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Back to Search052 Why Strength Wins: The Influence of Strength and Power on Muscle Endurance
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Muscle endurance is the ability to repeatedly apply submaximal force, and it is directly tested in CrossFit in a variety of combinati…
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051 The Red Line: Critical Power and the Limits of Severe Exercise Tolerance
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The fatigue mechanisms that produce exhaustion depend on the exercise intensity.
Exercise Intensity Domains
Moderate – below lactate t…
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050 Low Load, High Rep Training Effective with Elite Weightlifters
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Previous studies that demonstrated the efficacy of low load resistance training were on less trained subjects, not elite athletes.
U…
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049 Current Trends in World Class Endurance Training
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
Individualization = Quality
The individual is a key variable in the dose-response equation, whether that dose is training…
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048 The Minimum Effective Dose for Strength
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Minimum Effective Dose for Strength
Why this is important for CrossFitters: CF athletes often have multiple training priorities and a …
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047 Concurrent Training Review
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CONCURRENT TRAINING REVIEW
Strength – adaptations to resistance training that include hypertrophy, maximal strength and power
Endurance…
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046 Lessons from Elite Endurance Athletes
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Modern, elite endurance athletes perform ~80% of their training at low intensity and ~20% at higher intensity.
It has not always been …
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046 Training Intensity Distribution
Modern, elite endurance athletes perform ~80% of their training at low intensity and ~20% at high-intensity.
It has not always been this way. This tr…
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045 Metabolism in Fitness Sport
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Metabolism in Fitness Sport
1. Energy Contribution
3 pathways
To what extent are each of the three energy pathways active?
Intensity an…
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044 Carbs are King
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DIETARY PATTERNS FOR CROSSFIT ATHLETES
Carbs are king
Primary fuel substrates in CrossFit – blood sugar and muscle glycogen
Protein fun…
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