Strength Training For The Endurance Athlete

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. 

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Episode Guide

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:02:42 Vince’s discovery of the importance of strength training
• 00:03:23 Evoke’s applied methodology
• 00:05:09 Discovery of the effectiveness of muscular endurance
• 00:11:25 Science is downstream of anecdotal evidence
• 00:18:22 Indicators of poor muscular endurance
• 00:22:23 Definition of terms: strength; power; muscular endurance
• 00:26:08 Applications of muscular endurance
• 00:29:11 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-cases
• 01:24:27 Muscular endurance training methods
• 01:36:06 Perceptive cues common to muscular endurance stimulus 
• 01:45:45 Conflating elite athletes’ recent training with event success
• 01:58:03 Final Thoughts