I perfectly got the TGV pun Kristian 👍 TGV is Train Grande Vitesse in French which is translated into High Speed Train. It’s the model of trains used to link big cities in France. Keep training guys, your are our European pride 👍
In the sport since 1985 at age 28 , now 65 these two young men inspire me , not to go faster , but to enjoy the journey even in remote tough conditions .
funniest closing statement! haha this Facility definately has a no frills/Rocky/dungeon/pain cave/East block training vibe to it. No color, no sun, no home cooked food, no home gym with airconditioning and flat screen, no smiling people in the neighbourhood recognising you and cheering you on your workout.....theres no way you are facing the 'why am I doing this?' question on race day, because you quickly find answers in a facility like this all day or you quit.
Joe skipper is not even in the same country code. Impossible to compare him to the Norwegians. It’s like bafanna bafanna beating Germany in the soccer World Cup. Ain’t happening bud.
Kristian giving Lionel som proper cred is nice to see. I can’t believe Lionel even finished the race without bottles, I don’t think he could have done that with his previous training regime
@@strahinjastojanovic260 He lost his energy bottle in the first 10km of the bike. It had his sugars (syrup) and salts in it. At the first aid station he found the Gatorade bottles didn’t fit in his holder and would fall out. He went the first 40km with no fluids or nutrition (which is obviously when you should be fueling heavy). So he wasn’t able to store fluids on his bike and could only take them at the bike aid station (which is what Kristian is referring to with his speeds down spiking at each aid station). He was also taking a couple the race gels at the aid station (Maurten) to survive but didn’t have his own nutrition and couldn’t follow his nutrition plan….so he laid off the bike to conserve energy and decided to give what he had on the run.
Love the “my favorite part of the day” comment 👉🏼 to the legendary 🎬 Day in the life with Frodeno “Everybody else is eating dinner, going to bed, maybe doing some stretching… and I am out here HAMMERING myself” 😃👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
The Norwegian train consists of a great group of athletes - what has impressed me about this squad is their down to earth approach; - happy to reply to questions with detailed answers since the day they came on social media. Even when they started winning big they carried on doing the same. Same for the coaches. The Norwegain squad; Joe Skipper and LS are box office stars for the PTO! They are transforming the sport - brilliant.
These videos are awesome! Thank God we have gotten past the age of Pros guarding their trainings like the key to Fort Knox. Races are great but they are few and far between these videos can be posted every other day!!! Woo hoo ;)
Mikal, curious, do you guys pay attention to when you take the lactate samples after the set? Of course it depends on VLaMax etc but It clears fairly well if you are under “threshold” and can affect the result if taken 30-60 seconds after you get done. Great content guys.
Hello, norwegian do have the culture of taking lactate samples from back in the nineties. I think that for testing/controling at these intensities you do not have to be so precise (it's just a control, not a lab test to plot scientifically). Plus, it's the big picture, what does it change if you read 2.1 vs 2.2 ?
Mikal thank you for the great content. Having spent time watching Gustav and Kristian I definitely get the feeling that the Norwegian training seems to be very run focused, I've seen hill work by both Kristian and Gustav and followed previous run efforts by them. Also, it shows heavily in the results where Gustav and Kristian get excellent run splits. Is the Norwegian training biased towards the run?
Awesome content! Simple yet very effective. Proves you don’t need fancy drone shots every video. Even watched the ads a bit longer so that ad sense rolls in 😮💨
... so there are actually some (tri)-athletes getting under the skin of especially Kristan.... interesting :-D... altitude seems to be pumping emotions. GREAT STUFF!!! May the BEST athlete win in St. George and not the best chatter.
@@mikaliden9967 I think it is fantastic how the (positive) tension is growing. One can feel how outstanding the race in St.George will be. I wish you and your athletes the BEST of day and it is great that you and your gang are out there… you are lifting the game one to two levels higher for everyone. GOOD JOB!!!
Does kristian have asthma? I was wondering if i have this too because when the air is cold and i get into the pool where the air is a little more humidt get the same caught and vomit feeling😅
I don't either but can relate to the reaction in the pool, at high intensity and like Kristian in cold weather. A doctor I spoke to, told me it could be something he called "intensity asthma" and initially may had been triggered by long intense sessions in the could. (-10 celsius and colder). I've recently tried a product called "Allmyn" for it. I don't know if there are evidence for either but it's frustrating trying to set a pb and having the feeling of throwing up.😁
Gustav and Kristian are the real deal in the triathlon business. "We didn't believe quite the height some British people have in the race weekend, so we don't believe the British hype, you know" Gustav Iden.
dude, big fan of you guys and the stuff you put out on RU-vid! I'm making a vid about Norwegian v Kenyan training methods if you fancy being part of it with me and sweat elite? or any other collab! Wasn't sure how else to contact so give me a shout if you're keen! Keep up the great work 🤟
Great content guys and love the banter - Joe no doubt a good sport I am sure! Hoping you are wrong on my fellow brits, but looking forward to seeing you all fight it out on the course! Good luck in St G
I don't know that it was ever needed but Joe Skipper definitely gave these 2 some additional motivation! St George is going fun! Had no idea about what happened to Lionel. His run performance washout of this world! Great champ!
Ali had to slow at the end of the race in Oceanside when it counted.. I’m putting these two at the top for St. George 🎉 I’m sure all of that hard work will pay off 💯
Hello Mikal Iden, would you mind to explain the threshold lactate numbers? They're adapted to altitude so the numbers of lactate are low than sea level but does 2,2 mmol (from Kristian) and 1,4 mmol (from Gustav) are between their respective LT1 and LT2?
Get me in there. See if I can keep up. The rookie vs the Norwegian hype train! My money is on the rook! Ya may say he can’t keep up. Prob true but with the adrenaline of a chance to run these guys down….. ya NEVER know! Got to admit I don’t like the look 👀 of the weather over there! Looks cold 🥶
Instead of Ronnie Coleman screaming for hours, I listen to Kristian and Gustav running. No joke, I was drafting on my last race and all I could think of was Kristian saying " I'm on Gustav's feet" and it gave me power for the last sprint.
Mikael, great video. How many miles or Kms per week so these guys run at easy pace?? As in conversational pace? I'm trying to realise the importance of easy running, as most of my runs are not in the right zone.
lovely to see how top elite athletes in the world, with access to the best material accessible, use Mercadona bags as every one else on its routinaire supermarket purchase hahahah 😂😂
