Ask Evoke: Athlete-Submitted Questions For June 2024

Join coaches Scott Johnston and Kylee Toth for our June 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: https://www.instagram.com/evokeendurance/

Or email your questions to coach@evokeendurance.com

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:01 Integrating zone 3 and 4 training for uphill ultras.
• 6:50 Training for mountaineering while living at sea level away from mountains.
• 13:07 Recovering from inaccurate aerobic zone assessment and over training.
• 20:19 Training effect differences between training longer versus shorter zone 3 and 4 intervals.
• 29:12 Training speed with short legs.
• 31:01 Using biking sessions for training muscular endurance.
• 33:37 Loading protocols in stair climbing training for tactical athletes.
• 36:16 Optimal training duration per week to increase top of zone 2 heart rate.
• 39:47 How time away from training effects aerobic base.
• 44:02 Fueling protocols for long runs.
• 49:12 Structuring a training program for maximizing vertical kilometers.
• 59:11 How to ramp up aerobic capacity with a history of training Cross Fit.
• 1:03:11 Best methods and tests to define athlete-specific heart rate zones.
• 1:06:44 Optimizing training for performing at altitude.
• 1:11:33 Whether or not to alternate muscular endurance training modalities in a training block.
• 1:14:02 Lactate analysis and testing.
• 1:18:06 Outro