How to Optimize Your Endurance Training | #3 ft. Jonah Rosner
Episode 3 of the Critical Oxygen podcast, hosted by Philip Batterson, Ph.D., titled "How to Optimize Your Endurance Training | #3 ft. Jonah Rosner" was published on November 26, 2023 and runs 41 minutes.
November 26, 2023 ·41m · Critical Oxygen
Summary
Welcome to the Critical Oxygen Podcast! In this episode Jonah Rosner, MS, CSCS, and I talk about how we met, Jonah's current training, and the how we use technology to assess physiology. Enjoy! Enjoying these podcasts, subscribe to get notified when new episodes are released. If you have a question or topic you want us to address, leave a comment! Follow Phil on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/criticalo2 Follow Jonah on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jonah_jarperformance Interested in testing, courses, or other long form content check out the critical oxygen website - https://www.criticaloxygen.com OUTLINE: 0:00 – Introduction/How we met 2:22 – Jonah’s Background 5:32 – Portable physiology technology 6:32 – How to optimize your training 7:50 – How Jonah tracks his physiology 11:50 – Casual 27 mile days 12:24– Is Jonah an Ultra Runner? 15:08 – Is more muscle better for long races? 15:52– Lighter does not equal faster! 17:18 – Why are elite marathoners so light? 18:34 – How is 28 miles impacting you? 20:26 – Why you are stagnant! 22:32 – Controlled Variability! 23:08– What are our biases? 25:04 – Strong = Fast 25:48 – Is there a stress cap? 26:30 – How to use physiological testing to plan your training 28:36 – Why our bodies adapt to stress 30:34 – Stop using cookie cutter training plans! 31:22 – Polarized vs pyramidal training 34:54 – Physiological Zoning: Are there three thresholds? 38:32 – Stop guessing at your training! Do a physiological Test! 39:58 - Outro
Episode Description
Welcome to the Critical Oxygen Podcast! In this episode Jonah Rosner, MS, CSCS, and I talk about how we met, Jonah's current training, and the how we use technology to assess physiology. Enjoy! Enjoying these podcasts, subscribe to get notified when new episodes are released. If you have a question or topic you want us to address, leave a comment! Follow Phil on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/criticalo2 Follow Jonah on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jonah_jarperformance Interested in testing, courses, or other long form content check out the critical oxygen website - https://www.criticaloxygen.com OUTLINE: 0:00 – Introduction/How we met 2:22 – Jonah’s Background 5:32 – Portable physiology technology 6:32 – How to optimize your training 7:50 – How Jonah tracks his physiology 11:50 – Casual 27 mile days 12:24– Is Jonah an Ultra Runner? 15:08 – Is more muscle better for long races? 15:52– Lighter does not equal faster! 17:18 – Why are elite marathoners so light? 18:34 – How is 28 miles impacting you? 20:26 – Why you are stagnant! 22:32 – Controlled Variability! 23:08– What are our biases? 25:04 – Strong = Fast 25:48 – Is there a stress cap? 26:30 – How to use physiological testing to plan your training 28:36 – Why our bodies adapt to stress 30:34 – Stop using cookie cutter training plans! 31:22 – Polarized vs pyramidal training 34:54 – Physiological Zoning: Are there three thresholds? 38:32 – Stop guessing at your training! Do a physiological Test! 39:58 - Outro
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