The Norwegian Method Podcast

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Olav - Power Profile Case Studies: Kona & Tokyo Apr 17, 2025

Show notes

Olav joins David to discuss some power profile case studies, comparing Tokyo and Kona. They discuss the impact of fatigued vs fresh power duration profiles and implications for race day. They also discuss some unique differences in athletes.

(00:00) Introduction

(01:08) Complexity and the Impact of the 3 Disciplines on Eachother

(02:03) Transference of Training Between Disciplines

(05:45) Fatigue as a Factor in Power Profiles

(09:18) Kristian’s Power Profiles

(13:00) Manipulating Prescriptions for Different Goal Outcomes

(16:07) Mechanical Loading as a Variable

(19:56) Olympic vs Ironman Racing Constraints

(26:43) How were these Curves Derived?

(28:58) Gustav’s Power Profiles

(32:15) How Long Does it Take to Change a Power Profile?

(36:40) Fatigued vs Fresh Profiles

(47:14) Differences in Training Prescription

(52:06) Review

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Gustav Oceanside Review Apr 09, 2025

Show notes

Gustav and David discuss the weekend’s race at Oceanside, how Gustav feels about it and what it means for things going forward.

(00:00) Introduction

(01:07) How Does Gustav Feel About His Performance?

(02:02) Gustav’s Support

(03:12) How Has Training Been Going?

(05:08) Travel Challenges

(06:09) Bike Position

(07:48) The Swim

(11:30) T1 Distance and Execution

(13:24) The Bike

(16:28) What Did Gustav Think When Kristian Flatted?

(17:00) Tactics on the Bike

(21:00) How Was Gustav Feeling Coming Off the Bike?

(22:36) T2 Issues

(24:10) Underfueling

(25:22) Speed Zone Challenges

(27:27) The Run

(32:25) Was Gustav Worried About Who Was Coming from Behind?

(33:34) Group Dynamics on the Run

(34:45) Tactics on the Run

(36:44) Thoughts on the Run

(38:05) Cap Choices

(38:25) Thoughts on Texas after Oceanside

(41:45) How Have Plans for Training Changed Post Oceanside

(42:47) Achilles Update

(43:30) Running Volume

(44:00) Strava Silence and Life Without a Phone

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Kristian & Gustav - Sierra Nevada Altitude Camp Mar 20, 2025

Show notes

Gustav and Kristian join David from a snowy Sierra Nevada to discuss their altitude training camp. They discuss progressing in training, updates on bike positions, indoor training and how they are shaping for Oceanside.

(00:00) Introduction

(01:00) How Was Bergen?

(03:22) Deliveries and New Gear

(04:27) Gustav’s Bike Bag Update

(04:57) Sierra Nevada Weather Conditions

(05:39) Snowy Bike Threshold Session

(10:02) Snowy Runs

(11:20) Indoor Training and the Mental Challenge

(12:24) Who Else is at Sierra Nevada

(14:10) Are the Centre Ploughing the Track?

(14:57) How Many People Are Currently Up at Sierra Nevada?

(17:16) Gustav’s Key Bike Session

(19:00) Gustav’s Key Run Session

(20:23) Gustav’s Run Session Volume

(20:51) Gustav’s Key Swim Session

(21:34) Gustav’s Swim Form

(22:04) Kristian’s Key Bike Session

(23:14) Kristian’s Key Run Sessions

(26:14) Kristian’s Swim Form

(26:40) Kristian’s Key Swim Sessions

(28:00) What Happens when Someone is Late to a Session?

(30:57) How are the Guys Feeling About Their Form?

(31:22) Sickness and Avoiding Sickness

(33:14) Kristian’s Nightmares

(35:32) Kristian’s Plasmaide Use Periodisation

(36:16) Gustav’s Bike Position

(40:06) Kristian’s Bike Position

(45:09) Gustav’s Testing?

(48:03) Kristian’s Facial Hair Changes

(49:10) Plans Moving Forward

(49:43) Training Emphasis Going Forward

(50:11) Why the Boys Avoiding Altitude Between Now and IM Texas

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Olav - Flat Power Profile Mar 13, 2025

Show notes

Olav and David discuss flat power profiles, including how to quantify if a profile is flat, what to do if it is and when it is important to flatten or steepen the profile. They also discuss contextual factors in profiles that impact their understanding, how to know when growing a curve is possible and much more.

(00:00) Introduction

(01:06) What are the Contextual Factors that Impact Decision Making Around Power Profiles?

(04:55) Endurance Athlete Profiles vs Other Athletes

(08:00) Growing a Power Profile

(08:51) How Does Olav Characterise a Flat Profile?

(15:00) When is a Flat Profile Ideal?

(18:59) How Could Someone Use a Metabolic Analyser to Understand a Power Profile?

(29:49) Should Athletes Try to Increase the Steepness of Their Curve Between Events?

(34:14) How Long Does it Take to Change a Power Profile?

(36:24) How Does Someone Know if Growing Their Curve is Possible?

(45:15) When is it Not Worthwhile to Change an Athlete’s Curve?

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Olav - Annual Training Plan Feb 27, 2025

Show notes

Olav talks to David about how to build an annual training plan. This includes how to build redundancy into the plan, ideal timing for qualification races, tracking progress when not racing and how to know if you are in shape too early. They also briefly touch on different shaped power profiles as a primer for upcoming episodes.

(00:00) Introduction

(01:17) Does Olav plan for a Calendar Year or is it a Rolling 12 Month Process?

(03:21) Does Olav Build Redundancy into the Annual Plan?

(06:35) Is the Redundancy Built in specific to the Athlete or Not?

(12:45) Does Olav Use Both Capacity and Specificity Phases Prior to Each Race?

(15:56) How Should You Track Progress When Not Racing?

(28:07) How Does Olav Think About Race Frequency?

(39:20) Where is the Optimal Timing for a Qualification Race?

(43:13) How Are Strengths and Weaknesses Addressed in an Annual Plan?

(48:10) What are Ideal Proportions for Power Profiles for Different Distances?

(61:44) How Do You Know If You Are In Shape Too Early?

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Hosted, edited and produced by Dr David Lipman

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Gustav & Kristian - Nice Training Camp Feb 20, 2025

Show notes

The guys join David to talk through their training camp in Nice. They also discuss course insights, key training sessions and early season shape. They also talk about plans moving forward and some changes to their training they’ve made this year.

(00:00) Introduction

(01:50) How Has Training Camp in Nice Been?

(03:15) Training Volumes

(04:27) The Return of Casper

(05:55) Gustav’s Run Volume

(08:37) Has Being In Nice Changed Their Thoughts on Course?

(11:20) Thoughts on Likely Race Dynamics for Nice

(14:50) Advice to Age Groupers for the Course

(17:15) What’s Been Good About Being in Nice?

(21:15) What Have Training Week’s Looked Like for the Boys?

(22:55) Basis Training

(27:12) Have the Boys Done Any Open Water Swimming?

(28:14) Bike Issues

(31:50) How Much Time Have the Boys Been Doing in Carbon Shoes?

(36:30) Key Bike Sessions

(43:13) Key Swim Sessions

(45:58) Key Run Sessions

(49:30) Plans Moving Forward

(50:12) Preparation for Altitude

(51:07) Sierra Nevada

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What Are the Limits of Sustainable Energy Expenditure? Dec 12, 2024

Show notes

Olav joins David to discuss a recently published paper where Kristian was the subject. The paper, "Training volume and total energy expenditure of an Olympic and Ironman world champion: approaching the upper limits of human capabilities" looked to examine the upper limits of what energy expenditure humans can sustain long term with some findings that challenge the traditionally accepted upper limits.

(00:00) Introduction

(01:02) Why Did Olav Decide to Publish the Paper?

(05:40) Why Were Other Athletes Not Included?

(08:46) Were Observations Similar in Other Athletes?

(09:51) Duration of Observation as the Key Novel Finding in This Study

(15:27) What is Maximal Sustainable Energy Expenditure?

(20:00) Why is MSEE Important?

(23:17) Challenges with Energy Balance Measurement

(24:35) Different Measures of Energy Expenditure

(26:35) Altitude as a Modifier of Energy Expenditure Measures

(30:01) How Does Doubly Labelled Water Work?

(35:33) Metabolic Stimulus vs Output Stimulus

(38:52) Mismatch Between Intake and Output Measures in the Article

(44:05) Intake vs Absorption

(51:00) Why Were KB’s Measured Thresholds so Low?

Link to the Paper the Podcast Focuses on

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/japplphysiol.00706.2024?

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Olav - Uno-X Mobility Dec 05, 2024

Show notes

Olav sits down with David to discuss his signing with Uno-X Mobility. They discuss the why, how and what excites Olav about it as well as discussing what the role will entail and how things will look day to day for Olav.

(00:00) Introduction

(00:47) When is Olav’s Start Date?

(01:17) What Does the First 90 Days Look Like for Olav?

(03:12) What Are the Initial Changes to be Made?

(07:00) Mentoring Coaches

(09:57) How Do You Gain Trust?

(17:31) How Did the Role Come About?

(20:39) What Does the Role Entail?

(23:36) What Does Success Look Like?

(29:00) What Excites Olav Most About the Role?

(30:20) Why Did Olav Take the Role?

(34:14) Why Did Olav Take the Role Now?

(45:20) Will Olav be Spending as Much Time with Kristian & Gustav?

(46:20) What Will Olav Take From Triathlon to Cycling?

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Kristian & Gustav - Post Kona Review Nov 21, 2024

Show notes

Gustav and Kristian join David to discuss their efforts at Kona and reflections from the day. They talk about the aura of the island, recombining the men’s and women’s race, race ranger and more. They go on to discuss their recovery and 2025 plans.

(00:00) Introduction

(00:31) How are the Boys Feeling?

(01:18) How are the Boys Recovering?

(02:28) Why is Kristian Moving?

(03:01) Why did Kristian Not Run the NYC Marathon?

(04:46) How did Gustav’s Day Go?

(08:59) How did Kristian’s Day Go?

(12:46) Why did Kristian Finish the Race Instead of DNF’ing?

(14:45) Thoughts About Kona and its Aura?

(17:25) Is There Anything the Boys Would Change in Hindsight?

(20:54) Where are the Boys Planning Training Camps This Year?

(22:29) Race Plans for Next Year

(27:55) Will the Boys Train with Uno-X Mobility at all?

(28:46) Thoughts on Olav Signing with Uno-X Mobility?

(30:11) When do the Boys Start Training Again?

(31:25) When is the First Training Camp?

(32:45) What do the Guys Think About the Split World Championships?

(36:36) Race Ranger and Chaos on the Bike

(40:25) Thoughts on Nice and Bike Leg Preparation

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Olav - Kona Preview Oct 18, 2024

Show notes

Olav returns to the podcast and discusses Kona preparations, what he’s learned in the last year and how he will apply that. He also discusses how he reviewed their campaign to Paris and how they are thinking about Los Angeles already.

(00:00) Introduction

(00:43) Olav’s Reflections on Paris and Frankfurt

(07:00) How Surprising was Frankfurt for Olav?

(11:07) What Will Change in Preparation for Kona?

(17:41) What Does Olav Think it Will Take to Win Kona?

(18:15) What Has Olav Learned from Kristian that he is Going to Apply to Gustav?

(26:10) What Does the Process Look Like in Training from Uzbekistan to Kona?

(29:14) What Does Success Look Like in Kona?

(30:03) Why Olav Chose Flagstaff for an Altitude Camp

(31:51) How is Kristian Placed Compared to his Previous Kona Attempt?

(35:05) How is Olav Reflecting on Where Kristian and Gustav are Mentally and Physically?

(41:06) What did Olav do in the Aftermath of the Olympics?

(48:17) Transitioning Between Distances

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