On Thursday, March 28, 2013 3:20:24 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > His advice for world class athletes is to remove as many stressors as > possible, including intervals and tempo runs. Why?
world class runners run upwards of 100mpw. Pro cyclists will go upwards of 20hours/week. Nobody will get close to world class speed running as much 50mpw or cycling 10hrs/week on Maffetone's program. Comparing "most people" with world class athletes is a non-starter. > Maffetone is not against anaerobic training, but says that without an > aerobic base you will not get as fast as you can with one. > > that's true of any training program. there's nothing unique about the theory that a large aerobic base lays a good foundation for the adaptions and results that come when you layer higher intensity (anaerobic) work on top of that base. it's crucial part of any training program - I can't think of a legit program that doesn't include a period of base-building, long-slow/steady-distance, etc. The difference with MAF is how long you stay in that phase of training and what to do when you plateau. > > You may find using a heart rate monitor helpful until you learn what your > MAF feels like. I simply go by feel and can easily tell when I am pushing > above my MAF (maximum aerobic function). > > I use an HRM (it's good tool, but not the only one) and I've had physiological testing done a few times .. . I know my LT numbers, my true max heart rate, VO2max, etc. I've worked with a coach. I can dial-in my training pretty well at this point. Bottom line is that if I'm injury free and making progress, i'm not overstressed. Doesn't matter if I'm doing 7 easy days a week with high volume or 3 hard days a week with less volume and high intensity. It's simply a matter of getting enough stress and enough rest in a given amount of time to get the results you want. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
