The Norwegian Method, Tested

How to understand the real point of the double threshold workout

See if you can guess the results of this recent study from scientists in Norway. They had runners do a workout of six times 10-minute intervals with two minutes’ recovery. In one condition, they did the workout all at once; in the other, they took a six-and-a-half-hour break halfway through the workout. Which one was easier? And which one was better? The first answer is obvious: it was physically and mentally easier to split the workout into two parts. The second is more nuanced. In fact, it’s the key question underlying the popularity of what has become known as the “Norwegian method” of endurance training, an approach made famous by track star Jakob Ingebrigtsen, triathlete Kristian Blummenfelt and others. The study, which was published in Frontiers in Physiology by a team…

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