In relation to the comments by JimRude and PWB about the lack of physiological testing at their universities, the Rushall paper posted by Q seems to indicate that such testing has no predictive value. He goes into particular detail with respect to lactate testing.
I found a more straight-forward statement than the one I posted earlier:
The following are implied from Noakes' considerations and those of others cited in this paper.
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It should be noted that training with auxiliary activities, such as weight training, will not produce adaptations that transfer to competitive performances in experienced athletes.
Unfortunately the Rushall paper does more to debunk pseudo-scientific approaches than to provide training guidance. The paper Rich cites is more interesting in that regard. One can actually design a workout based on 4 minutes at 95%, 3 minutes recovery time, four times through.
In relation to the comments by JimRude and PWB about the lack of physiological testing at their universities, the Rushall paper posted by Q seems to indicate that such testing has no predictive value. He goes into particular detail with respect to lactate testing.
I found a more straight-forward statement than the one I posted earlier:
The following are implied from Noakes' considerations and those of others cited in this paper.
...
It should be noted that training with auxiliary activities, such as weight training, will not produce adaptations that transfer to competitive performances in experienced athletes.
Unfortunately the Rushall paper does more to debunk pseudo-scientific approaches than to provide training guidance. The paper Rich cites is more interesting in that regard. One can actually design a workout based on 4 minutes at 95%, 3 minutes recovery time, four times through.
