[i]Originally posted by 400Stud[/i]
How would you suggest varying the workouts for Int. Tempo, mike?
While their are general guidelines for all of the various tempo types (intensive, extensive, etc.) you can quite easily deviate from those guidelines and still accomplish the same things by manipulating the rep distance and rest interval. For example, you could potentially do more reps at a shorter distance (~80m) at intensive tempo pace but keep the rest interval relatively short due to the shorter rep length. This could be of use if you wanted to get the physiological response associated with intensive tempo, but didn't want to risk the athlete making mechanically poor foot contacts due to sloppy running at the end of a rep.
[i]Originally posted by DaGovernor[/i]
I've heard from different people that when doing intensive tempo, it takes longer to recover from it than all other workouts. As a result, all workouts after that will be subpar. Thoughts mike?
I don't really agree with this, while the performance decrements caused by intensive tempo may cross the most systems (muscular, metabolic, nervous, etc.) it shouldn't really put any of them into a very deep hole. If the intensive tempo training is causing big problems, I think it's time to reconsider its volume, intensity, and placement within the training cycle.
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