[rcj]

What’s the thinking here about whether a second aerobic workout in a day is good? I’m thinking an hour run in the morning, go to work, maybe a 45 minute Z1 bike ride after work, or maybe another easy run. Is this approximately the same as running 1:45 or 2:00 in the morning? Or is there a big drop-off in benefit when breaking them up?

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[Dada]

Dada on October 21, 2022 at 2:52 pm #71772

That is actually one of the best things you can do. This pushes mitochondrial adaptions dramatically.

Dada

[dcgm]

dcgm on October 21, 2022 at 6:02 pm #71773

I don’t think it’s Uphill Athlete orthodoxy, but damn if it didn’t work for me.

A 2hr run is probably a bigger training stimulus than 2 1-hr runs (on account of glycogen depletion), but in my experience it’s also a bigger recovery hit.

[Dada]

Dada on December 19, 2022 at 1:21 am #73819

You can see some research here: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts215/#tab-con-20