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The introduction
  1. 01You were built to keep going.

Part I

Become capable of going anywhere, anytime.
  1. 02The animal that left Africa
  2. 03The people who never stopped
  3. 04Modernity made movement optional
  4. 05We built furniture that shortened us
  5. 06The machines took the heavy lifting
  6. 07Endurance used to come free
  7. 08One body, three layers
  8. 09Your mind comes with youComing soon
  9. 10Outside is the pointComing soon
  10. 11You need somewhere to goComing soon
  11. 12Every moment becomes betterComing soon

Part II

Move well through the world
  1. 13The body moves togetherComing soon
  2. 14Everything begins at the feet.
  3. 15Strong core. Strong everything.
  4. 16Your head belongs to your bodyComing soon
  5. 17Your hands know moreComing soon
  6. 18Let the downhill flowComing soon
  7. 19Find room for your strokeComing soon
  8. 20Stay comfortable on the bikeComing soon
  9. 21Climb with your whole bodyComing soon
  10. 22Carry what you needComing soon
  11. 23Find your stride after the bikeComing soon

Part III

How you train for it

  1. 24Four ways to build capabilityComing soon
  2. 25Power — make the whole body fireComing soon
  3. 26Structure — hold your shape under loadComing soon
  4. 27Balance — stay organised as things changeComing soon
  5. 28Range — strength that survives the positionComing soon

Part IV

Keep moving
  1. 29Four efforts, four purposesComing soon
  2. 30Build the roadsComing soon
  3. 31Raise the effort you can sustainComing soon
  4. 32Turn up the pumpComing soon
  5. 33Practise producing speedComing soon
  6. 34Your breathing gives the effort awayComing soon
  7. 35How long could you hold this?Coming soon
  8. 36Learn what hard feels likeComing soon
  9. 37Learn to feel the right effort by heart rate

Part V

Make it a practice

  1. 38The right work for the momentComing soon
  2. 39More is something you earnComing soon
  3. 40Keep your movement when you get tiredComing soon
  4. 41Give the work what it needsComing soon
  5. 42Begin again from where you areComing soon

Part VI

Nutrition for endurance athletes
  1. 43Eat food, not nutrients
  2. 44Starch fuels the long daysComing soon
  3. 45Protein that rebuilds, cooked so you want itComing soon
  4. 46Salt what you sweatComing soon
  5. 47Flavour keeps you eatingComing soon
  6. 48Twenty minutes from the door to the plateComing soon
  7. 49Let the pot cook while you trainComing soon
  8. 50A kitchen that keeps up with trainingComing soon
  9. 51Homemade sports drink

Part VII

Choose a challenge
  1. 52A challenge gives the days direction
  2. 53Your current rung countsComing soon
  3. 54The conditions are part of the challengeComing soon
  4. 55Running challengesComing soon
  5. 56Swimming challengesComing soon
  6. 57Cycling challengesComing soon
  7. 58Swimrun challengesComing soon
  8. 59Aquabike challengesComing soon
  9. 60Brick challengesComing soon
  10. 61Triathlon challengesComing soon
  11. 62Let the terrain choose the movementComing soon
  12. 63Keep your reach — the overhead squatComing soon
  13. 64Be strong off the straight line — the CossackComing soon
  14. 65Control the body over one foot — the pistol squatComing soon
  15. 66Hang, fold and control — toes-to-barComing soon
  16. 67Keep extension under load with the long-stance split squatComing soon
  17. 68Get down and up again under control — the continuous get-upComing soon
  18. 69Carry the weight with you — the sustained holdComing soon
  19. 70There is life after the finishComing soon

Workouts

Part VIII

Running workouts
  1. 71Aerobic Run
  2. 72Threshold Run
  3. 73VO2max Run
  4. 74Hill Sprints

Part IX

Swim workouts
  1. 75Aerobic Swim
  2. 76Long Swim
  3. 77Threshold Swim
  4. 78VO2max Swim
  5. 79Sprint Swim

Part X

Swim drills
  1. 80Streamline Flutter Kick
  2. 81Front Scull
  3. 82Catch-Up
  4. 83Fingertip Drag
  5. 84Kick on Side
  6. 856-3-6 Switch
  7. 86Single-Arm Freestyle
  8. 873-3-3 Bilateral

Part XI

Cycling workouts
  1. 88Aerobic Ride
  2. 89Threshold Ride
  3. 90VO2max Ride
  4. 91Sprint Ride

Part XII

Kettlebell routines
  1. 92Power · Forward
  2. 93Power · Rotation
  3. 94Power · Upward
  4. 95Structure · Anti-Folding
  5. 96Structure · Sideways
  6. 97Structure · Anti-Rotation
  7. 98The Loaded Walk

Part XIII

Kettlebell exercises
  1. 99Alternating Dead Snatch
  2. 100Alternating One-Arm Swing
  3. 101Clean
  4. 102Cossack Squat
  5. 103Double Push Press
  6. 104Forward Leap
  7. 105Goblet Squat
  8. 106Halo
  9. 107Heels-Elevated Squat
  10. 108High Pull
  11. 109Loaded Walk
  12. 110Overhead Carry
  13. 111Rack Carry
  14. 112Rotational Clean
  15. 113Suitcase Carry
  16. 114Swing
  17. 115Turkish Get-Up
  18. 116Vertical Jump
  19. 117Windmill

Part XIV

Yoga routines
  1. 118Pre-Run Yoga · 01
  2. 119Pre-Run Yoga · 02
  3. 120Post-Run Yoga · 01
  4. 121Post-Run Yoga · 02
  5. 122Post-Strength Yoga · 01
  6. 123Post-Strength Yoga · 02
  7. 124Pre-Swim Yoga · 01
  8. 125Post-Ride Yoga · 01
  9. 126Range · 01
  10. 127Balance · 01

Part XV

Yoga poses
  1. 128Bear Sit-Through
  2. 129Bird Dog
  3. 130Bridge
  4. 131Bridge and Turn
  5. 132Butterfly
  6. 133Chair
  7. 134Child's Pose
  8. 135Cobra
  9. 136Corpse
  10. 137Crescent Lunge
  11. 138Cross-Body Reach
  12. 139Downward-Facing Dog
  13. 140Halfway Lift
  14. 141Happy Baby
  15. 142Hero
  16. 143Hollow Hold
  17. 144Knees to Chest
  18. 145Locust
  19. 146Low Lunge
  20. 147Mountain
  21. 148Pigeon
  22. 149Plank
  23. 150Puppy
  24. 151Pyramid
  25. 152Reverse Warrior
  26. 153Revolved Lunge
  27. 154Seated Fold
  28. 155Side Lunge
  29. 156Side Plank
  30. 157Single-Leg Bridge
  31. 158Sphinx
  32. 159Squat
  33. 160Standing Forward Fold
  34. 161Supine Twist
  35. 162Thread the Needle
  36. 163Three-Legged Dog
  37. 164Toe Squat
  38. 165Triangle
  39. 166Upward Salute
  40. 167Warrior I
  41. 168Warrior II
  42. 169Warrior III
  43. 170Wide Split
  44. 171Wide-Leg Forward Fold
  45. 172World's Greatest Stretch

Kit

Training tools and gear

Free calculators and checklists for your training, and the gear we train in.

ToolsFree calculators and checklists. No account.GearThe few things we train in. None published yet.

Tools

Put in your own numbers and get your answer. Free, no account, and each one works on your phone.

  • CalculatorFind your heart rate for every effortYour aerobic, threshold and VO2 max heart rates for running and cycling, with a timer for the hill test that finds your maximum.Easy running, for a maximum of 186121–149 bpmOpen the calculator→
  • CalculatorWork out your sweat rateWeigh yourself before and after a session. See how much you sweat in an hour, and mix the drink for next time.Sweat per hour, in one example1 LOpen the calculator→
  • ChecklistPack for a race or a long day outA checklist for the bag and the start line, for a run, a ride, an open-water swim, a triathlon or a long day out.Things to pack for a run13Open the checklist→
  • CalculatorCompare a distance across running, cycling and swimmingWhat a run is worth on the bike or in the water, on the scale MONS uses to size every challenge.A 10 km run, on the bike43 kmOpen the calculator→
  • Self-checkCheck what sitting does to your hipsAdd up the seats in your day, then two quick tests that show what the chair and the saddle took from your hips.Hours folded on a desk day12.5 hStart the check→

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