I have been absent from Complementary Training blog for some time, but I haven’t been lazy though. I am working on one simple way to individualize and organize energy system development (a.k.a. conditioning) for intermittent sports based on work by Dan Baker and Martin Buchheit (who I plan interviewing soon).
What I manage to realize is that interviewing is very potent approach to get the right information from the right people. We need more good interviews with good questions.
For now I just wanted to give you a head up for the following good reads I was reading recently.
Or just read everything from the Archive
Joel Jamieson and 8weeksOut. There have been great articles by Joel and his crew over the 8WeekOut over the last couple of weeks. Joel is also preparing Ultimate MMA Conditioning 2.0 and I can’t wait to get my hands on it. Make sure to check the following articles and follow the Specificity Continuum series.
Intensity of Training (goes very well with the Steve Magness articles)
Research Review: Energy Systems, Interval Training, & RSA (make sure to check my comment below)
| Very interesting review/article Eric. Couple of comments thought: Soccer or any team sport is NOT repeat-sprint sprint sport, but rather HIIA – High Intensity Intermittent Activity. RSS or repeat sprint sequence is a SEQUENCE that happens now and then during the course of a game. If you take a look at this poster by Martin Buchheit, you will get data that RSS actually doesn’t happen that often in a competitive game. http://www.martin-buchheit.net/Dossiers/Poster%20BUCHHEIT%20-%20RSS%20youth%20soccer%20%28Science&Football%20congress%29.pdf The research is still inconclusive (and that was actually said in the review articles on RSA you were referencing) about the role of glycolysis in the RSA (Repeated-Sprint Ability). Athletes with higher amount of glycolytic energy system activity actually had BETTER total times in RSA tests compared to the athletes whose glycolytic energy system decreased over the number of sprints. So, to improve RSA should we increase or decrease reliance on glycolytic system? Although these two point might seem to conflict the notion of alactic-aerobic, they actually support it. First, intermittent sports are NOT repeat-sprint sequences. RSS happens couple of times during the game and it is questionable how much specific RST should be done to improve it (if the athlete is doing sprint, power, strength and intervals/aerobic training anyway). Thus, game specific endurance is not solely RSA as we portray it, thus although glycolytic energy system is important in RSA and RSS it doesn’t mean HIIT should be done day in and day out, because RSA is not that actually important. So, for team sports alactic-aerobic is still the key to game specific endurance. Just my 2 cents…. Keep up the good work |
Intermittent Fasting – Free Review by John Berardi. Great and free (self experimentation) review of the Intermittent Fasting approach to dieting. Glad to see John Berardi exploring the world of IF. My respect toward Berardi growth even more. Besides Lyle McDonald, I highly suggest checking John Berardi’s Precision Nutrition.
Martin Buchheit and 30-15IFT. Last couple of weeks I was reading research papers by Martin Buchheit and everything that was available on English on his website. Martin’s ideas behind 30-15IFT (a test, way better than YoYo Intermittent Recovery by Bangsbo) and training individualization are very interesting and should be explored by every physical preparation coach out there. I plan interviewing Martin and writing more about the geniality of 30-15IFT very soon. Make sure to read the following papers:
To finish with some music, for all the Danza Kuduro fans out there, and for those who are sick of the song repeating the whole summer on the radio, here is the remix that I found way more better than the original song. Till the next time.
Some good links in there, thanks.
ReplyDeleteInterested to see what you come up with wrt energy systems development