Physical training: is it useful?

Answering simple questions will help us in planning our training.

“Does training develop our abilities? Do the capacities developed remain? How long ?"

Long-term training allows for the development of many motor skills, which remain at a high level for a period of time after stopping training.

There is therefore a "residual effect of training": persistence of the changes induced by the workload a certain time after stopping the training.

(ISSURIN 2008)

There is a phenomenology of this residual effect of training closely connected to the process of de-training which can occur selectively based on specific skills when insufficient stimulation.

(Steinacker et al. 2000, Mujika and Padilla, 2001)

So good news: with training, we develop our skills!

But beware of training: what we earn does not stay forever after training ...

In order to plan an effective training, it is therefore essential to ask the question:

"What do I need and when?"

THE RESIDUAL EFFECT OF TRAINING

Quality-System Residual effect (days) description: "increases ..."

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Aerobic endurance 30d +/- 5 mitochondrial density

capillary density

aerobic enzymes

glycogen stock

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Max Force 30 j +/- 5 nervous mechanism

fast fiber density

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Endurance 18 days +/- 5 "anaerobic" enzymes "anaerobic" buffering capacity

Glycogen stock

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Endurance 15 d +/- 5 density slow fibers

"max aerobic capacity" "aero and anaerobic" enzymes

acid tolerance

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Max speed 5 days +/- 3 density slow fibers

(pure) neuro-muscular functions

phosphagen stock

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So to put it simply:

"Aerobic": adaptation rather long but persistent

"Anaerobic": adaptation rather fast but temporary

ORGANIZATION OF MY TRAINING

Correct planning is therefore a correct sequencing of the "blocks" within the same "period" (see post -> the-2-major-principles-of-periodization-of-training) in order to obtain a superposition optimal residual effects in order to achieve a high level of performance on the "D" day.

On this "D" day, all motor and technical skills will be at the top!

So the benefit of speed training would only last 5 to 8 days and should be planned accordingly in relation to your competition!