Honoring Easy Workouts And Rest Days (Inspired by Kipchoge)

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of easy workouts and rest days in athletic training, inspired by Eluid Kipchoge's methods.

In this show, we’re focusing on what easy workouts and rest days really mean for us mere mortals trying to improve our performance—not only in endurance sports, but in all manner of athletic endeavors. Tune in to hear me discuss the great Eluid Kipchoge and some stunning revelations that have come forth from detailed analysis of his training logs that he has published for all to scrutinize. If you want to hear some fantastic tips based on the meticulously detailed training logs and most effective methods utilized by the greatest marathoner of all time, this is the episode for you! TIMESTAMPS: Eluid Kipchoge has published detailed training logs for the public to learn his proven methods. [00:24] For example, Kipchoge performs at 80% capacity on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday and then at 50% capacity on the other days, week in and week out. [02:39] This may sound crazy, but if you are trying to condition your body for marathon, your overall training program should include walking for a huge chunk of your weekly running mileage. [06:59] The harder you train, the more you desperately need rest time. [10:16] LINKS: Primal Endurance Mastery course ( FREE bag of Whey Protein Superfuel…

People in this episode

Host: Brad Kearns

Topics covered

• easy workouts
• rest days
• endurance sports
• marathon training
• Kipchoge's training methods

Keywords

• easy workouts
• rest days
• Kipchoge
• marathon training
• endurance sports
• training logs

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Organizations: Primal Endurance

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