The best way to increase recovery is to train aerobically: the aerobic system in fact, directly aids recovery
from anaerobic workouts.
Not exact matches
Therefore, HIIT is a better option when it comes to a total body
workout, providing the benefits
from aerobic performance (high oxygen consumption), whereas with the
anaerobic training your body gets stronger and builds muscle.
Dr. Tabata claimed that he found a way to get both the
anaerobic and aerobic benefits
from this short but intense
workout.
Tabata is different
from standard cardio
workouts in that it increases both
anaerobic and aerobic capacity at the same time.
The cycle I recommend is Day one,
Workout A. Day two off
from conditioning, Day three, aerobic /
anaerobic training, Day four off, Day five,
Workout B.
High - intensity
workouts require more energy
from the
anaerobic pathways and can generate a greater EPOC effect, leading to extended post-exercise energy expenditure.
In fact, many of the illegal ergogenic drugs on the market do their thing by enabling the body to recover despite the stress incurred
from constant
anaerobic training, meaning that the body can rebuild itself
from workouts from which it is generally impossible to recover at the rate you'd like.
Once you're ready to incorporate a bit of HIT, I encourage you to adopt an entirely new mindset: instead of thinking of HIT as «using up your energy,» do it until you feel stimulated but well - away
from fatigue, and then do 2 - 3 days of aerobic training to make sure that you're back to baseline before another
anaerobic workout.
During the aerobic «base building» period, should I refrain
from any strength or speed training (
anaerobic workouts)?
In other words, you raise your work level and then
from that state occasionally go higher to an
anaerobic state (
workout without oxygen, almost breathless).