tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915222980782433094.post3962560161949442588..comments2024-03-15T03:34:26.390-07:00Comments on Alan Couzens: Building your Performance Pyramid III: Speed/PowerAlan Couzenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123240819644335101noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915222980782433094.post-14897429471471101602013-08-30T10:30:09.798-07:002013-08-30T10:30:09.798-07:00Thanks Ryan.
The studies that have come to that c...Thanks Ryan.<br /><br />The studies that have come to that conclusion have had 2 main issues.. 1. They typically used relatively high intensity training (which does lead to a plateau) 2. They were typically too short to see the big picture i.e. while a 'relative' plateau occurred, improvement continued, albeit at a significantly slower rate. <br /><br />Your comment on response, though, is bang on. Lots of variation in the rate at which aerobic capacity improves.<br /><br />Further improvement demands more demand for O2 within the muscle (i.e. more mitochondria). ST fibers offer the greatest potential for improvement here, so the short answer is... more base. <br /><br />Alan Couzenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123240819644335101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915222980782433094.post-70395097637625713062013-08-30T08:58:36.192-07:002013-08-30T08:58:36.192-07:00Great article Alan, thanks.
While we're on th...Great article Alan, thanks.<br /><br />While we're on the topic of Vo2max, my understanding (which could be wrong!) is that Vo2max is "maximally trained" after 10-14 weeks of training. Furthermore, a "low responder" might see a 0.2L/min increase over a given period and the "high responders" topping out a ~0.9L/min. <br /><br /><br />So, my question is, what is going on during the other phases of training that allows for another ~0.5L/min "bump" after another round of Vo2max work? Or rather, is there some "ceiling" that an athlete starts to bump up against after 10-14 weeks and thus they need to do ??? in order to push that ceiling up again?<br /><br /><br />Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16816239269859777264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915222980782433094.post-23172178036318455112013-08-30T08:26:00.986-07:002013-08-30T08:26:00.986-07:00Hi Dennis, I think it's good practice to maint...Hi Dennis, I think it's good practice to maintain a tiny bit of sport specific lactate work within the program. Economy during strides and economy when you've got 10mmol of lactate in your legs are 2 different things :-) Makes sense to me to stay in touch with that through the year. Alan Couzenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123240819644335101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915222980782433094.post-65622062994716723412013-08-30T02:15:09.649-07:002013-08-30T02:15:09.649-07:00Great article, definitely highly relevant right no...Great article, definitely highly relevant right now! Do you think strength training complexes would provide adequate stimulation to keep the top of pyramid from limiting your aerobic work or does the high octane stuff need to be more sport specific? In other words, if you have a developing endurance athlete do you think one could reach those high end-of-test lactate levels through easy/steady work (and maybe some strides etc) and weight training alone?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04876934905688411848noreply@blogger.com