In episode 2 of the Norwegian Method Podcast, Olav and David discuss the all aspects of planning in a season. This episode follows on from the fundamentals discussed in episode 1 and will serve as a primer for the upcoming episodes on training and racing. (00:00) Introduction (01:07) Testing         (02:12) Bridging the Performance Gap  (02:57) Periodisation  (04:20) Testing for an Age Grouper  (06:03) Limitations of Lab Testing  (11:29) Testing without a Metabolic Lab  (14:07) Olav’s Approach to Metabolic Testing (16:20) How Mettabolic Testing in Lab plays out in the Field (19:27) Calibrating Technology with Feel (20:14) Building a Season from Testing Data (22:00) Understanding your Profile as an Athlete  (24:25) MLSS and Time to Exhaustion, their Importance & Relationshup  (25:37) “Putting a Dent” in the Power or Velocity Profile  (27:58) Planning and Training with a Flat Profile  (31:57) How Often Should Athlete Retest Their Profiles?  (42:33) How Does Testing Frequency Impact Programming? (44:29) Programming and Staleness, Avoiding Mistakes in your Profile too Far from Race Day (49:45) How Long Should Training Blocks be? (54:15) Timeline for Improvement of 2hr Power vs 5min Power (59:54) Importance of Not Training to Exhaustion (63:24) Prioritisation in Training  (64:14) Motivation in Training (68:37) What Factors Impact Microcycle Length (74:38) The Power Law  (88:37) The Importance of Thinking About the Future We know that some of the concepts covered here may be a little confusing so please do send through any questions you have to @santaratech on instagram, via email to ⁠[email protected]⁠ or use the Q&A feature on spotify if that’s where you are listening.  Thanks to the sponsors of the Norwegian Method Podcast: VO2Master To benefit from our unique offer for a Free Assessment Kit with the purchase of an Analyzer Kit from VO2 Master, head to ⁠www.vo2master.com⁠ and enter code: "OLAVMETHOD" during checkout (Available for Online Orders Only). Discount valid from January 4, 2024 – March 31, 2024 only. Find VO2Master at: Website - ⁠⁠www.vo2master.com⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠@vo2master⁠⁠ Facebook - ⁠vo2master⁠⁠ Twitter/X - ⁠@vo2master⁠ YouTube - ⁠vo2master⁠ LinkedIn - ⁠vo2-master⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Maurten To benefit from the one-time code and get 20% off the Maurten 1/52 Collection, simply add the 1/52 Collection to your basket at Maurten.com and enter code "TheNorweiganMethod2" at the checkout. Discount valid from 18th Jan 2024-25th Jan 2024 only. Find Maurten at: Website - ⁠⁠www.maurten.com⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠@maurten_official⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠Maurten Official - YouTube⁠⁠ Plasmaide To try Plasmaide go to the Plasmaide website and use code NMP25 for a 25% discount on Plasmaide products. Find Plasmaide at:  Website: ⁠⁠www.plasmaide.co.uk⁠⁠ and⁠ ⁠www.plasmaide.com.au⁠⁠  Instagram - ⁠@plasmaide⁠ LinkedIn - ⁠Plasmaide⁠ Facebook - ⁠Plasmaide⁠ Graphic Design by Georgia Humphreys Introduction by Santara Studios Produced and Edited by David Lipman