Periodization Training for Sports, Third Edition: Understanding energy systems training

Want to understand how we produce energy and train to produce that energy? Here are some basics to start with. I do all the research so you don’t have to.

Periodization Training for Sports, Third Edition: Understanding energy systems training

Periodization Training for Sports, Third Edition: Understanding energy systems training

Coaches without real knowledge of energy systems often intuitively develop programs that train the dominant energy system for their sport. For instance, sprint coaches intuitively train their athletes with sprint distances even though they are unfamiliar with the benefits of such training on the nervous system and the anaerobic energy systems.

Periodization Training for Sports, Third Edition: Understanding energy systems training