Developing Durability for Ultrarunners with Nicolas Berger, PhD

Dr. Nicolas Berger is a Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise at Teeside University’s Centre for Rehabilitation. In this episode we discuss the emerging topic of durability in endurance sport and how it applies to Ultrarunning.
Topics discussed-
1- Why examining physiological variables matter and why determining what variables matter more is important for training design
2- How physiological testing is limiting
3- The concept of durability
4- What affects durability and how to improve it
5- How progression runs useful in some contexts and not in others
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Earlier podcast on Durability with Ed Maunder
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[@chadadams1127]

I’ve heard of studies that show a spike in hgh (human growth hormone) during training (running). This spike is the same for an hour or even two hours of training. The study shows the same spike in multiple training sessions with rest in between as opposed to one long training session. Obviously the longer training leads to adaptation for longer events. My question is should I incorporate both, example; two runs daily during the week and back to back long runs on the weekend…

[@joseclaudio-personaltraine2083]

Hi! I haven’t finished watching and listening to the episode yet, but where do we place the use of fat in the performance of a trail runner nowadays, and if it’s important, how can we improve it? What do you think about training with low carbohydrates? Thanks