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Pre-Season Conditioning and Speed Training – The Good, The Bad, The Indifferent – Part II

We’ve clearly established that you need to consider using the proper energy system that delivers the greatest return for your training investment. I will not argue the choice you make as stated in part one of this article that you should or shouldn’t condition. That’s your choice. However, if you do condition at all, you need to come up to speed by selecting the right system available for your time spent.Anaerobic conditioning is the ability to perform at a rate faster than can be met by the incoming oxygen supply. It will put an athlete in a state of oxygen debt, which will be paid back later as he rests properly with the workload. Muscles require energy in order to contract, either slowly or fast. The contraction creates limb movement.Rest - The Mysterious Transformation  Rest is the key to enhancing anaerobic capacity due to the fact that it’s clearing lactic acid build

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