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Anaerobic Training - Made SimpleWhy is anaerobic training important? Well the average tennis point lasts less than 10 seconds (fact!). Also during the course of a match you will make around 500 short bursts (fact!). To fuel a short burst of effort you will need this type of energy which is able to provide you with instant energy for activities for around 30 secs. 
There are many terms used to mean pretty much the same thing such vo2 training or vo2 max training, fatigue training, capacity training, threshold training, cardiovascular training, intensity training, recovery training, fartlek training and methods training, so don't get confused, they all are forms of training at high intensities. So, in terms of training for tennis, this form of training is very important as it mimics the undulating nature of the game much better than continuous training (same intensity) does! Although anaerobic energy is supplied via two sub-sources it is important to know that one of them will produce a substance called lactic acid as a bi-product and as you may know it is this that contributes to muscle fatigue. The amount of times you make these short bursts of activity and the amount of time you have to recover will dictate the level of fatigue you will experience. It is therefore obviously important that you train anaerobically to increase the capacity of your anearobic system and anaerobic muscle to cope with the type of activities you will experience during a match. To get more anaerobic info to help your tennis, just sign in below to get your FREE Tennis Training Secrets E-Zine & FREE Top 10 Tennis Training Tips E-Course! Activities such as agility training interval training and circuit training will delay the onset of lactic acid production in your body as well as help increase the speed of removal of lactic acid. Therefore you will be able to play at a higher intensity for longer. The ability to make these type of movements over and over again is what we call speed endurance as opposed to what most people consider to be endurance which is a slow repeated endurance that just does not represent the way the game is played. This Shuttle drill/test is a great way to do anaerobic testing and improve your anaerobic endurance at the same time! It will help to get you the anaerobic training adaptations and anaerobic training effects to improve your game.
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