http://www.fitness4sports.com/phil-maffetone-vs-john-l-parker-jr.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:50:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.fitness4sports.com/phil-maffetone-vs-john-l-parker-jr.html#comment-28375 Gordon Roznik Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:57:28 +0000 http://www.fitness4sports.com/phil-maffetone-vs-john-l-parker-jr.html#comment-28375 If you read Parker carefully he starts out with a aerobic base ie no hard workouts. Only once into the season does he use interval and tempo runs to sharpen the athelete in preparation for competition. The risk is that too much anaeobic work will lead to injury and burnout. Both authors say the best way to determine Max HR is with funtional tests. They do not give this as there first choice since there are people with sick hearts that this will precipitate a heart attack. If you read Parker carefully he starts out with a aerobic base ie no hard workouts. Only once into the season does he use interval and tempo runs to sharpen the athelete in preparation for competition. The risk is that too much anaeobic work will lead to injury and burnout. Both authors say the best way to determine Max HR is with funtional tests. They do not give this as there first choice since there are people with sick hearts that this will precipitate a heart attack.

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