As will be discussed more on this site, evidence continues to mount that anaerobic training (short sprint-type training) is effective for both anaerobic AND aerobic fitness. One example comes from the latest update on Clarence Bass' website (one of my favorites).
The success story documents how a 32-year-old male trained for a 5k race with no endurance training. Instead, he used the "Tabata" protocol, which involves 20 second sprints with 10 seconds rest in between. Amazingly, this person ran a better 5k time than he did the previous year when he did traditional aerobic training.
As will be discussed more on this site, evidence continues to mount that anaerobic training (short sprint-type training) is effective for both anaerobic AND aerobic fitness. One example comes from the latest update on Clarence Bass' website (one of my favorites).
The success story documents how a 32-year-old male trained for a 5k race with no endurance training. Instead, he used the "Tabata" protocol, which involves 20 second sprints with 10 seconds rest in between. Amazingly, this person ran a better 5k time than he did the previous year when he did traditional aerobic training.