Alain Güttinger

Asking questions to understand – not to criticise – others.

Student (MSc "Intelligence and Motion").
Long distance runner.
Inexperienced coach.

[Alain Güttinger @alainguettinger]

@Gareth_Sandford exclusive

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@ahbossi Nevermind, found your answer to this exact question here: https://t.co/1RwEN59n1H

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@RichieGoulding1 @JamesSteeleII I can do that if James does not mind:

https://t.co/n0rTUYGTxR

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@ahbossi I must admit, I wasn't aware of the issue. Could you point out some of these studies to me? That'd be greatly appreciated!

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@StephenSeiler Depends on how short/hard, context (i.e. the rest of training), the individual and why they want to "spice things up". I personally (mostly) like my easy days really easy, others will feel completely flat the day after a purely easy day and therefore unable to run a good workout.

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@CoachCurious @wyse2point7 @EdCope1 @a_whitehead1 @jennycoady10 @SequoiaBooks Always good to also include texts you don't necessarily agree with and discuss – in as neutral a way as possible – why that might be the case, no? Especially when you're really interested in promoting/encouraging critical thinking.

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@andykirkland71 You're right, I have – was thinking about asking whether you wrote an article on the subject in the last tweet because I vaguely seemed to remember. Found it now, thanks, was planning on re-reading it and taking notes anyway (judging by the folder it was saved in).

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@andykirkland71 When I just get a confirmation for a question and not an answer I can learn something from, my question wasn't good enough – unless I (subconsciously?) craved confirmation. 🤔

Maybe should have asked: What kinds of terms are you NOT using when prescribing training and why?

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@AndyRenfree Or put another way: You don't have to enjoy all aspects of your job or your hobby (or your training) for it to be "optimal". And sometimes you can even hate most of it if all you care about is the end result.

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@AndyRenfree I enjoy trying different things/sessions in training but I don't enjoy all the things I try, although I *do* enjoy the whole process of which they're part of. If that makes sense. And sometimes I do sessions that I definitely don't enjoy but I know are important.

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@thecyclephysio @cyclingphysios @DrMarkBurnley @HP3_Tim @IBFI_cert @BASESBIG @MidlandsSEM @physiosinsport That's what I thought. Wanted to make sure though, because not being British, I tend to get confused by confused Brits' time zones.😁

Looking forward to it. 🤓

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@theEndurancePT @Alan_Couzens Interesting one. While I'm usually of the opinion it's important not to go faster/longer, when is it ok or even helpful to do more than planned? Because a) a plan doesn't know how the athlete will feel on a given day and b) sometimes it's important to do something "for the soul".

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@DrSianAllen @HoweRoman Agree. As always, I think it comes down to figuring out what works for the individual. But to get there you definitely have to get to know the person first.

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@andykirkland71 Or maybe what's necessary for the last 5% (and training a lot harder than necessary/wise) is just "sexier" than the "boring", relatively risk-free and mundane training/habits that are responsible for both the actually easier to reach first 95% and long term success.

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@andykirkland71 So trying to optimise their own training (within constraints) to some is actually what's most fun. While for others, fun means totally ignoring "optimal" and flogging themselves in training. I'm sure you've read https://t.co/urRUqbgnBf.

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@andykirkland71 I think for many, having an idea of what is "optimal" helps make more informed decisions on how much of that to actually use in their own training – and of course what to ignore because they just want to have "fun" and don't care about what's (supposedly) optimal.

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@RonGeorge_Dubai @jmarpdx Next step would be ditching the watch when jogging because pace definitely doesn't matter on these runs so why track them? But of course these runs then wouldn't show up on Strava. And THAT might actually mean they really don't count. 😂