Sentences with phrase «maf tests»

I have done the MAF tests before - would you advise one in this case or would you advise TOTAL rest (maybe with doing weights or something else?).

My MAF tests were improving all of the time.

Do bi-weekly MAF tests to see if your aerobic base is deteriorating.

What I would do is run at the MAF heart rate, and do MAF tests every 2 weeks to keep track of your aerobic speed.

If subsequent MAF tests are slower.

As long as your MAF tests show improvement, it's time to incorporate a little bit of anaerobic work.

This can be done by comparing different intakes with energy levels, post-workout muscle recovery, MAF Tests, gut function, and other signs and symptoms.

(amazing to see sometimes you have spent 10 - 20 % of a run above 148 HR if you don't keep an eye on it)-- Conduct regular MAF tests on both bike and run (I use watts for bike and pace for run)-- Keep blocks of anaerobic work no longer than 2 - 3 weeks then return to aerobic work only.

If you plateau for 2 or more subsequent MAF tests (or your speed begins to decrease).

1 and 2) Your best bet is to take your monthly MAF tests in a climate - controlled environment such as a gym throughout the year, on a treadmill.

And keep doing MAF tests on a monthly basis.

I have gone from 7min / km initial time to 5:40 min / km recently during my MAF tests.

Or, if your MAF Tests are exceptionally good, or not progressing as well due to poor diet, adjustments can easily be made.

MAF tests can feel fast for people that are good athletes.

The MAF Test tells you if you're headed in the wrong direction, either from too much anaerobic exercise, too little aerobic exercise or any imbalance that is having an adverse effect on the aerobic system.

So if you're doing the daily HR tracking, you don't absolutely need to set aside time to do a formal MAF test.

The MAF test is NOT about max heart rate.

The best way to do the MAF test is on the same track in similar conditions (time of day, weather, mindset, stress).

Endurance athletes need to see 3 - 6 months of aerobic progress — getting better at their MAF test — before they are ready to integrate strength training.

So if I'm going to do a MAF test when I know it's going to be hot out I will only do it in the early morning hours otherwise the data would be skewed.

Our new MAF iPhone App has a MAF Test function that you can use to take your MAF tests systematically and observe the development of your aerobic system across time.

The chart below reflects MAF Test results of a runner during a 19 - month training period using the same relatively flat 5k course.

While you are training anaerobically, do a MAF test every week instead of every month, and keep an eye on your speed.

We recommend that you re-do the MAF Test and re-take the Overtraining Survey in order to figure out whether the following month of training should include an anaerobic component.

In other words, the MAF HR regulates your metabolism at a low relative intensity, but the absolute exercise value that low relative intensity corresponds to does fall (which is why the first miles in an MAF test are faster than the last).

For this, we use the MAF Test — a simple running speed test at the aerobic threshold — in order to track the ups and downs of aerobic speed (and therefore aerobic capacity) across time.

And the best way to know whether you're burning fats is (1) if your MAF test continues to get faster, and (2) if the speed differential between your first and last mile continues to drop with time.

One of the reasons this number -LRB--15 sec) doesn't change depending on MAF test times is because a 15 sec / mile is 5 % faster than a (world elite) 5 minute MAF mile, but an 3.6 % faster than a (blazing) 7 minute MAF mile.

In other words, the MAF test works both ways: not only does it tell you that your aerobic function is improving, but it also tells you that if it doesn't improve, a lack of aerobic function isn't the only thing wrong with your situation.

In other words, we use the first first mile of a MAF test -LRB--15 sec) and not the full test because the first mile is a better predictor of marathon pace.

In addition, rather than guessing your aerobic system is being properly trained, the MAF test is an important monthly evaluation that more objectively measures these changes.

What I suggest is to continue to MAF Test every month.

Build your aerobic base first, by using the 180 - formula and the MAF test.

If your MAF test is improving, keep doing what you're doing.

That said, another question you should ask your monthly MAF test is whether you are improving faster by running at 150 or 143.

I discuss these topics more in depth in The MAF Test and in The New Aerobic Revolution.

Even though my running before had been at what I considered an easy pace in which I could carry on a conversation (10:45 - 11:00 min per mile), my initial MAF test was a extremely slow 14:14 average over 4 miles.

A simple 80 % aerobic 20 % anaerobic (where 20 % includes both training and racing) is more than enough, provided that you do an MAF test every 2 weeks to keep track of your aerobic base.

What we've found is that the most sustainable marathon pace (fastest with the least speed reduction) is 15 seconds per mile faster than the 1st mile pace (fastest mile) of your MAF Test.

I'm on the 2nd week of the MAF test and it's going really well.

To what extent should the two - week MAF test be different from what you are recommended to eat afterwards?

I'm guessing my MAF test in the end will be 3 - 4 minutes slower if things do not improve over the next few days.

Also when should I do my second MAF test?

When properly performed, the MAF Test is the most important evaluation an athlete can make to assess overtraining in its earliest stage.

Therefore - what would you recommend for me just now - MAF test or not?

Since you're getting a different mixture of fats and carbs during the TWT than during a normal diet, your MAF test scores will not be representative of your usual speed.

Do the two - week test and make sure that your diet is appropriate, then use the 180 - Formula and train according to the MAF test.

The MAF Test may be the most powerful tool for assessing overtraining in the earliest stage, and may provide the first objective sign, even before symptoms begin.

I am on Day 11 of the MAF test.

Does anyone on the MAF test ever just feel «full» all the time?