Friday Thoughts 116
Greetings! Welcome to this week’s edition of Friday Thoughts, where I share what’s been on my mind this week. Let’s get into it.
GAIN SKI DAY
Mark your calendars, skiers.
Winter Olympics
As promised I’ve been tuning into the olympics. I’ve watched skiing, snowboarding, hockey, luge, figure skating and curling. The luge is crazy impressive, and I’m not buying it that the athletes are just laying there, come on! They’re flying. Look at the angle of the track! Insane.
More Olympics / SKi SHed
I’ve also tuned into some nordic skiing. It’s no secret these athletes have some of the highest recoded VO2 max scores in history.
VO2 max is your body’s ability to take in, transport and utilize oxygen during intense exercise.
Nordic skiers have such high VO2 max scores because they use a lot of muscles, go really long, and do it for a lifetime. The volume they accumulate is staggering. Which is why this Norwegian gold medalist, Johannes Klaebo, build his own custom skiing treadmill.
By the way, that video of him running uphill that you’ve probably seen by now—he’s going sub 4 minute mile uphill and the end of the race. Insane! (tried to post here and it didn’t work)
Nailed it
They nailed this video, and I’m sure you will agree with its accuracy.
Thanks for reading, see you next time.
—Justin Miner