In this podcast I check in with Brendan to review how the past 10 weeks of training have gone and what I need to focus on in the final four weeks leading up to the Gorge Downwind Champs.
If you missed Podcast Episode 43, I would recommend checking it out, and don’t forget you can download the training plan there. But if you’re limited on time, you’ll still learn a lot from this discussion where we cover:
- What a good threshold interval session looks like
- Trying to maximize speed/distance per stroke at a given cadence
- Experimenting with paddle length and stroke length
- Cadence ladders and simulating downwind
- Different options for V02 Max work
- Benefits of Creatine for paddlers
- Brendan’s view on Beta Alanine and Beet Juice
- Protein requirements and maintaining strength as you age
- Why training with cadence is so much better than heart rate or speed for measuring level of effort