When is aerobic training (long slow distance) good for?
I feel that conventional aerobic training is only good to get a person fit enough to tolerate interval training or to serve as an active break from intervals. It should only be used as a precursor for interval training, or to train for marathons, ½ marathons, or triathlons. Walking and low intensity cardiovascualr exercise is only for the begginers and injured in most cases. The proof Interval training stresses not only the energy system but, the muscular system. Another study, done in Canada at McMaster University, and often referenced as the Gibala Study, after lead researcher Martin Gibala, had a similar result. The Gibala study compared twenty minutes of high intensity interval training, consisting of a 30 second sprint followed by a four minute rest, with 90-120 minutes in the target heart rate zone. The result was amazing. Subjects got the same improvement in oxygen utilization from both programs. The twenty minute program only requires about two minutes and thirty seconds of act
