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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 

Join Coach Scott Johnston for a conversation with Paul Booth, who works alongside Scott as a Performance Nutritionist on the teams of 2025 UTMB 1st-place finishers Tom Evans and Ruth Croft. In this discussion, they explore how metabolic processes are measured in the lab, and look at the latest research on carbohydrate fueling and fat utilization in ultra runners. See episode guide for topics covered. 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 Introduction00:01:27 Can metabolism be measured through calorimetry?00:04:31 Are VO2 Max tests capable of measuring metabolic equilibrium?00:10:57 Applying lab derived energy usage to variable terrain00:16:58 Recent study of carbohydrate utilization in ultra running00:31:34 Does carbohydrate introduction shift substrate utilization?00:33:22 Is high carbohydrate intake inhibiting fat utilization?00:42:43 Fat utilization vs. carbs during races00:46:01 Does high carbohydrate intake cause carbohydrate dependence?00:53:32 Pitfalls of reliance on widely available metabolic testing machines01:03:27 Tips for feeding between and during runs01:16:16 Final thoughts

Join Coaches Maya Seckinger and Nikki Larochelle for our April installment of Ask Evoke, where they answer training questions submitted by members of the Evoke Endurance community.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 Introduction00:05:58 Time in zone 2 vs. even more time in Z1/low-Z200:10:27 Training while raising children00:13:38 Optimal heart rate zone range for a long hike00:15:56 Training during transition periods between seasonal events00:19:48 Is there an upper limit for high-volume days?00:23:28 General advice for pacing a first 50k race00:30:57 General signs of fatigue vs. fitness improvements00:34:30 Integrating aerobic base work as a tri-athlete 00:36:34 How attentive to heart rate spikes does a beginner athlete need to be?00:40:50 Recovering from over training and overcoming aerobic deficiency 00:46:50 Outro and thanks