the literal opposite method (spreading harder sessions more evenly) would be smarter. I wonder if this works also if u are preparing for a marathon and not triathlon..
7 day cycle = strava clout.