I Tried Jakob Ingebrigtsens Toughest Workout

Summary by Krater

A running coach attempts the Ingebrigtsen brothers' toughest hill repeat workout and analyses why elite runners prioritise hill sessions in base training to reduce injury risk.

From the video

Answers: How do the Ingebrigtsen brothers train and what makes their hill workouts so effective?

• Ingebrigtsen training philosophy
• Hill repeat workouts
• Base training for distance running
• Running injury prevention
• Uphill interval training

Exercises

• Leg swings · gate

What it concludes

• Consistency in training day after day and year after year yields better results than doing one extreme tough workout.
• Doing hard workout sessions on hills lowers the biomechanical load on tendons, joints, and muscles compared to running on flat surfaces.
• Running uphill forces a good and strong stride to maintain momentum up the hill.