ATC 253: Benefits to Boosting Lactate Threshold, Hills v. Speedwork, Zone 2 and Ironman, Fat Malabsorption Issues, and More
February 2, 2018
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- No more KPR (points system) for the Ironman World Championships and 70.3 World Championships, after the 2018 races. It is going back to a slot allocation system for pros! Our thoughts, and why we think this is a great thing.
- Zone 2 and Ironman:
- Is Z2 the right effort for Ironman?
- What happens when Z2 ends up being painfully slow on both the bike and run – despite training 10-15 hours a week at 80% Z2?
- If you’re walking the IM marathon does this mean you’re not aerobically fit? Or is it cardiac drift? Or more training needed? Or what?
- The importance of the long workouts for Ironman training.
- How to prep if you know you’ll be close to the cutoff times in an IM.
- Regaining mental toughness:
- When you lose the desire to push it – why and how to get it back?
- Will 20 x 20 milers help? In particular if a BQ is a goal.
- How to get back the ability to enjoy a little suffering, and why a little suffering is good stuff for all of us.
- How to overcome the desire to give up and slow down.
- What is the best way to incorporate hills into speed training?
- Track and hills: Is there a way to get the best of both worlds in one workout? Or best to do hills on one day speed on another?
- The benefits of running the downhills on your hill repeats to build fitness.
- Differences between short hill repeats (less than 1/2 mile) to long hill repeats (up to a few miles) and how to pace each – short = VO2max; long = tempo.
- Fat malabsorption issues
- What if you want to go low carb or Paleo but suffer from fat malabsorption?
- Figure out gut issues that are causing the issues digesting and absorbing fat!
- Usually FM related to: liver congestion (bile production). gallbladder insufficiency (bile release), or pancreas insufficiency (enzymes in pancreas help digest fat).
- Tests: GI Effects, GP OAT, and a good functional practitioner to guide you.
- Podcast with BG on how much fat we can absorb in a given feeding.
- Does your lactate threshold HR change with increased fitness? Or does LTHR stay fairly constant? And how does this apply to setting marathon HR targets?
- LTHR will change with increased fitness due to the ability to better handle and clear lactate.
- But for a marathon, there’s more to setting goal HR and pace than LTHR.
- Zone 2 & 3 training can benefit LTHR, as can training at LT.
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