I don't understand jog recoveries

Jogging teaches the body to use lactate in a manner which he needs to do better. In motion.

You can find all sorts of studies examining recoveries.

Some people just start to get stiff if they don't jog a bit in between repeats. Not really anything worth putting too much thought into. Jog if you need to in order to stay loose. Don't jog if you don't.

My understanding is that with VO2max repeats, the jogging helps keep the heart rate up between reps, which is what you want. For Lactate Threshold repeats, jogging or walking helps clear the waste products, which is what you DON'T want (while recovering). Instead, just stand between reps to train the body to clear the waste WHILE running at pace (not while recovering).

Villanova alum wrote:

My understanding is that with VO2max repeats, the jogging helps keep the heart rate up between reps, which is what you want. For Lactate Threshold repeats, jogging or walking helps clear the waste products, which is what you DON'T want (while recovering). Instead, just stand between reps to train the body to clear the waste WHILE running at pace (not while recovering).

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Villanova alum wrote:

My understanding is that with VO2max repeats, the jogging helps keep the heart rate up between reps, which is what you want. For Lactate Threshold repeats, jogging or walking helps clear the waste products, which is what you DON'T want (while recovering). Instead, just stand between reps to train the body to clear the waste WHILE running at pace (not while recovering).

for lactate threshold repeats, if you're clearing the waste while running the reps, what waste would you be clearing with a jog rest?

Your body doesn't clear ALL of the waste products if you are running at the right pace. The consistent accumulation of the waste products is desired so that your body bother learns to clear them more efficiently and gets used to operating with them present. Were you to jog between cruise (threshold) intervals, there would be less waste product at the start of each interval and thus less adaptation.

There's no such thing as "junk mileage."

No, recovery between reps is BETTER when jogging than standing.

You won't be able to handle the same workload if you cut down the recovery time.

Noshit. People run at different paces, what's your point?

Then time your recovery jogs how you want.

Have you even tried it yourself?

Recovery jogs do three main things:

One. It clears out lactate acid which speeds up recovery

Two. Increases aerobic capacity by doing more miles which increases endurance and fitness

Three. Easy miles teaches you to run relax and easy which decreases the amount of wasted energy from being tight when you run.

OMG STFU YOU ARE A TROLL

Libertarian vegan wrote:

Recovery jogs do three main things:

One. It clears out lactate acid which speeds up recovery

Two. Increases aerobic capacity by doing more miles which increases endurance and fitness

Three. Easy miles teaches you to run relax and easy which decreases the amount of wasted energy from being tight when you run.

Bingo

10/10

Libertarian vegan wrote:

Recovery jogs do three main things:

One. It clears out lactate acid which speeds up recovery

Two. Increases aerobic capacity by doing more miles which increases endurance and fitness

Three. Easy miles teaches you to run relax and easy which decreases the amount of wasted energy from being tight when you run.

It's important to know that because we must tell people the WHY of what we are doing.

Smoove wrote:

Your body doesn't clear ALL of the waste products if you are running at the right pace. The consistent accumulation of the waste products is desired so that your body bother learns to clear them more efficiently and gets used to operating with them present. Were you to jog between cruise (threshold) intervals, there would be less waste product at the start of each interval and thus less adaptation.

Smoove, so you would not jog between cruise intervals?

*stipe wrote:

Smoove wrote:

Your body doesn't clear ALL of the waste products if you are running at the right pace. The consistent accumulation of the waste products is desired so that your body bother learns to clear them more efficiently and gets used to operating with them present. Were you to jog between cruise (threshold) intervals, there would be less waste product at the start of each interval and thus less adaptation.

Smoove, so you would not jog between cruise intervals?

One can choose to either jog or walk easy between interval reps. Both ways are equal. Standing rest... NO !

I prefer walking easy between because it`s faster down to 120 bpm that is the preferable heartrate rest level.

COACH J.S å ä ö wrote:

One can choose to either jog or walk easy between interval reps. Both ways are equal. Standing rest... NO !

I prefer walking easy between because it`s faster down to 120 bpm that is the preferable heartrate rest level.

......... and JS swoops in and ruins another training thread.

Libertarian vegan wrote:

Recovery jogs do three main things:

One. It clears out lactate acid which speeds up recovery

Two. Increases aerobic capacity by doing more miles which increases endurance and fitness

Three. Easy miles teaches you to run relax and easy which decreases the amount of wasted energy from being tight when you run.

Still by far the best reply!

Your recovery jogs should be steady

See Nate Jenkins and what he has written about Canova training

Typically I wouldn't. If I'm doing them on the roads instead of the track, it feels strange to stand around so I just jog.

COACH J.S å ä ö wrote:

*stipe wrote:

Smoove, so you would not jog between cruise intervals?

One can choose to either jog or walk easy between interval reps. Both ways are equal. Standing rest... NO !

I prefer walking easy between because it`s faster down to 120 bpm that is the preferable heartrate rest level.

if you’re going to keep posting, don’t post crap like this. why is 120 bpm preferable? what are you talking about?

any info wrote:

Two main points:

1. If intervals are either supposed to simulate race pace or faster,

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When do you get to stand around during your race-pace work during a race?