Norwegian approach is highly structured and easy to follow. lots of info out there. I don't think you can go wrong with it.
The only drawback would be if it just doesn't hold your attention, and something else would motivate you more to get out the door day to day.
Thank you, i have been doing EIM for couple of years 7 day's training, set my pb's with this method) , Pfitzinger, but that was a bit too much (wanted to improve my marathon time and injuries came across) and couple times the 15week "program" Benji Durden for my marathons. Later on his 84 week schedule so i think holding attention for the Norwegian approach isn't the issue ;-)
The "Benji system" has 4 days of 45 minutes easy and a long run, a bit like Norwegian singles i noticed. But also hill's and later on 800 meters and every week tempo runs and a lot races. So i probably will do fine.
Woow! Just great feeling at todays faster maxVO2 intervall ...... 20 x 45 sec ( last 2 reps 1 min) @ pace 4:05 min/ km , easy walkrest around 60 sec back to 120bpm. So,so good feeling and great controll and light breathing. Could have done atleast 5 more if that was the goal. Great day ! I'm happy ! 😎😃🧙♂️🖐
Can you elaborate on why the heart rate needs to be at 120 bpm before starting the next interval? It makes no sense for two runners with different HR max.
Sorry, I did elaborate on this in a post in the thread after you asked, but it got removed as ' factual incorrect ' when I wrote 'Hans' instead of 'Herbert'.....yes, so silly really. And I won't waste more time for now on that subject.🧙♂️
Can you elaborate on why the heart rate needs to be at 120 bpm before starting the next interval? It makes no sense for two runners with different HR max.
Sorry, I did elaborate on this in a post in the thread after you asked, but it got removed as ' factual incorrect ' when I wrote 'Hans' instead of 'Herbert'.....yes, so silly really. And I won't waste more time for now on that subject.🧙♂️
Well, you were Factual Incorrect,
The Magic Coach J.S wrote:
So,so hilarious you still think you are correct of his first name )) lol
It's Hans and nothing else.....
So, so hilarious indeed. like almost for 11 years now since you have been an online coach with something you use for your "the dancan" you didn't even knew his real first name. Glad to educate you again, you are welcome lol
What does this help with? not trying to poke js genuinely curious since pure speed doesn't seem like a good 5k training workout.
Well, you can compare it to an elite runner doing 20 x 300m @ around 45 sec which is a very common 5 k training workout . The effort level the elite runner puts in is the same as I put in , but of course to me at a much slower pace.🧙♂️
What does this help with? not trying to poke js genuinely curious since pure speed doesn't seem like a good 5k training workout.
Well, you can compare it to an elite runner doing 20 x 300m @ around 45 sec which is a very common 5 k training workout . The effort level the elite runner puts in is the same as I put in , but of course to me at a much slower pace.🧙♂️
Well, you still didn’t actually answer the question as to what the workout is supposed to help with. What are you trying to improve with this? If that was clear then maybe it would become clear whether you should be doing repetitions that are the same length of distance as the elites or the same length of time as the elites.
Well, you can compare it to an elite runner doing 20 x 300m @ around 45 sec which is a very common 5 k training workout . The effort level the elite runner puts in is the same as I put in , but of course to me at a much slower pace.🧙♂️
Well, you still didn’t actually answer the question as to what the workout is supposed to help with. What are you trying to improve with this? If that was clear then maybe it would become clear whether you should be doing repetitions that are the same length of distance as the elites or the same length of time as the elites.
Well, I actually answered the question and told it's a very common 5 k training workout. The main purpose is to improve the biomechanical and energy efficiency at the pace. 🧙♂️
Well, you still didn’t actually answer the question as to what the workout is supposed to help with. What are you trying to improve with this? If that was clear then maybe it would become clear whether you should be doing repetitions that are the same length of distance as the elites or the same length of time as the elites.
Well, I actually answered the question and told it's a very common 5 k training workout. The main purpose is to improve the biomechanical and energy efficiency at the pace. 🧙♂️
The fact that it is a common 5K workout doesn’t explain what you are trying to do with it, and I think the two issues are pretty separate, biomechanical versus energy, like are you trying to improve your biomechanical efficiency or are you trying to improve your VO2 max? What is your priority here?
Well, I actually answered the question and told it's a very common 5 k training workout. The main purpose is to improve the biomechanical and energy efficiency at the pace. 🧙♂️
The fact that it is a common 5K workout doesn’t explain what you are trying to do with it, and I think the two issues are pretty separate, biomechanical versus energy, like are you trying to improve your biomechanical efficiency or are you trying to improve your VO2 max? What is your priority here?
Biomechanical and energy efficiency are both very much linked to each other.🧙♂️
The fact that it is a common 5K workout doesn’t explain what you are trying to do with it, and I think the two issues are pretty separate, biomechanical versus energy, like are you trying to improve your biomechanical efficiency or are you trying to improve your VO2 max? What is your priority here?
Biomechanical and energy efficiency are both very much linked to each other.🧙♂️
yes, everything is tied to energy efficiency. That is part of my problem is that you’re talking about energy efficiency like it’s a separate thing, but then you’re treating it as largely the same thing. Are you talking about actual VO2 max? Are you talking about something else or are you just talking about biomechanics? If you are just doing this work out for biomechanics then it seems like you should just do strides.
If you were doing it for something else, then please describe it, but if you persist in just describing it as energy efficiency, and don’t distinguish it from biomechanics, then it makes sense to treat it as a pure biomechanics stimulus and then figure out how to get the biggest bang for the buck with regards to biomechanics
A late easy steady run 45 min @ 6:01 min per km average. Nice. Tomorrow I go faster again in a threshold interval. 🧙♂️
What does easy steady, is this an easy z1 run, maybe it’s a marathon pace run? If is bottom end of zone it looks good, if it’s mid point or above z2 then that’s not looking good your self diagnosed current fitness? Can you confirm what this run means
A late easy steady run 45 min @ 6:01 min per km average. Nice. Tomorrow I go faster again in a threshold interval. 🧙♂️
What does easy steady, is this an easy z1 run, maybe it’s a marathon pace run? If is bottom end of zone it looks good, if it’s mid point or above z2 then that’s not looking good your self diagnosed current fitness? Can you confirm what this run means
Easy steady is more like z3 and 70-80 % of max heartrate , but I seldom go over 75% of max heartrate.🧙♂️