Pavel Tsatsouline: Building Endurance the Right Way

Pavel looks like a fusion of David Goggins and Joe Rogan

If you’re an athlete, this guy just summarized a whole book on fitness for you in 10mins

Summary: -> Two types of endurance: cardio and muscular. Muscular more crucial. Train intensely, for 30-40 mins+, but never train above 90%. 1. Cardio (lesser priority, still important): => AIM: Develop larger heart (higher stroke vol.) - Method 1 (best for most) is steady state (~70% Max.HR), enough where you can talk to your buddy. - Method 2 is interval training* (85-90%), but should be used sparsely, and after steady state. -Method 3 is dynamic exercises 80-90%, in repeat, and then walk around drop back to 60-65%. 2. Muscular (larger priority): => AIM: Develop mitochondria in different types of muscle cells, to not make acid accumulation toxic. - Method 1 (slow fibre): Running right below anaerobic threshold (failing talk test) - Method 2 (fast fibre): Repeat training* Sprint intensely just until slight fatigue, but before any actual fatigue, then walk to ordinary period, sprint intensely again, walk, and repeat. Notes: *Three types of rest periods between exercise define types of training: 1. Stress period - next set is more difficult (Interval). Low-rest 2. Super-compensation - next set after long rest is not worse, possibly easier. 3. Ordinary period - same level of performance (repeat) - Medium rest

Notice how quiet joe rogan gets when his guest is talking, no interruptions, no talking over each other, no laughing, just pure “shut up and listen” mode and I love it

You know a guest is informative when you don't hear Joe say a single word for 8 minutes straight.

These two guys look like kettle bells with these headphones

I have a BS in Exercise Physiology and he just summed up my 4 years in 10min.

100 years of research condensed into 10 mins.. amazing

This guy sounds so intense.. I feel like he is telling me how to disarm a bomb

He is bald with a serious look and deep voice. I trust this man

I have found for me once I reach the point of my heart rate is at 90% I slow down to a fast walk for 1 to 2 minutes and when I start running again I feel like I have more stamina. I do that Once every mile and a half and I have built my cardio in less than two months. Whenever I first started training I could barely last one minute. I smoke cigarettes for 14 years and did not treat my body well at all, I had almost no cardio. Now I can run for 30 minutes nonstop.

Pavel is honestly more of a thorough scientist than just a trainer. This is so insightful

Agent 47 giving out his secret athletic tips to becoming a professional assassin

Mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell

I can vouch for the approx 130 bpm rule of thumb. Lost a hundred pounds and that bpm measure stayed with me for my whole weight loss journey. It was a standard for pacing my cardio from beginning to end. I would stare at the heartrate monitor for twenty, then thirty, then forty minutes, then an hour, then two hours. If I didn't have it in me to do a full workout, I always felt I could at least just get on the elliptical and keep my bpm at 120-130 for a short while and walk a little faster than normal. Eventually, my 130 BPM looked more and more like jogging instead of walking. And when I sprinted, I had just those precious extra seconds and minutes where I wasn't dying. And when I was in a place where it wasn't so easy to instantly fail the talking test by doing something like failing to take a single pushup or trying and failing to deadhang, I wanted to see myself perform more feats of strength. My BPM was the keystone of my mind's eye when I was challenging myself. When I couldn't speak, could barely think because everything was burning and I was out of breath, I would ask myself: "What number is my limit this specific second?". the changing number on the heartrate monitor was my guiding light and shepherd. Eventually, I reached a point where I could actually start running around the town. I didn't gas out after running a rectangle around a street block or two. I wouldnt gas out after ten minutes. I could just... jog... When it started happening, I felt like I suddenly discovered how to use a pair of limbs I never knew I had - and that the world was in my hands. I'll be honest, I started crying in the street.

I've been following Pavel since 2013. He always talked about types of fibres, but this is one of those rare occasions where he actually takes the time to introduce the idea of muscle mitochondria without it being a paid seminar.

Introduction - 00:30-01:41 Steady state exercise (cardio) - 00:30-01:41 Interval training "best after steady state exercise" (cardio) - 01:41-05:20 Introduction til muscular endurance - 05:20-07:06 Aerobic threshold training (muscular endurance slow fibers) - 07:06-08:16 Repeat training (musclular endurance fast fibers) - 08:16-09:39 Repeat vs. interval training (muscular endurance fast fibers) - 09:39-10:54

I just realized Joe doesn't put ads on his videos. Thank you Joe.

To keep it simple. To increase your ability to handle intense workload for an extended period of time. Repeatedly expose yourself to a slightly easier workload for long periods of time and then do small bursts of intense workload afterwards.

I feel like joe is one of the only podcasters that understands the role of a host, to make the guest feel comfortable and allow them to talk about what we want to hear about