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Re:1min high-intensity exercise 3x a week improves fitness a... by tonystubblebine on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @08:03AM (#34517744)
I actually think there's a bit of a split at the elite level.

Eliud Kipchoge, WR in marathon, seems to only be doing one hard faster than race pace workout each week. Call that the HIT. The others are slow or race pace. What actually stands out most to me is the specificity of running close to a race pace marathon every week. https://www.sweatelite.co/eliud-kipchoge-a-typical-week-of-t...

Then on the other end of the spectrum, the Ingebrigsten family of runners seems to put an emphasis on quality. But even though they do more faster running they keep a lid on the intensity to avoid training to exhaustion. It actually reminds me more of the "Grease the Groove" concept where the faster running may be more for neurological reasons. https://www.outsideonline.com/health/running/culture-running...

Anyway, neither of these two training models seem to have much in common with HIT. The bulk of the workouts are easy intensity and they are both seemingly ware of the dangers of high intensity. That's where injuries come from and so there can't be too much of it.

Re:1min high-intensity exercise 3x a week improves fitness a... by seafoam on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @08:33AM (#34518035)
the specificity of running close to a race pace marathon every week

Suspect that this is also for neurological reasons

Re:1min high-intensity exercise 3x a week improves fitness a... by SamoyedFurFluff on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @08:53AM (#34518216)
The vast majority of that WR in marathon is doing low intensity long runs every day with only one day dedicated to race pace. That still broadly strikes me as primarily low-intensity training.
Re:1min high-intensity exercise 3x a week improves fitness a... by wooger on Friday January 27, 2023 @07:05AM (#34545112)
Well, it's polarised training specifically. Either really low, or very intense.