During the endurance cycle
I develop aerobic power and bring up MAF speed, and therefore increase PE at MAF.
That said, you need to
develop aerobic power for the marathon, not anaerobic power.
Not exact matches
Unfortunately, many athletes lack conditioning because their
aerobic power has never been
developed properly and can't produce nearly enough
power.
Strength and
power should be a component of any athlete's routine, just not at the cost of an
aerobic base, and certainly not without having first
developed an
aerobic foundation for strength.
The «Beast» Strength &
Power Workout is the perfect workout for developing strength in the shoulders, building explosive power through the posterior chain and establishing aerobic capacity giving you a great foundation for whatever challenge life throws at you
Power Workout is the perfect workout for
developing strength in the shoulders, building explosive
power through the posterior chain and establishing aerobic capacity giving you a great foundation for whatever challenge life throws at you
power through the posterior chain and establishing
aerobic capacity giving you a great foundation for whatever challenge life throws at you next.
Well
developed aerobic fibers can help neighboring anaerobic fibers function better and recover faster by improving circulation of oxygen and other nutrients while disposing of unwanted byproducts within the
power muscles.
For example a defensive lineman in the NFL, probably needs some
aerobic training but you don't want to spend too much time
developing that system at the detriment of their
power development.
Because perceived exertion is tightly related to the percentage of your maximum muscle
power used, the likely solution is to
develop stronger / more powerful muscles in order to bring down the perceived exertion at the same
aerobic speed.
Of course, you need to train at high intensities to
develop the contractile
power for your muscles to be able to generate high speeds, but the ability to put those muscles to use at that intensity comes from the
aerobic metabolism.
But taking off seasons to train aerobically for say, 3 months a year, periodize your training so that you get weeks of almost exclusively
aerobic training, manage your stresses, etc, will only help continue to solidify your
aerobic function (and allow you to
develop and keep strength and
power gains because of it).
What's probably the case is that your
aerobic system is quite well
developed, but because your maximum muscle
power is very low, your
aerobic speed represents a large percentage of your maximum speed.
I think that the reason you feel like it is a hard effort is because your
aerobic base is very well
developed on its own, but also very well
developed relative to your total muscle
power.
If you're more of a strength and
power athlete, then your
aerobic conditioning will not need to be as
developed as a long distance runner.