TRAIN BOTH ANAEROBIC AND AEROBIC ENERGY SYSTEMS MAXIMALLY AT THE SAME TIME

Tabata, I., Irisawa, K., Kouzaki, M., Nisimura, K., Ogita, F., & Miyachi, M. (1997). Metabolic profile of high intensity intermittent exercises. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 29, 390-395.

The metabolic responses to two protocols of high-intensity intermittent exercise were compared.

It was found that physiological index magnitudes deteriorated in the last 10 sec of each repetition of IE2. The IE1 protocol taxed both the anaerobic and aerobic energy releasing systems almost maximally.

The IE1 protocol appeared to be a modification of ultra-short training.

Implication. It is possible to train both energy systems at the same time in high intensity work. The challenge is to meet the following criteria.

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