Ask Evoke: Athlete-Submitted Questions For April 2025

Join coaches Scott Johnston and Leif Godberson for our April installment of Ask Evoke, where they answer training questions submitted by members of the Evoke Endurance community.

To submit your own training questions for our coaches, send us a direct message on Instagram or contact us here.

Episode Guide

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:01:08 Muscular endurance-style core vs. max-strength core routines and ski-erg training
• 00:06:30 Correcting Aerobic Deficiency Syndrome after moving to high altitude
• 00:11:14 How are ice climbing and dry-tooling similar and different?
• 00:19:28 Fueling advice for long days in the mountains?
• 00:24:18 Training volume modulation when switching from low- to high-altitude
• 00:29:21 Reducing weekly running volume vs. more frequent recovery weeks
• 00:32:28 Should training load go beyond that which is necessary for a specific event?
• 00:35:23 Which is better: cross fit-style training with muscluar endurance or race-specific XC ski training?
• 00:44:00 Non-jumping substitutes for Evoke’s gym-based muscular endurance routine?
• 00:48:02 Combining hill sprints and longer hill reps?
• 00:54:38 Recovery strategies after Ranger school?
• 00:58:00 Do anaerobic strides negate an aerobic workout?
• 01:00:09 Strategies for increasing speed reserve for an ultra-runner?