In intense full body exercise our hearts can supply only 1/3-1/2 of the muscles. To deal with this limitation, blood vessels in muscles and organs that are not too busy constrict while those in the working muscles dilate. This redistributes the blood flow, delivers more oxygen where it is needed most, and eases the work of the heart.
These so-called vascular reactions are so vital that Prof. Yuri Verkhoshansky listed them among the most important adaptations of the cardiovascular system and the entire organism to endurance exercise.
To put some numbers on it, when endurance athletes are tested during their competition period, peak circulation in the working muscles has a massive correlation with race performance, r=0.8—while VO2max does not even make it to 0.4.
These vascular reactions can be improved—or messed up—with different types of training. E.g., a particular type of exercise we will discuss next time reduces the peripheral resistance to blood flow by 23%—while amateurish interval training increases it.
When hard working muscles are not well supplied with blood, the contribution of the aerobic system decreases while the share of the lactic acid producing glycolysis increases. Whether your goal is to summit Denali or to lose a spare tire, this spells trouble.
Next time learn how to optimize your vascular training for greater endurance and fat loss—don’t miss the next issue of StrongFirst’s newsletter.
INTRODUCING:
STRONG ENDURANCETM express
Online Course
By PAVEL
There are times when simply enduring is not enough. One must carry on at a high level of strength or power.
A football game. A wrestling match. An obstacle course in a full kit. Moving grandma’s antique furniture.
For decades such endurance had been built with “met cons.” Then a top sports scientist reframed the question and changed history…
What if instead of training the athlete to tolerate ever increasing concentrations of lactic acid we trained him to produce less of it?
Anti-glycolytic training (AGT) was born.
Our Strong Endurance™ curriculum is the last word in AGT. It consolidates the best of the Eastern European and Western research with StrongFirst’s experience.
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Watch 4 hours of Pavel’s lecture and 1 hour of demos by our instructors:
Module 1
The Genesis and Philosophy of AGT
Learn the science of anti-glycolytic training in simple terms. Change your view of endurance training forever.
Module 2
“Cardio” is Overrated
Low correlation between VO2max and endurance…The dangers of redlining your heart rate…Classic interval training vs. “HIIT”…How to increase VO2max with weights—and how not to do it…Training the blood vessels—a secret of the pros…
Module 3
A Hybrid Conversion Kit for Your Fast Fibers
The main premise behind Verkhoshansky’s revolution…His original experiment…Why power exercise rules…Great all-around way to train—enjoy your “what-the-hell effects”…The alternative to intervals…The SF stop signs…Kettlebell Axe simplified…
Module 4
Variations on the AXE Theme
Serial-repeat method rocks…Downsides of max power training…“Casual power” is the answer…How to benefit from recovery’s nonlinearity…Volume and other load parameters for different needs…5 variable methods for pros…
Module 5
Hybrid Conversion Completed
Metal Heart and Strength Aerobics for hard living…2 state-of-the-art kettlebell snatch or swing plans for ruthless endurance and aggressive fat loss…Score high on the most valuable GPP test for MMA…Biathlon’s aerobic lunges for all…
Module 6
A+A for Fighters and Supermodels
Incredible long lost research reveals how to make high intensity exercise aerobic and fat burning…Snatch death march protocol for a select few…Lifter’s dream: “singles” for “conditioning” and fat loss…Lessons from heavy labor…3 AXE models…
Module 7
Non-Stop
Strength for endurance…How to build up to 30 pullups or 100 pushups or swings without killing yourself…Split sets and ladders…Pullup master’s serial-interval protocol…Why hanging on a bar will not improve your pullup grip—and what will…
Module 8
Glycolytic Training—the Right Way
Peak performance with a well dosed and timed acid spike…Glycolytic power repeats—least stressful glycolytic training method bears “what-the-hell effects”…Buffer acid by building fast twitch fibers…Make less acid by building slow fibers…
Module 9
Planning
Know your variables and change one at a time…Magic of step loading…Advantages of wave loading…Manage the conflict of strength and endurance…Why you cannot improve on multiple fronts at once—and how pros do it over time with “leapfrogging”…
Module 10
In Action
Select Strong Endurance™ plans and templates demoed by our certified instructors…Kettlebell snatches…Swings and more swings…Cleans, presses, and front squats…Pullups…Step-ups…Pushups, fast and slow…Explosive calisthenics plus heavy bag…
Then download these plans and templates and start training:
- 3 “Metal Heart” kettlebell snatch or swing plans for ruthless endurance and aggressive fat loss
- Strength Aerobics template for fighters
- 2 Strength Aerobics circuits for combat and team sports (one with a barbell and the other with any type of resistance)
- 3 powerful pullup protocols:
- Failproof routine for beginners
- Fast acting strength endurance plan for intermediates
- State-of-the-art serial-interval method for the advanced (also a great lesson in programming)
- Scientific plan to excel at the NFL combine bench press
- A straight path to 100 consecutive pushups
- Super Slow 2.0 template for building slow twitch fibers for endurance sports (kettlebell, barbell, dumbbell, or bodyweight; you choose the exercises)
- A wealth of AXE (aerobic exercise for type IIX fast fibers) applicable knowledge:
- AXE sprints’ guidelines for team sports
- AXE heavy kettlebell snatch plan for the Tactical Strength Challenge
- AXE jump circuit for basketball and volleyball players’ endurance
- Awesome barbell AXE circuit for any athlete
- Develop striking power and power endurance by throwing a kettlebell or a rock according to the AXE rules
- 3 serial-repeat AXE templates for combat and game athletes (applicable to sport-specific skills like striking and throwing and to general training with a kettlebell, barbell, bodyweight, and more)
- “Alt-S&S” kettlebell swing progression
- Aerobic bodyweight lunge protocol from biathlon that works for anyone seeking outdoor endurance and fat loss—plus the rules of anti-glycolytic uphill running
- Classic hard style Rx for building multiple qualities (power, power endurance, cardiorespiratory endurance, muscle building, fat loss) with heavy kettlebells
- Double kettlebell C&J plan for muscle hypertrophy, fat loss, and conditioning
- Heavy kettlebell swing plus military press unconventional muscle builder
- 3 variations of a radical Soviet muscle building template
- An incredibly tough but surprisingly low acid peaking template for fighters—prepare your mind without trashing your body
While delivering remarkable performance and body composition improvements, anti-glycolytic training will also fortify your health.
The primary adaptation target of anti-glycolytic training are mitochondria. They are a lot more than our cells’ power plants. Scientists call them “the masters of life and death.” Healthy, strong, and abundant mitochondria will make you more resilient to a variety of stressors: cold, heat, altitude, infection, poison, radiation, etc. On the other hand, mitochondrial dysfunction is a likely cause of cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, diabetes, obesity, and aging.
Beef up your mitochondria and your health with Strong Endurance™ while reaching your athletic and body composition goals.
Staying power and health to you!
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