This week's episode of The Sunday Shakeout features part two of my guide on monitoring and controlling your running intensity. Last week, I talked about monitoring and controlling running intensity from an input perspective, meaning how much physiological effort the body is putting into running. This includes, perceived effort, heart rate, and lactate. This week, I am going to be talking about monitoring and controlling intensity from an output perspective. Output, with regards to intensity, relates to performance metrics, like pace and power. With this episode, as well as last week's episode, runners will be able to confidently monitor and control their running intensity so that they can make the most out of their training. I hope you enjoy this episode of The Sunday Shakeout.
IMPORTANT: The entrance of power to the sport of running is one that was met with many questions. Therefore, in this episode, I will be giving an introduction to power and I will explain what the companies like Stryd are really measuring with their power meters. I will set aside a future episode delegated completely to power. The information related to power is overwhelming, confusing, and complicated, so if you are mind-boggled with some of this power information, then take it with a grain of salt. In my opinion, there are better methods of controlling intensity than with a power meter, which, as you will see, are essentially just real-time calorie counters that give you insights into how hard you are working.