#79: 80/20 Training to Race Faster, Round 2. Matt Fitzgerald and Ryan Whited
Release Date: 12/20/2023
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info_outlineThanks to LMNT for sponsoring this video! Head to https://drinklmnt.com/flo to get your free sample pack with any purchase. Today a follow up conversation about 80/20 running, low heart rate training, high intensity running and pain management. Matt Fitzgerald is an acclaimed endurance sports author, coach, and nutritionist. His many books include 80/20 Running, The Comeback Quotient, and On Pace. Ryan Whited is a personal trainer, an elite climber, and the founder of Paragon Athletics Gym.
Matt and Ryan co-authored a new book titled - Pain and Performance, with several eye opening learnings and takeaways.
Watch the full video on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/mZNVcdV6u2g
CHAPTERS:
- 00:00 80/20 Training Fundamentals
- 04:17 Welcome Matt and Ryan!
- 08:21 The challenge of slowing down training pace (Matt)
- 13:04 Zero-high-intensity vs. 80/20 Training (Matt)
- 15:39 Active strategies for managing pain in training (Ryan)
- 22:06 Floris’ Berlin Marathon calf issue: rest vs. active preparation (Ryan)
- 28:51 Pain and damage are not necessarily equal (Ryan)
- 29:06 Floris’ “Back story” how pain can surprise you and bias confirmed (Ryan)
- 31:51 Discomfort on raceday and mindset (Ryan and Matt)
- 35:10 High-intesity training: 100% vs. 90% (Floris)
- 43:28 The expectation of pain (Matt)
- 45:55 Contributory lifestyle and belief factors to pain (Floris and Ryan)
- 50:54 Smiling in the pain cave, mantras (Ryan and Matt)
- 53:08 Find out about Ryan and Matt’s book, and them!
- 54:55 Recommendations for athletes to improve
LINKS & TOOLS MENTIONED
- Pain & Performance (book) - by Ryan Whited and Matt Fitzgerald ~ https://amzn.to/474hTmK
- 80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster By Training Slower (book) ~ https://amzn.to/3GHvO7s
- The Comeback Quotient (book) by Matt Fitzgerald ~ https://amzn.to/3v5iJCy
- On Pace: Discover How to Run Every Race at Your Real Limit (book) ~ https://amzn.to/3RR7Mh1
- Arthur Lydiard ~ https://www.lydiardfoundation.org/ourhistory
- Dr. Phil Maffetone ~ https://philmaffetone.com/
- Everything Is Figureoutable (book) by Marie Forleo ~ https://amzn.to/3GSjth0
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- Paragon Athletics gym ~ https://paragonathletics.com/
- Bio ~ https://paragonathletics.com/personaltraining
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