this brings along a extended action for a few
seconds, or by repetition, by which they refuse
to go on.
Increase of the muscular mass
he growth of our muscle cells is promoted by
an extended stimulant. The use of energetic
phosphates of the muscle cells is reduced to a
minimum. The corn of the cell, which also
contains a product of proteins, under the form
of muscle fibres, also works in on the thickness
of the muscles.
Maximal power/ effort
The maximum power of the muscle depends
on the average thickness, and also on the
number of muscle fibres due to movement.
The interaction between the nerves and the
muscles determine the capacity of a muscle
during an effort.
Training period: endurance
Competition sports is one of the basics to set
up a training schedule in function of
endurance. The sporty amateur once again
takes advantage of the benefits of a training
set up for a competitive sportsman. As the
weights and the repetition of the exercises play
an important part in the measurement of our
"tiredness" in the training of muscle
development, the heart rate is the most
important element in the endurance training.
Before we give you some recommendations
for cardio training, it is important to know your
maximum heart rate. We can determine this
rate by a test which will ask a maximum effort
of our cardio-vascular system. This test
whoever is not suited for the sporty amateur.
However we can determine our maximum
heart rate by another formula : 220 minus our
age.
Starting from this formula, our optimal heart
rate in function of age, will be between 70 and
85% of our maximum heart rate obtained
during a cardio-vascular training session, and
between 60 and 70% during a metabolism
training.
We have different ways of training in the
endurance sports.
Continuous training
•
Training by interval
•
Repetition training
•
Competition training
•
Continuous training is most used in leisure
sports, training by interval in a less way.
Repetition and competition training mostly ask
for exceptional and intense efforts and
therefore they are not recommended for the
sporty amateur.
A continuous training is characterized by a
training over a longer period, without
interruption of the effort. The most sporty
amateurs automatically go for this kind of
training.
They often become good results when the
level of effort correspond to the optimal heart
rate in a certain age category.
The training by interval usually contains a
series of efforts and a series of relaxation. The
series of relaxation contains moments of
partial rest.
Continuous training is chosen by 80 to 90% of
the sportsmen who wants to work on
endurance. We therefore recommend
continuous training to every sporty amateur.
HR
60%
65%
70%
75%
MAX/
MAX/
MAX/
MAX/
MAX/
Age
min
min
min
min
min
20
200
120
130
140
150
25
195
117
127
137
146
30
190
114
124
133
143
35
185
111
120
130
139
40
180
108
117
126
135
45
175
105
114
123
131
50
170
102
111
119
128
55
165
99
107
116
124
60
160
96
104
112
120
65
155
93
101
109
116
70
150
90
98
105
113
Training evaluation
The preset program is only effective if you
regularly control yourself. It is better to use the
term "evaluation" because we evaluate the
present data/results in function of the next
training cycle.
Even though the preset goals were chosen
carefully and realistic, it always is possible that
the program of a meso cycle is realized
partially.
This can have several causes such as illness,
injuries, occupation activities, or other motifs to
interrupt your training. If you already reached
some goals, but not all of them, you have to
adapt your training program for the next meso
cycle.
80%
85%
MAX/
MAX/
min
min
160
170
156
166
152
162
148
157
144
153
140
149
136
145
132
140
128
136
124
132
120
128
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