145: The Pitfalls of High Volume Endurance Training

The Nick Bare Podcast

Nick Bare

Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 27 October 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I break down the real costs when volume is mismanaged. I share what I’ve learned firsthand while building toward Ironman Arizona—how I fuel hard work without under-eating, protect muscle, keep hormones in check, and use recovery and sleep as performance tools. This isn’t fear—it’s a framework. If you’re pushing big miles, you need a plan that matches your ambition: smart nutrition, balanced programming, intentional recovery.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Introduction

03:47 Balancing Strength and Endurance Training

09:58 Energy Deficiency in Endurance Training

24:57 Nutrient Deficiency and Endurance Essentials

36:38 Muscle Wasting and Reduced Strength

45:04 Disordered Eating in Endurance Athletes

52:59 Hormone Disruption from High Volume Training

58:49 High Risk of Injury in Endurance Training

01:03:49 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of the podcast.
0:11.3	Today's episode is titled, Working Title, The Pitfalls of High Volume Endurance Training.
0:21.0	The Pitfalls.
0:23.6	Now, typically, we're talking about the benefits,
0:28.4	the performance amplification,
0:30.9	the physical and mental, emotional results that you get from endurance training.
0:40.8	But this episode is a little different.
0:43.6	And I have some things that I want to share before we get into some of these pitfalls.
0:49.8	Some of the pitfalls I'm going to share.
0:52.3	One, energy deficiency.
0:55.2	Two, nutrient deficiency.
0:58.4	Three, muscle wasting and reduced strength.
1:03.4	Four, disorder of eating.
1:05.7	Five, hormone disruption.
1:08.1	And six, high risk of injury.
1:11.2	Those are some of the things you can experience with high volume endurance training.
1:16.8	And I want to preface this episode to say, the intent of this episode is not to steer you away from endurance training,
1:24.2	but to provide you information on what you may experience with endurance training,
1:31.6	especially when it comes to high volume.
1:36.7	Now, if you're just going out and running a few miles, a couple times a week, or you're hopping
1:43.3	on a bike here and there, you're jogging,
1:48.5	you are incorporating cardiovascular conditioning for the health benefit.
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