cysterinchrist
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It's been a few years since we last had a post about this subject. Has anyone had any success with this type of endurance training?
I'm asking as someone who mainly powerlifts and bodybuilds now, but occasionally dabbles with kettlebells and athletic training, e.g. wrestling and BJJ. Ideally, I'm looking to improve my cardiovascular health and endurance, without sacrificing power output. In the past, I had this issue when I started going on Zone 2 runs... I discovered my sprint times went up, jump height went down, basically everything you don't want as a strength or power athlete.
Tacking on HIIT after some power/speed training seems like a good alternative here, but it takes a big toll on recovery, and thus limits volume with my strength and hypertrophy training.
Anti-glycolytic training, a.k.a. "alactic + aerobic" training, sounds like the holy grail for this. And because of that, it also sounds too good to be true.
I mean, can repeated bouts of explosive exercises, with long enough rest in-between to allow for full recovery, really be as efficient in producing good cardiovascular health and endurance results as LISS cardio? Seems unbelievable to me.
Would love to hear people's experiences, thoughts, and personal anecdotes.
I'm asking as someone who mainly powerlifts and bodybuilds now, but occasionally dabbles with kettlebells and athletic training, e.g. wrestling and BJJ. Ideally, I'm looking to improve my cardiovascular health and endurance, without sacrificing power output. In the past, I had this issue when I started going on Zone 2 runs... I discovered my sprint times went up, jump height went down, basically everything you don't want as a strength or power athlete.
Tacking on HIIT after some power/speed training seems like a good alternative here, but it takes a big toll on recovery, and thus limits volume with my strength and hypertrophy training.
Anti-glycolytic training, a.k.a. "alactic + aerobic" training, sounds like the holy grail for this. And because of that, it also sounds too good to be true.
I mean, can repeated bouts of explosive exercises, with long enough rest in-between to allow for full recovery, really be as efficient in producing good cardiovascular health and endurance results as LISS cardio? Seems unbelievable to me.
Would love to hear people's experiences, thoughts, and personal anecdotes.