It is no doubt technically possible to study metabolism and respiration of fishes during swimming at a constant rate, and of certain insects and birds during flight, and to obtain information similar to that obtained on man during work on a bicycle ergometer or a treadmill.
It's a question of spreading the available energy, aerobic and anaerobic, evenly over four minutes. If you run one part too fast, you pay a price. If you run another part more slowly your overall time is slower.
Doing the long endurance stuff seems to have given me the strength to sustain the speed. I think my body is just a lot stronger (thanks to the marathon)... By increasing the long runs, I found that does not take anything away from the speed but increases the strength on the track.
I used to think that it didn't make any difference how far you ran if you had a good, strong musculoskeletal system and no underlying cardiovascular problems.
I would say 90 percent of the stuff we do is technical anyway. If you look at a two-hour training day, 12 minutes are probably spent running or gaining fitness.
Physical fitness is a three-legged stool: strength, aerobic capacity, and flexibility.
You learn to run like a sprinter, you'll be a great distance runner
I guess the worst thing you feel in a fight is being out of shape.
People assume that you need to run fast to get to optimum fitness, but the truth is endurance lifting makes you stronger and leaner.
The best form of endurance exercise is the performance of the event.
High energy does not necessarily mean fast, high energy has to do with heart.
I discovered years ago that the best results in this respect could be gained by running 100 miles weekly at my near best aerobic efforts and that, supplementary to this, running as many easy miles as I could
Dancing improved my fitness level and endurance.
I always have great cardio.
When doing your aerobic exercise, go at a comfortable pace until you've developed more stamina.
I never run hills. My quads are already big enough. I don't run to build muscle; I do it for cardio.
I train to quite an intense level because Formula 1 is so physical - the G-forces, the demands on your body. Your heart rate is 150, 160 through the whole race. On qualifying lap, your heart rate can be up to 180, 190, under tough conditions.
Before, I could lift 600lbs in squats and all incredible stuff in the gym, but if I walked a couple of miles I'd probably get out of breath.
A lot of people misunderstand what it means to have good cardio. Good cardio is when you are able to push the fight, and I've shown that in all of my fights.
I think I have experience in rowing, and that has given me some ability to go about racing. I'm lucky genetically. I have a good VO2 max - I can hold a lot of air in my lungs - and that definitely helps.
You can tell MMA is a carb sport because it's fast; it's explosive. It's not a fat storage sport.
As I've been able to once again gain the benefits of speed work, I'm enjoying my running more and more.
Right on through today, my lungs and stamina are my engine. I'm not nearly the strongest guy or the most flexible, but I can definitely sustain pace on the mountain.
The more you run, the faster you get, and that's more efficient because you're running more in less time.
I'm used to short distances and short bursts of energy; it was just fastest.
