
Joe Friel's advice for improving training structure and periodize your way to success | EP#1
That Triathlon Show
The Effects of Interval Training on Aerobic Capacity
Athletes lose muscle mass as they get older. The slowing in hormone production means the body accumulates more fat so how can you improve hormones well number one do intervals intervals actually cause your body to be more likely to release hormones secondly lift weights intense exercise stimulates your body to produce hormones and abolic hormones the ones that build tissue sleep we don't get nearly enough sleep I required when I was coaching I required the athletes I coached to get a lot of sleep every night. And finally the other thing that changes is our body composition changes we become we have a higher percentage of body fat sometimes it doesn't show up on scales because we lost muscle mass which is rather dense material compared to fat but