#134 Strength Training For The Endurance Athlete

Join Coaches Scott Johnston and Vince Paikowski for a deep dive on strength training for the endurance athlete, with an emphasis on muscular endurance training. See episode guide for topics covered. 

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Episode Guide

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:42 Vince’s discovery of the importance of strength training

00:03:23 Evoke’s applied methodology

00:05:09 Discovery of the effectiveness of muscular endurance

00:11:25 Science is downstream of anecdotal evidence

00:18:22 Indicators of poor muscular endurance

00:22:23 Definition of terms: strength; power; muscular endurance

00:26:08 Applications of muscular endurance

00:29:11 How strong is strong enough?

00:42:26 Specificity and muscular recruitment 

00:50:40 Muscular endurance is not the end state, specificity is 

00:59:40 Muscle fiber types and the physiological ‘dimmer switch’

01:13:47 What is missing from an individual athlete’s training?

01:19:57 Training tools and use-cases

01:24:27 Muscular endurance training methods

01:36:06 Perceptive cues common to muscular endurance stimulus 

01:45:45 Conflating elite athletes' recent training with event success

01:58:03 Final Thoughts