The Vikings introduce themselves -- Sailing, sustained momentum, and sport -- Ingrid Kristiansen: the mother of the method -- A natural pipeline for athletic development -- Arlid Tveiten: the innovator -- Training principles of the Norwegian Method -- Marius Bakken: the godfather -- Mexico City and the birth of altitude training -- Olav Aleksander Bu: the mastermind -- Modern Norway and the golden generation -- Kristian Blummenfelt: the terminator -- Gustav Iden: the jester -- Feel the heat: the effect of core body temperature -- Jakob Ingebrigtsen: the chosen one -- Lactate testing: why the target is lower and slower -- The big thing: double-threshold training -- The art and science of peaking

"Norway has long stacked the field with champions in Nordic skiing and sailing, but a new generation of athletes has arrived on the endurance scene, smashing records and grabbing medals in running, triathlon, and cycling. ... Get to know the athletes, coaches, and scientists behind the method that entails banking years of high volume at low intensity, and the celebrated double-threshold workouts that are dictated by blood lactate testing. Years of mega-volume and controlled intensity, coupled with meticulous altitude and heat training, have added up to a trove of medals across a number of sports"--Page 4 of cover