#40 - The history of endurance training methods with Dr Michael Joyner

Dr Glenn McConell chats for a second time with Professor Michael Joyner from the Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, USA. Michael blew me away with his absolutely amazing knowledge on past athletes and coaches and their endurance training methods. Very different types of training can result in similar results. His running Haiku: Run a lot of miles, some faster than your race pace, rest once in a while. Michael was first on the podcast on October 9th, 2022. Michael’s Twitter: @DrMJoyner 0:00. Introduction2:25. Foot races in the 1700s and 1800s (running 5 min/mile!)3:56. Pheidippides: run from Marathon to Athens etc4:49. Tarahumara Indians from Northern Mexico5:05. Arthur Lydiard’s (Peter Snell etc) training methods7:45. Rudolf Harbig, Zatopek, Percy Cerutty, Herb Elliot9:50. Bob Schul (intervals twice a day) and Ron Clarke10:05. All roads lead to the 1964 5000m at the Tokyo Olympics11:35. Dellinger/Bowerman: Mixed training methods like today.13:10. Very different types of training can result in similar results13:30. His running Haiku: Run a lot of miles, some faster than your race pace, rest once in a while15:30. Kipchoge training very similar to Bill Rodgers and Frank Short (1970s)16:13. Derek Clayton: high mileage at close to race pace19:02. Several ways to reach the same VO2 max, LT and economy21:48. Long slow distance runners raced a lot. Eg Ed Winrow23:35. Year round training: Parvo Nurmi etc24:20. Glenn Cunningham: intervals. Rudolf Harbig26:01. Sweden during WWII, Zatopek interval training27:16. In the 60s push back against intervals, LSD29:12. Swimmers: Igloi style interval training with short recoveries32:35. Would runners do better with a modified Igloi/Schul style program?35:05. Michael’s impressive cycling training/ hard-easy39:02. “Peloton art”/ “Strava art”39:27. David Costill: reduced swimmers training volume43:17. How high a VO2 max can the average person attain?45:46. Arthur Lydiard/all round athletes etc48:37. Develop as all round athletes before specialize50:00. Overreaching/Overtraining52:40. Takeaway messages53:54. Outro (9 secs)Inside Exercise brings to you the who's who of research in exercise metabolism, exercise physiology and exercise’s effects on health. With scientific rigor, these researchers discuss popular exercise topics while providing practical strategies for all.The interviewer, Emeritus Professor Glenn McConell, has an international research profile following 30 years of Exercise Metabolism research experience while at The University of Melbourne, Ball State University, Monash University, the University of Copenhagen and Victoria University.He has published over 120 peer reviewed journal articles and recently edited an Exercise Metabolism eBook written by world experts on 17 different topics (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-94305-9). Connect with Inside Exercise and Glenn McConell at:Twitter: @Inside_exercise and @GlennMcConell1Instagram: insideexerciseFacebook: Glenn McConellLinkedIn: Glenn McConell https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenn-mcconell-83475460ResearchGate: Glenn McConellEmail: [email protected] Subscribe to Inside exercise:Spotify: shorturl.at/tyGHLApple Podcasts: shorturl.at/oFQRUYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@insideexerciseAnchor: https://anchor.fm/insideexerciseGoogle Podcasts: shorturl.at/bfhHIAnchor: https://anchor.fm/insideexercisePodcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4025218Not medical advice