yes wrote:
forget daniels... wrote:
Daniels overemphasizes certain paces that he thinks are key. As a scientist, he is way too focused on physiological variables that he can measure in a lab.
Forget Daniels. Very few world class runners do Daniels training (I'd say "no world class runners" instead of "very few" except some wise-ass will pop up with some random example). Daniels is great for people who have no idea how to train because it's a fairly plug-and-play roadmap, which is why mediocre high school coaches all over the country love his books.
And, yes, every elite 5km runner is doing some 5km-pace training and not emphasizing 7-minute vo2max pace in its place in order to "better" train for the event.
I agree also. Daniels' own research contradicts his training ideas anyway but he's too damn stubborn to admit it or change and always was.
Well........ Let me explain it in another way. To raise maxO2 is a question of training the total cardio vascular system. The so called maxVO2 -pace intervals are only one of the 3 most important factors to raise maxO2. The possible individual highest maxO2 that can be reached is genetically predefined. If the runner trains correct the highest possible maxO2 will be reached and then it`s just a question of keep it as long as possible before age inevitably diminishis the same.
Daniels mean that 3 k race pace( maxvVO2) stimulates the maxVO2 submaximally but that 5 k race pace seems to have the same effect and thus is gentler and is preferable at maxVO2 intervals.
Then there is the talk about the necessity of the length of the reps in the maxVO2 intervals to be 3-5 min to reach and stay at close to maxVO2 , but the real purpose with the so called maxVO2 intervals should instead be to stay at 5 k race pace for a total amount of about 20- 30 min ( faster runners) to improve the energy efficiency at 5 k race pace.
-The Wizard -