maybe relevant: I'm trying to split up training into lil "micro workouts" I can slot easily into gaps in my day - e.g. something quick in the morning, then at lunchtime. then I can accumulate a bunch of em
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I love this idea of fitting what you can in. As long as you're consistent I don't see any reason you wouldn't see benefit. Sure, it might be 90% as efficient as one longer session but don't let perfect be the enemy of good
15-20 minutes is a decent lower bound for the size of one cardio chunk but only one of those per week will be hard to progress. I’d be looking at 60-90 minutes weekly at least. Then you have the question of what those workouts should be if you only have 2-3 roughly 20-30 minute blocks.
I mean each chunk - basically I want to do as many sessions as I can fit into a week, and am trying to see how small I can make each of them so that I can do anywhere from 1-3 a day, time and energy permitting
I think the main downside of smaller chunks is it takes a little bit of time for the machinery to "turn on" so to speak so 10 minute works, but it’s really inefficient.
I learned most of this from Alex Viada and Alec Blenis btw who aren’t on here yet but I suggest following them.
Seems there might be validity to the strategy. New to me…in Daniels’ running book I seem to remember the idea that the body doesn’t really adapt on runs under than 30 minutes.
It usually takes me around 10 minutes or so to get my heart rate fully up. Given the importance placed on zone minutes, I would imagine the initial minutes of getting up to speed are probably not as effective as the later minutes, but it all helps.
It won’t hurt and will be better than *not* doing it.
My mornings have been occupied by children lately but that’s otherwise a good time to get exercise in before work and other things start consuming the day
Caveat that Im not really min-maxing exercise and my exercise goals are more like “be able to do sports into my 60s/70s” and “be able to ski 4ish hours in a day” than “run marathons” which I have little interest in
excellent, and way easier to schedule around - often times I have 30 minutes between meetings, which is okay if i can like spend 5 minutes either side of a workout to dip in and out, but would be tough if I had to spend all 30 minutes actually doing the workout
was listening to this podcast episode on this morning's run and found Jon Marcus making the 20 minute threshold claim at about 33:20 (full discussion of this section starts a minute or two before), citing "Daniel" and "Castile" (researchers? runners?)
volume is volume. research suggests longer workouts are better on the margins, but total time-in-zone is the most important factor. don't think anyone has ever tested something like 10 hours a week in 20 minute increments, but my cycling coach said he's always wanted to try it.
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You need to decide if you’re talking minimum dose in terms of the size of each chunk or the total training stimulus.
I learned most of this from Alex Viada and Alec Blenis btw who aren’t on here yet but I suggest following them.
Seems there might be validity to the strategy. New to me…in Daniels’ running book I seem to remember the idea that the body doesn’t really adapt on runs under than 30 minutes.
My mornings have been occupied by children lately but that’s otherwise a good time to get exercise in before work and other things start consuming the day
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3up6fWMJzfK2HRNGvAGzHI?si=decb2802e6c04469
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Daniels_(coach)