An Energy System Primer, Part 2
Being able to break down ATP for fuel is important for exercise, but also for living. We touched on its importance and how we access it for short-term, high intensity activities in...
energy systems
Specificity: It’s Actually A Complicated Topic
The principle of specificity is an important one for the strength and conditioning coach, but it is also one that has limitations. Traditionally specificity is defined as the body adapting to training...
It’s Challenging to Make Conditioning Sport-Specific
In the last post on metabolic conditioning (see http://wp.me/p1XfMm-cV), we introduced the concept. We discussed the fact that conditioning is not speed endurance and that it is a fairly general quality (using...
Metabolic Conditioning: A General Quality?
Metabolic conditioning is one of the buzz words in modern strength and conditioning. This refers to training the energy pathways that are used in a sporting context, the idea being to make...