Interesting study

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Check out this interesting study:

http://jap.physiology.org/content/106/1/73.full

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 Cool stuff,



Thanks for sharing.



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I just skimmed it, but my understanding is that it follows the concept of periodization, like Daniels and Lydiard have long recommended.

Build a good endurance base over a period of time, then transition to threshold work. Maintain previous base gains + increase in VO2 max with newly added speedwork, even w/reduced volume.

Maybe I should have read the study, but it appears there's nothing new under the same with me quick conclusions.

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Good stuff, but not exactly news. Mature athletes with stable long term aerobic adaptions probably should focus mostly on tempo/interval work, but lots of newbs who jump right into the high-intensity will never develop a base.

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It would be interesting to test a group that blended distance runs with speedwork.