How Kristian Blummenfelt and his teammates fine-tune their form with two intense sessions in one day.
The top Norwegian triathletes Kristian Blummenfelt, Casper Stornes and Gustav Iden rely on so-called double threshold training in their preparation. According to a report by tri-mag.de, the athletes completed such an intense training day at their altitude training camp in St. Moritz to prepare for the upcoming Ironman-70.3-WM in Nizza and Ironman Hawaii.
The principle behind this method is controlled load on a single day. Instead of completely exhausting yourself in a single, extremely long session, the training is split into two separate sessions. This makes it possible to handle a high volume of intensity without excessively overloading the body.
Using the Norwegian pros as an example, the routine of such a day can be precisely understood. The training is split into a bike and a run session:
Even though the pros' workload is extremely high, the principle of controlled intervals can be transferred to your own training. By splitting it into two sessions with targeted intensity zones close to the threshold, you can effectively train endurance performance without recovery suffering excessively. It remains important to control the intensity precisely so you do not overdo it.
Your takeaway: Split intensive threshold sessions into two controlled sessions a day to clock up more quality kilometres without total exhaustion.
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