evokecast

Join Coaches Maya Seckinger and Seth Keena for our July installment of Ask Evoke, where they answer training questions submitted by members of the Evoke Endurance community.
To submit your own training questions, or if you would like to learn more about the Evoke Endurance community, visit our Reddit forum: https://www.reddit.com/r/evokeendurance/, or contact us here.
Episode Guide
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:34 Tracking and qualifying fatigue
00:09:44 Improving aerobic base with limited training time
00:11:30 Managing down-hill volume
00:14:46 Does zone 1 training create a positive training stimulus
00:18:19 Training down-hills for a specific race
00:19:27 Aging well
00:20:05 Intensity runs during a base phase
00:22:42 Training zone 2 & intensity in the same day
00:25:03 Best trail running home towns
00:27:01 Using stair climber machines for aerobic base work
00:28:50 Usefulness of nose breathing vs. MAF
00:32:19 VO2 max vs. lactate threshold for predicting performance above 8k meters
00:36:06 Increasing durability and fatigue resistance for a 59 year old
00:39:00 Finding down-hill race pace & tactics
00:42:39 Key to aerobic base training
00:43:48 Speed during aerobic base work
00:44:57 Managing training load for both mountain biking and running 
00:47:25 Physical preparation for a professional guide exam
00:52:55 Using TrainingPeaks training stress metrics
00:56:41 Outro and thanks

Join Coaches Scott Johnston and Vince Paikowski for a deep dive on strength training for the endurance athlete, with an emphasis on muscular endurance training. See episode guide for topics covered. 
Learn more about muscular endurance:
https://evokeendurance.com/resources/muscular-endurance-all-you-need-to-know/
To submit your own training questions, or if you would like to learn more about the Evoke Endurance community, visit our Reddit forum: https://www.reddit.com/r/evokeendurance/, or contact us here.
Episode Guide
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:42 Vince’s discovery of the importance of strength training
00:03:23 Evoke’s applied methodology
00:05:09 Discovery of the effectiveness of muscular endurance
00:11:25 Science is downstream of anecdotal evidence
00:18:22 Indicators of poor muscular endurance
00:22:23 Definition of terms: strength; power; muscular endurance
00:26:08 Applications of muscular endurance
00:29:11 How strong is strong enough?
00:42:26 Specificity and muscular recruitment 
00:50:40 Muscular endurance is not the end state, specificity is 
00:59:40 Muscle fiber types and the physiological ‘dimmer switch’
01:13:47 What is missing from an individual athlete’s training?
01:19:57 Training tools and use-cases
01:24:27 Muscular endurance training methods
01:36:06 Perceptive cues common to muscular endurance stimulus 
01:45:45 Conflating elite athletes' recent training with event success
01:58:03 Final Thoughts

Join Coach Scott Johnston for a conversation with Paul Booth, who works alongside Scott as a Performance Nutritionist on the teams of 2025 UTMB 1st-place finishers Tom Evans and Ruth Croft. In this discussion, they explore how metabolic processes are measured in the lab, and look at the latest research on carbohydrate fueling and fat utilization in ultra runners. See episode guide for topics covered. 
To submit your own training questions, or if you would like to learn more about the Evoke Endurance community, visit our Reddit forum: https://www.reddit.com/r/evokeendurance/, or contact us here.

Episode Guide
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:27 Can metabolism be measured through calorimetry?
00:04:31 Are VO2 Max tests capable of measuring metabolic equilibrium?
00:10:57 Applying lab derived energy usage to variable terrain
00:16:58 Recent study of carbohydrate utilization in ultra running
00:31:34 Does carbohydrate introduction shift substrate utilization?
00:33:22 Is high carbohydrate intake inhibiting fat utilization?
00:42:43 Fat utilization vs. carbs during races
00:46:01 Does high carbohydrate intake cause carbohydrate dependence?
00:53:32 Pitfalls of reliance on widely available metabolic testing machines
01:03:27 Tips for feeding between and during runs
01:16:16 Final thoughts

Join Coaches Maya Seckinger and Nikki Larochelle for our April installment of Ask Evoke, where they answer training questions submitted by members of the Evoke Endurance community.
To submit your own training questions, or if you would like to learn more about the Evoke Endurance community, visit our Reddit forum: https://www.reddit.com/r/evokeendurance/, or contact us here.

Episode Guide
00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:58 Time in zone 2 vs. even more time in Z1/low-Z2
00:10:27 Training while raising children
00:13:38 Optimal heart rate zone range for a long hike
00:15:56 Training during transition periods between seasonal events
00:19:48 Is there an upper limit for high-volume days?
00:23:28 General advice for pacing a first 50k race
00:30:57 General signs of fatigue vs. fitness improvements
00:34:30 Integrating aerobic base work as a tri-athlete 
00:36:34 How attentive to heart rate spikes does a beginner athlete need to be?
00:40:50 Recovering from over training and overcoming aerobic deficiency 
00:46:50 Outro and thanks

Join coach Leif Whittaker and his guest, Garrett Madison, as they take you through the step-by-step process of climbing Mt. Everest, and Lhotse. As the founder of Madison Mountaineering, Garrett has guided hundreds of clients on the world's biggest peaks, and is one of the most experienced high-altitude guides on the planet.
To submit your own training questions, or if you would like to learn more about the Evoke Endurance community, visit our Reddit forum: https://www.reddit.com/r/evokeendurance/, or contact us here.

Learn More about Garrett and Madison Mountaineering:
https://www.instagram.com/madisonmtng/
https://madisonmountaineering.com/

Episode Guide
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:55 Garrett’s nineteenth expedition to Everest
00:06:46 Selecting a guide service/climber’s personal resume
00:20:38 Training and preparation
00:28:51 Arrival to Katmandu and acclimatization trek to basecamp
00:35:15 Altitude simulators for preacclimatization/staying healthy
00:49:52 Basecamp and technical review
00:54:32 First Rotation: Through the Khumbu ice fall to Camp III
01:05:44 Summit rotation
01:15:22 Final summit push
01:23:15 Summit attempt, and descent
01:31:47 Camp IV to Lhotse summit push and back to Camp II
01:41:41 Back to Basecamp
01:42:14 Final thoughts