Episode Details

Eirik Myhr Nossum is head coach of the Norwegian cross-country skiing national team. In this interview we discuss his training and coaching philosophy for cross-country skiing and generally for endurance training, and how it applies to elite and amateur endurance athletes, respectively.   

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Eirik's general training and coaching philosophy

-The training of world-class cross-country skiers

-Polarised training and training volume

-Interval and threshold training

-Periodisation

-Performance testing

-Advice for age-group endurance athletes

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Prestasjonsprat - Eirik's podcast
• Polarised training with Stephen Seiler, PhD | EP#177
• Training Priorities: Seiler’s Hierarchy of Endurance Training Needs | EP#120

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