How to Maximize Your Oxygen Utilization Systems

2min Snip

00:00

Play full episode

Summary

Transcript

Episode notes

When we start to hit fatigue, when we're exhausted, when we're breathing really hard, because the systems of the body are linked. One of the adaptations will be that your mitocondria will shift such that they can use more oxygen. And this has tremendous carry over effects for other types of exercise. So while i know and appreciate that people are using high intensity interval training of this kind or similar in order to just burned fat, you know, do their workoutsn it's very useful for building capacity to engage in short bouts of effort repeatedly.

This episode I discuss endurance: our ability to perform effort over extended amounts of time. I describe the four kinds of endurance: muscular endurance, long duration (single-set) efforts, and the two kinds of high intensity interval training (HIIT). I discuss efficiency of effort and maximizing quality of effort, and a hydration formula. I review how our heart literally gets stronger when we oxygenate muscles properly. I also discuss motivation for long bouts of work and the visual physiological basis of the "extra gear" we all can leverage for effort. Finally, I review how accelerating as we fatigue can allow us to access untapped energetic resources.

Access the full show notes, including referenced articles, resources and more at hubermanlab.com.