by Thomas Kurz Running is the most commonly used form of movement for developing general aerobic endurance. It is a simple, natural movement, yet people can do it wrong. Here is a description of the correct running technique: Keep the trunk straight, leaning slightly forward. Arms, bent at elbows, move forward and backward. Moving the […]
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by Thomas Kurz At the end of the previous post I asked how–besides directing endurance training–one can use the knowledge about the tripod position in sports such as ball games and martial arts. I got this excellent answer from Brendan: “From my background in martial arts, I would always like it when an opponent assumed
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by Thomas Kurz First, thanks to all who commented on the post Cardiovascular Endurance: Questions, Part I, especially to Ken, Paul Mealling, Brendan, and Shannon for their informative comments. When I asked questions in that post, I hoped for answers closely tying the sign (symptom) to the training advice (prescription). Many commenters were close and
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by Thomas Kurz Look at the photo below and answer the following questions. –What does it mean when an athlete does this? (“This means the athlete is fatigued” is not a good enough answer.) –What would you advise? (See comments below.)
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by Thomas Kurz The following question is about not overdoing work on cardiovascular endurance with a young girl. Although specifics of the answer are for cardiovascular endurance, the principle of using physiological measurements and signs of good well-being to adjust training to the athlete’s current adaptability applies to work on all physical abilities in all
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by Thomas Kurz This continues the refutation of misconceptions and errors in the quote from Charles I. Staley. (See the first three parts at www.stadion.com/endurance-training-for-sports-and-martial-arts/.) How much aerobic exercise do you need for high intensity efforts? Obviously the selection of exercises and the methods of applying them have to reflect the demands of your sport.
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by Thomas Kurz This continues the refutation of misconceptions and errors in the quote from Charles I. Staley. (See the first part or the second part of this article.) Why do you need aerobic fitness for “anaerobic” sports? To get the skill you need to drill. No drill—no skill. The faster you recover between the
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by Thomas Kurz “Aerobic training causes harmful changes in skeletal muscle fiber type, hormonal secretions and force output characteristics. The fastest, most powerful muscle fibers become slower and more resistant to fatigue. . . . Aerobic exercise also produces the catabolic hormone cortisol, which is antagonistic to anabolic hormones such as the human growth hormone
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by Thomas Kurz “Aerobic training causes harmful changes in skeletal muscle fiber type, hormonal secretions and force output characteristics. The fastest, most powerful muscle fibers become slower and more resistant to fatigue. . . . Aerobic exercise also produces the catabolic hormone cortisol, which is antagonistic to anabolic hormones such as the human growth hormone
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by Charles A. Richardson Your answer about the order of intensity in a workout was very interesting. While my workouts [which begin with aerobic endurance, proceed to increasingly anaerobic efforts, and end with sprints—see article “Endurance Workout: Slow to Fast or Fast to Slow?”] have increased my strength and endurance, I am, as you suggest,
