#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. Learn more about muscular endurance:https://evokeendurance.com/resources/muscular-endurance-all-you-need-to-know/To submit your own training questions, or if you would like to learn more about the Evoke Endurance community, visit our Reddit forum: https://www.reddit.com/r/evokeendurance/, or contact us here.Episode Guide00:00:00 Introduction00:02:42 Vince’s discovery of the importance of strength training00:03:23 Evoke’s applied methodology00:05:09 Discovery of the effectiveness of muscular endurance00:11:25 Science is downstream of anecdotal evidence00:18:22 Indicators of poor muscular endurance00:22:23 Definition of terms: strength; power; muscular endurance00:26:08 Applications of muscular endurance00:29:11 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-cases01:24:27 Muscular endurance training methods01:36:06 Perceptive cues common to muscular endurance stimulus 01:45:45 Conflating elite athletes' recent training with event success01:58:03 Final Thoughts