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How long does it take to lose fitness?

May 29, 2022
31:39

When injured, one of the worst fears for an athlete is the possibility of losing fitness. This can be of detriment as runners often continue to run and irritate their injury based on this fear.

In today's episode, Brodie covers a paper titled: 'Time course of loss of adaptations after stopping prolonged intense endurance training'.

We investigate the loss of Vo2 Max and HR max with 12, 21, 56, and 84 days of rest along with countermeasures to mitigate this decline. 


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