3ºESO - READING ACTIVITY: ENDURANCE METHODS
VOCABULARY: gauged: medida, calculada; winded: estar sin aliento; pace: ritmo; pathway: sendero, camino; bout:
serie; brief: breve; intersperse: intercalar;
Long Slow Distance Training
As you would expect this...
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3ºESO - READING ACTIVITY: ENDURANCE METHODS
VOCABULARY: gauged: medida, calculada; winded: estar sin aliento; pace: ritmo; pathway: sendero, camino; bout:
serie; brief: breve; intersperse: intercalar;
Long Slow Distance Training
As you would expect this type of training is typical of a long distance runner.
Intensity is usually less than 70%
VO2max, or equivalent to about 80% maximum heart rate.
Duration should be near to race distance or at least 30
minutes to 2 hours long (1).
Intensity for long, slow distance endurance training is often gauged using the "talk" test
whereby the athlete can hold a conversation without being too winded.
Adaptations to this form of aerobic endurance training include improved cardiovascular and thermoregulatory
function, improved mitochondrial energy production, increased oxidative capacity of skeletal muscle and increased
utilization as fat for fuel (which spares muscle glycogen)
Pace/Tempo Training
Also referred to as lactate threshold training, pa
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