by drkeith | Apr 5, 2019 | Energy Systems, Training, Uncategorized
There are two main energy systems and two distinct muscle fibre types involved in all endurance exercise. By far the most important energy system to train for endurance is the vast aerobic fat-burning system. The muscle fibre type most associated with fat-burning...
by drkeith | Feb 3, 2019 | Energy Systems
Running Easy Many athletes train too hard for optimal results. They run their longer runs just a little bit too fast, burning up glycogen stores and wondering why they get tired, sore, and injured, and wondering why they can’t shake minor upper respiratory tract...
by Keith Livingstone | Sep 3, 2014 | Energy Systems, Training, Uncategorized
To work out your training intensities, I believe that the Karvonen method is the best. It relies on your own maximal heart rate and lowest resting heart rate to define intensities. This is all outlined in my book, Healthy Intelligent Training, however we’ll go over...
by Keith Livingstone | Aug 16, 2014 | Energy Systems, Training
Somewhere I said that if an idea wasn’t simple enough to be written down on a matchbox, then it was probably too complicated to get across. So, on that premise, my ‘matchbox’ contribution is that the total volume of low-intensity aerobic base training completed before...
by Keith Livingstone | Aug 12, 2014 | Energy Systems, Training
For the purposes of my book and my lecture series, I’ve described Arthur Lydiard’s work as progressively moving up and down a pyramid of training intensities and levels, until the hardest and most intense work is done before the most important competition. This...