The 80/20 Rule: Why Most of Your Training Should Be Easy, in conversation with Dr. Stephen Seiler

Dr. Stephen Seiler has spent decades measuring what the world's best endurance athletes actually do, and one of his most consistent findings is how little time they spend in the middle zone. Steve House asks him why that zone is the mistake most mountain athletes make, how to tell when an easy day has drifted too hard, and why Seiler wouldn't use the "zone 2" label for mountain athletes. They also get into heart rate reserve, breathing as a stress signal, load versus stress, rest days, durability, and training as we age.

Read more:
Dr. Stephen Seiler on Intensity, Rest, and the Mountain Athlete: coming soon
Training Groups: https://uphillathlete.com/training-groups/

Full transcript: https://uphillathlete.com/podcast/the-80-20-rule-why-most-of-your-training-should-be-easy/