Lars Berger has the last few years become a member of the elite group in the Biathlon World Cup. Her is also considered one of Norway best skaters. His training philosophy is built on lots of easy training and lots of intervals just below anaerobic threshold.
World Class Biathlete and skate specialist Lars Berger: How I train
FasterSkier · August 11, 2004
Even though the focus is mostly on the hard sessions, Berger also has a high training volume. This year he started the training season in May with 75 hours. In Junehe trained 85 hours, while he in July expects to end up with about 95 hours of training. July is normally his highest month in terms of hours. During the fall he decreases the training volume a bit.
– It can easily get out of control during the fall, which can be a bit scary since we also do lots of altitude training. I try to save a bit for later, and play it safe.
During the fall, the high altitude camps control Berger’s training composition.
 in-between the camps.</p><p>When the competition season starts, the biathletes are used to a hard program, and it is normal to race three times per week (usually Fri, Sat and Sun). Mid-week (Tuesday or Wednesday) they do about 20 minutes of low threshold training, while the rest of the training during the winter is easy.</p></div></div></div><div class=)