James Tibensky writes: > Speed requires strength - brute power. Without fast twitch muscle fibers > you may never have true tactical speed. But speed over the long haul is > really power. And you don't get it by paddling 2.5 hours a day twice a > week. You get it by paddling intervals for about thirty minutes or less > three times a week [at middle age, younger folks can go with less recovery A lot of good advice. What many people don't consider when training for "endurance" is that having more strength will reduce your perceived effort at your normal output. If you are not going to go to the gym (which I would highly recommend) you should do as James suggests and start doing some sprints as part of each paddle. I would also recommend doing some towing practice. When you increase the amount of energy you are able to put out during these peak expenditure times, it will also affect your output when you are only paddling at 20%. Dave *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Apr 09 2002 - 19:21:44 PDT
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