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80/20 Training: The Key to Performance or Marketing Hype?

80/20 Training: The Key to Performance or Marketing Hype?

Update: 2025-01-16

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On this week's episode of the MOTTIV podcast, Taren and Sport Scientist Nick Jankovskis dive into the concept of 80-20 training. What exactly IS 80-20 training, and is it the be-all and end-all to training for endurance sports? Or is there a more nuanced method that will get better results? We answer all of the questions you probably have!

To get more from Nick, follow him at @njsportscience.

To train for free on the only training app in the world designed and developed for amateur endurance athletes to reach their goals, visit mymottiv.com.

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80/20 Training: The Key to Performance or Marketing Hype?

80/20 Training: The Key to Performance or Marketing Hype?