Brad Culp is the author of The Norwegian Method, which explores the training methods and cultural philosophy behind the Norwegian style of endurance training—an approach that has produced world-class athletes like Kristian Blummenfelt, Gustav Iden, and Jakob Ingebrigtsen.

In this conversation, we dive into the thinking behind double threshold interval training, explore Jakob’s high-intensity hill workouts, examine the role of low-intensity sessions in the Norwegian system, and much more… 👇

Episode breakdown:

0:00 Introduction

0:30 What is the Norwegian Method

2:00 Who are the Norwegian superstar athletes

4:25 Bergen - The Home of the Norwegian Method

7:00 Kristian Blummenfelt

10:20 How many hours do elite athletes train?

12:50 Norwegian method for running

15:50 What is threshold training?

20:28 Jakob Ingebrigtsen's Hill Workout

23:20 Double Threshold Training

26:50 Zone 1 and Zone 2 Training

29:50 How to get started training like this?

33:40 What do Norwegian's think of the Norwegian method?

35:30 Frontier of the Norwegian method -- heat training

36:40 Training your gut for high carbs

38:00 Increased fueling during training 40:40 Brad's current research

Check out Brad's book The Norwegian Method. It’s an excellent read!

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