HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING WORKSHOP

The second workshop, High Intensity Interval Training & Conditioning Prescription covered the following content:

– Aerobic fitness testing recap
– Conditioning methods to improve aerobic fitness (continuous, fartlek & high intensity interval training)
– HIIT prescription (mode, intensity, volume, recovery type & W:R ratio)
– Using Maximal Aerobic Speed to prescribe HIIT
– Short Aerobic HIIT prescription using MAS
– Short Supramaximal HIIT prescription using MAS
– Short Anaerobic HIIT prescription using MAS
– HIIT interventions & case studies

 

This generally results in some anti-MAS sentiment on social media, with some Strength and Conditioning Coaches more than happy to voice their disapproval of Maximal Aerobic Speed to prescribe high intensity interval training despite not understanding the intricacies and nuances of the Maximal Aerobic Speed concept.

That is, these individuals don’t understand that Maximal Aerobic Speed is an intensity measure and not a conditioning session. This is a common mistake that Strength and Conditioning Coaches, Sport Scientists and Practitioners all around the world make, which unfortunately does the Maximal Aerobic Speed concept and the associated high intensity interval training and MAS interval training a significant disservice.

It is not until the abovementioned coaches and practitioners understand what Maximal Aerobic Speed is, that they can begin to comprehend the benefit Maximal Aerobic Speed can have on their high intensity interval training and conditioning prescription. This is the basis for the second conditioning workshop, titled High Intensity Interval Training & Conditioning Prescription.

The High Intensity Interval Training & Conditioning Prescription workshop has been specifically created to provide insight into the application of Maximal Aerobic Speed to prescribe high intensity interval training and MAS interval training.

There is a particular focus on reviewing the most popular conditioning methods used to prescribe conditioning for both endurance athletes and team sport athletes. These conditioning methods include, continuous training, fartlek training and high intensity interval training. Whilst fartlek training is inherently subjective, both continuous training and high intensity interval training can be prescribed objectively using Maximal Aerobic Speed as the intensity measure. Again, this is misunderstood, with coaches and practitioners unaware of the versatility and breadth of the conditioning prescription available using Maximal Aerobic Speed.

Importantly, the workshop also covers the conditioning prescription variables, such as training mode, session type, intensity, volume, work to rest ratio, recovery type and work to rest ratio, in great detail as these variables serve as the foundations for accurate and effectively prescribe high intensity interval training and MAS interval training.

In addition to the covering the conditioning methods and training variables, the workshop shows coaches and practitioners how to use Maximal Aerobic Speed to prescribe high intensity interval training. This is an incredibly important and relevant topic, as this is one of the most common questions that I receive via TCC, which highlights that a lot of coaches and practitioners struggle to prescribe high intensity interval training and running conditioning objectively using Maximal Aerobic Speed.

Given the complexities associated with conditioning and high intensity interval training prescription at times, there is a particular emphasis on making this workshop practical. This is achieved by showing specific examples of how to prescribe a myriad of short high intensity interval training sessions, as well as presenting specific high intensity interval training interventions and case studies.

In addition to the covering high intensity interval training and conditioning prescription, the second workshop also includes the following:

– Aerobic fitness testing recap
– Conditioning methods to improve aerobic fitness (continuous, fartlek & high intensity interval training)
– HIIT prescription (mode, intensity, volume, recovery type & W:R ratio)
– Using Maximal Aerobic Speed to prescribe HIIT
– Short Aerobic HIIT prescription using MAS
– Short Supramaximal HIIT prescription using MAS
– Short Anaerobic HIIT prescription using MAS
– HIIT interventions & case studies

If you want to improve your high intensity interval training and conditioning prescription, make sure you check out this online workshop.