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#skiuphill on September 8, 2023 at 1:54 pm · in reply to: Gym-Based Muscular Endurance Criticism #80850

For me it seems like a way to get ME-stimuli without as high of a stress on the global system as more traditional style Z3-4 work. Faster recovery/less stress, means more potential time for lower intensity aerobic work.

That being said, those Gym-based sessions completley wrecks me, so even if metabolic recovery goes well, DOMS/biomechanical precautions has to be made.

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#skiuphill on September 16, 2022 at 1:37 pm · in reply to: 80h 20.000m event #70803

Thank you very much for your answer. So then basically follow a normal TFTNA protocol? Do you have any thoughts on the specific period, in regards of stacking workouts B2B and also duration wise. Keeping in mind that the base would be extensive, with lets say 15 months of building. Until, but not including january 2024. And then specific january-mid. april? taper mid. April to mid. May

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#skiuphill on September 4, 2022 at 1:18 pm · in reply to: Muscular Endurance workouts during backcountry ski season? #70550

Hi,

i was wondering about this, except if i want to do this outdoors, on skis, will it work to do add weight and go skinning?

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#skiuphill on September 2, 2018 at 12:58 pm · in reply to: 70 hour event #13234

It`s more as a getting too used to the same intensity from long 6-12hour z1 workouts. During late base and early specific I’m doing some longer z3 work and usually feel very strong after some recovery.

However the 30 000ft single push ski traverse i was training for last, went fine, and i felt strong during and after

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#skiuphill on August 24, 2018 at 5:26 am · in reply to: 70 hour event #11277

Thanks.

Maybe the feeling would be better described as “unresponsive” rather than dead and heavy.

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#skiuphill on February 3, 2017 at 4:30 pm · in reply to: Zone 1 Duration #4035

Thanks for a great replay! Almost as having a personal coach, which I’m by the way considering.. Sorry for spamming, but i can’t resist after all the questions I’ve had since reading TFTNA.

Allright. So I have the race (which is a competition between me, myself and I) 12000 vertical meters and 130k in full on terrain on the 10-20th may. Would it then be wise to do a super week end of march? And could this be something to do late fall as well, after a summer(4-5months), (after a 3-4 week active rest periode.) of progressively building base up towards 20 hours. Then do a massive training camp in October ish. and then again in mid. January maybe? I´m in guide training, and have a lot of time in-between gatherings to train and focus on recovery.

I also train for Patagonia and AK. Any ways to modulate it more towards that? I have access to full on alpine terrain with 1200 meter north faces and everything in-between.

Lets say this is the plan for after the “race” in may:

JUNE, active recovery and muscular adaptation and flexibility.

JULY AND AUG.. Max strenght, 75% zone 1, 5% zone 2 and one interval 2×20/30/40 min zone mid 3 and one continuous starting at 45min and up to 1.5.

SEPT and OCT. 80% zone 1 One session of ME-work in alpine terrain 500meters and up to 1500, (increasing duration first, then weight?) 30min ever and one 2×20/30/40 min zone mid 3. + one 10 day super “week” with full recovery afterwards.

Then pretty much repeat until end of january, when i have a new super week. Also have more focus on speed as i want to do some shorter races next season. Up to 3000meters. Beginning in march, but want to be in top shape around april.

Thanks again. Feel like i can’t thank you enough for this incredible resource!

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#skiuphill on January 2, 2017 at 1:31 am · in reply to: Skimo muscular endurance- specificty #3829

Thanks for the response Luke!

I´ve been debating this my self regarding the zone 3 work, what I’ve come to is that I’m looking at december and January still as base months, where I’m still building aerobic base and dont want to be tripping to hard on the acid. And then I’m starting introducing one zone 4 session a week in february, and then two in march and april still including long days until two weeks before the race before exchanging them for three to five zone 5 workouts the 3 weeks before race/adventure skiing.

Reason i`m focusing on this now in dec and january, is from a analyze I read of what XC-racers do during summer/fall in Norway. Does it make sense, or do you still think i should do one zone 4+ and one longer continuous zone 3-4 now. Given that my performance month will be 4.5 month into the future?

Follow up question. Should an ME workout be regarded as a high intensity WO and done in stead of or in addition to the more intense speed workouts? And would probably need to add water jugs on top of heavier equipment? As you point out, its probably not enough on its own..

Thanks!