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We discuss:

• What is training intensity?
• Common mistakes CrossFitters make in their conditioning
• Insights from elite, Norwegian endurance coaches and athletes
• Sport-specific insights for each endurance modality

We'll review the common mistakes:

• Training high intensity too frequently
• Finishing conditioning sessions at RPE 10
• Training with too much variety
• Assuming crosstraining will make you better in your primary modality
• No week to week control
• Starting workouts too hot
• Showing up to the gym not knowing what you're going to do that day
• Not tapering
• Metcons at max intensity
• Assuming a little extra Zone 2 will produce a training adaptation

And address them with insights from elite endurance athletes and coaches:

• The high-low model
• Competitions account for a large proportion of annual high intensity in most sports
• Considerably more moderate intensity than high intensity
• Mostly controlled, very few sessions "all-out"
• Do most or all of your quality sessions in your highest priority modality
• Practice week to week control of your sessions and progression
• Progressive intensity increases throughout each session
• Present key sessions to athletes 1-7 days in advance
• Before a competition, taper your training volume by 50%
• As intensity increases, rests get longer
• The minimum session length for low intensity training by modality

Resource:

Training Session Models in Endurance Sports: A Norwegian Perspective on Best Practice Recommendations
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39012575/